{"id":11210,"date":"2025-10-28T11:08:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T09:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seoblog.taxback.com\/?p=11210"},"modified":"2025-10-29T10:39:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T08:39:42","slug":"p60-complete-taxback-com-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxback.com\/blog\/p60-complete-taxback-com-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything you need to know about P60 Replacement – Employment Detail Summary in Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this guide, you will learn how to view online (print\/save) your Employment Detail Summary (previously known as P60) step by step, and we will answer some of the most frequently asked questions regarding the P60 document.<\/p>\n\n

What is a P60 replacement?<\/h2>\n

Paper-based P60s and P45s were replaced by an online system as part of PAYE<\/strong> innovation in Ireland. 2018 was the last year that P60s were issued to employees.<\/p>\n

Now the document is known as Employment Detail Summary (P60 replacement)<\/strong> – and both names are still often used interchangeably by taxpayers.<\/p>\n

A P60 is no longer issued at the end of the year. Traditionally, taxpayers used their P60 in Ireland to apply for tax refunds, loan and mortgage applications, and other queries relating to pay and tax.<\/p>\n

How to get your P60 online?<\/h2>\n

P60 is now known as Employment Detail Summary (EDS) and can be accessed online. You will need to register with Revenue\u2019s myAccount service.<\/p>\n

You will be able to do it and access your P60 online unless you are exempt from using Revenue’s online service. (Link and steps below).<\/p>\n

If you’ve been granted an exemption, you can request your P60 \/ Employment Detail Summary by calling or mailing your local tax office. Then, you will receive a printout at your home address.<\/p>\n

To find your P60 online you need to go through these steps:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

1. You should enter your personal profile on the Revenue website<\/h4>\n

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2. In the Pay As You Earn section you should find the information for the taxes for the previous 4 years.<\/h4>\n

3. Go to the section for your documents<\/h4>\n

4. Select the period you want to look at<\/h4>\n

5. Click on the “View PDF link”<\/h4>\n

Then the PDF will open in a new tab\/window in your browser. Now you can view online\/ print or save your Employment Detail Summary – P60.<\/p>\n

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If you want to save time and stress, our team can access your pay and tax details on your behalf and claim your refund.<\/p>\n

The average Irish tax refund is \u20ac1,880<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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How do I get a copy of my P60?<\/h2>\n

Paper-based P45s and P60s were replaced by an online system as part of PAYE innovation as we already discussed. 2018 was the last year that P60s were issued to employees.<\/p>\n

A P60 is no longer issued at the end of the year. Instead, you can use Revenue’s myAccount tool to obtain an Employment Detail Summary (Take a look at the steps above).<\/p>\n

What is P60?<\/h2>\n

Once a key tax document, the so-called \u201cP60 (Ireland)\u201d was typically issued by employers at the end of a tax year. Taxpayers used their P60 to apply for tax refunds, loan and mortgage applications and other queries relating to pay and tax.<\/p>\n

The P60, also known as the end-of-year certificate, was a summary given to you by the employer each year. It outlined all of your pay and the tax that was deducted by your employer during the year.<\/p>\n

So, was the P60 a payslip?<\/h3>\n

The P60 form was a summary of the payslips you received during the year. It used to contain the total number of pay and taxes including the National insurance taken.<\/p>\n

Every employee is entitled to receive a P60 from his employer if he\/she was employed on the last day of the year i.e. 31 December.<\/p>\n

If you leave employment during a tax year, you will receive a P45 when leaving instead.<\/p>\n

All employees should receive their P60 by 15 February, however, many employers will issue P60s before this.<\/p>\n

The average Irish tax refund is \u20ac1,880<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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What did a P60 used to include and look like?<\/h2>\n

Taxpayers found sections to account for each tax withheld from their income, including:<\/p>\n