Prsi
The Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan, announced the Jobs Initiative on 11 May last which is designed to stimulate job creation. It includes the following measures in relation to business and employment taxes: Abolition of employers PRSI on share based remuneration Temporarily halving the lower rate of employers PRSI for certain employees Amending the R&D [...]
The following is a brief introduction to payroll including how to register the business and employees, how best to operate a payroll system and details of what Revenue returns are required. Registering as an Employer The first step in registering employees is to register the business as an employer. This is usually done when first [...]
If an employer hires a new employee during 2010 and that employee meets the qualifying criteria, then the employer will not have to pay employers PRSI in respect of that employee for one year. The rate of employers PRSI is either 8.5% or 10.75% of the employee’s gross pay. The scheme can cover employees already [...]

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