Am I entitled to repayment of tax if I become unemployed?

Your employer will provide Revenue with your pay and tax details and your leaving date.

A claim for unemployment repayment can be made:

• immediately if emergency tax was applied in your last employment
• immediately if you are leaving Ireland permanently
• four weeks after becoming unemployed if you are not receiving any other taxable income
• eight weeks after becoming unemployed if you are receiving other taxable income such as Jobseekers Benefit.

To claim a refund:

• log into PAYE Services within myAccount and select ‘Claim unemployment repayment’
• If you are not e-enabled, you can complete a Form P50 and send it to your Revenue office.

The taxable amount of some social welfare payments is taken into account when calculating tax refunds.

(Source: Revenue)