Sub-Postmasters and Social Welfare Branch Managers – Tax and PRSI
Revenue guidance in Part 04 of their Tax and Duty Manual has been updated to reflect a revised PRSI treatment of income received by Social Welfare Branch Managers from the Department of Social Protection (DSP).
From 1 January 2016, PRSI is only charged on an element of the payment made to Social Welfare Branch Managers. The cost of staff engaged by such branch managers and a percentage of payments made by the DSP other than salary are not within the class A PRSI charge. Prior to this PRSI was charged on the full payment. Similar treatment applies in respect of payments to Sub-Postmasters.
The manual also outlines how income arising to Sub-Postmasters and Social Welfare Branch Managers is to be shown on Form 11.