Revenue reminds Pay As You Earn (PAYE) taxpayers to file their 2025 Income Tax Return

This week, Revenue launched a campaign to remind Pay As You Earn (PAYE) taxpayers to file their 2025 Income Tax Return.

As of 06/03/26, over 806,000 PAYE returns have already been processed in respect of the 2025 year of assessment. This represents a significant increase from the 470,000 returns processed by the end of January, when Revenue first published preliminary statistics on PAYE returns filed for 2025.

Revenue has also seen a continuation of the rising trend in the number of PAYE taxpayers using Revenue’s myAccount service to file their PAYE Income Tax Return. Up to and including 6 March, myAccount usage has remained strong, with total logins exceeding 8.2 million.

Welcoming this increasing level of engagement, Aisling Ní Mhaoileoin, Revenue’s National PAYE Manager, said:

“The myAccount service is quick, easy and free to use, and available all year round, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Additionally, we use all the information available to us to pre-populate returns. Therefore, for the vast majority of PAYE taxpayers, filing a return is a straightforward process they can complete themselves at a time that suits them.”

By filing a PAYE Income Tax Return, taxpayers can ensure that they are claiming all tax credits and reliefs they are entitled to and receive any refund they may be due. Of the returns filed to date this year, almost 82% (approximately 661,000) resulted in an overpayment of tax, with refunds of over €637 million already issued to taxpayers’ bank accounts. This represents an increase of 279,596 returns resulting in an overpayment position since January, with additional refunds issued to taxpayers of over €276 million.

Almost 12% of the returns processed to date (approximately 96,000) resulted in an underpayment of tax, while the remainder were in a balanced position.

Since January, the number of claims across a range of tax credits has continued to increase. Rent Tax Credit claims have risen by 118,140 to 216,839, while claims for Flat Rate Expenses have increased by 119,604 to 202,115. Remote Working Relief claims have increased by 39,787 to 85,247, and health expenses have been claimed by 260,995 taxpayers, representing an increase of 132,659.

PAYE taxpayers can also use myAccount to add any additional income they may have earned outside the PAYE system. In cases where an underpayment of tax arises, Revenue works with those taxpayers to collect the underpayment by reducing their future tax credits over a period of four years.

Revenue has launched a public information campaign to raise awareness among PAYE taxpayers about the range of tax credits and reliefs available and how they can be claimed.

Aisling Ní Mhaoileoin commented:

“I encourage all PAYE taxpayers to log on to Revenue’s myAccount service to finalise their tax position as soon as they can.”

Taxpayers are also reminded that they have four years to claim any additional refund they may be due. Any taxpayer who has not yet done so should therefore review and finalise their tax position for each of the years 2022, 2023 and 2024.

If Revenue owes you money, you will receive a refund into your bank account within days. If you owe Revenue money, we will work with you to find a suitable payment option.

Detailed guidance, including step-by-step videos on how to submit a PAYE Income Tax Return and information on the wide range of tax credits and reliefs available, can be found on myAccount and on the dedicated PAYE campaign page at www.revenue.ie/paye⁠.

Revenue’s myAccount service can be accessed through the Revenue website or a verified MyGovID account.

Taxpayers are reminded that Revenue never issues communications by email or text message.

[ENDS 11/03/2026]