The Household Tax Ireland – Updated 29/03/2012

Irish Property Tax

Hey guys,

Updating for the day on the Irish Household Tax and new developments in the ever changing media coverage. As of 12 today a total of 453,796 households out of 1.6 million have registered for the Irish Household Tax.

For those who are unaware D-Day for payment is March the 31st which is in two days time. The Department of the Environment has stated that it has received €45,379,600 out of the estimated €160 million overall revenue generated by the Household Tax Ireland.

The fines to be put in place for people who don’t register by March 31st are as follows;

• Tax payments made between April 1st and June 30th – 10% i.e. ten euro.
• Tax payments made between Juy 1st and December 31st 20% i.e. twenty euro.
• Tax payments made after January 1st 2013 will receive a 30% fine i.e. thirty euro 
• Late payment of 1% per month i.e. one euro per month

 

The Household Tax legislation states that anyone who doesn’t register their liability or pay the charge by 31st March 2012 will be guilty of an offence. If convicted – they will be liable to a maximum fine of €2500.

How to Pay the Irish Household Tax

Hey guys,

We decided it may be beneficial for many people if we gave a step by step guide to how you pay the Irish household tax.

Step 1: Go to

How to Pay the Irish Household Tax

 

Step 2: Click on whichever of the two boxes applies. Left if you have ALREADY registered and right if you HAVEN’T

Irish Household Tax

 

Step 3: If you are registering which many of you will be click into create account and click which ever option is applicable

Household Tax 2012

 

Step 4: Enter a valid email address that will be used to send a conformation email to

Household Tax Ireland Registering

 

Step 4: Enter a secure password that you’ll remember as this will be required for future log ins 

 

Household Tax 2012

 

Step 5: This is the last step before payment and involves entering your details such as name, address and PPS number

 

Irish Home Tax

 

Who Has to Pay the Irish Household Tax

Household Tax Ireland

While the majority of the country are rightly against paying the Irish household tax a number of people have paid and are in the process of doing so. The easiest way of registering is online at Householdcharge.ie or if you don’t have access to a computer you can get registration forms from your  local authority.

The most significant thing to note is that no bills will be issued, your’e expected to register for the charge yourself. But who has to pay the Irish household tax? Everyone including;

• Pensioners 
• lone parents 
• People with a disability
• The unemployed

The only people exempt from paying the Irish household tax are people getting  a mortgage interest supplement. Something else to note is that if you have put your house up for sale and it has not been sold as of January 1st 2012 you are liable to pay.

Household Tax Ireland – Updated

Household Tax Ireland

After some recent developments we decided it would be appropriate to update our previous post on the household tax Ireland. In terms of registration the number of people that have now registered has risen to 328,201 as of 23^rd March.

There is roughly 1,730,000 properties due to pay the household tax and currently only 18% have paid. The big worry for many people is the fine that will be put in place if the tax is paid. The following are fines that can be issued;

• Tax payments made between April 1st and June 30th – 10% i.e. ten euro.
• Tax payments made between Juy 1st and December 31st 20% i.e. twenty euro.
• Tax payments made after January 1st 2013 will receive a 30% fine i.e. thirty euro 
• Late payment of 1% per month i.e. one euro per month

 

The Household Tax legislation states that anyone who doesn’t register their liability or pay the charge by 31st March 2012 will be guilty of an offence. If convicted – they will be liable to a maximum fine of €2500.

In Dublin over the weekend thousands of demonstrators attended a protest against the household tax Ireland. More than 2,000 people jammed into the National Stadium to show support.

Household Tax Ireland

Household Tax Ireland

As we know the household tax is quite unpopular and in reaction to this unpopularity the government has threatened households who don’t pay with fines and sanctions.

The current legislation states that the household tax payment must be made by the end of March with 1.8 million households to register by then. Information about the household tax Ireland;

• The cost                                                         €100 per year
• Date to be paid by                                           March 31st
• Fine for failing to register by 31st March            Fine of up to €2,500
• Households have not yet registered                   98.3% 

So what’s the process for people who fail to register and pay the household tax online? Well you can’t be just sent out a fine and ordered to pay.

Under current legislation households who don’t register have to be taken to court and have a case proved against them to show that they did not register.

That means that if say 1 million people don’t pay the household tax they will all have to be taken to court which seems highly unlikely. For more information on the household tax Ireland check out http://nohouseholdtax.org.