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Complete forms

Which return, which service, and what each section means

PAYEWise explains Revenue's forms section by section so you can file yourself for free. We never reproduce the Revenue login or private screens, and we never file on your behalf.

myAccount or ROS?

PAYE employees and pensioners use myAccount. Self-assessed taxpayers (chargeable persons) use ROS to file Form 11. If you have a job and some side income, start with the routing guide below.
Full guide

PAYE Income Tax Return

How to fill the PAYE Income Tax Return in myAccount: a guided walkthrough of every section and field, from requesting a Statement of Liability to claiming credits, with what to enter and where to find it.

Full guide

Which return do I file?

Routing rules for PAYE workers with side income: when the myAccount return is enough and when Form 11 self-assessment is required.

Full guide

Statement of Liability

How to read your Statement of Liability: what each line means, how refunds and underpayments are handled, and how to amend or appeal.

Annotated

Tax Credit Certificate

How to read your Tax Credit Certificate: what each part means and how to check it against your payslip.

Annotated

Employment Detail Summary

How to check your Employment Detail Summary: where to find it, what each field means and how to verify it before filing.

Full guide

Form 11

How to fill Form 11 on ROS: who must file, every panel and field explained with what to enter and where to find it, deadlines and preliminary tax. PAYEWise explains the form; it does not file it.

Full guide

Form CG1

How to fill Form CG1, the Capital Gains Tax return: when to use it instead of Form 11, the payment deadlines, and a guided walkthrough of every panel from the asset schedule to the self-assessment.

Full guide

Form IT38

How to fill Form IT38, the gift and inheritance tax return: when it is required, the 80% threshold rule, the pay-and-file date, and a guided walkthrough of every panel including reliefs and prior benefits.

Would rather someone filed it with you?

The walkthroughs get most people to a finished return. For a first Form 11, a rental business, foreign income or a Revenue intervention, a partner accountant can review or file it for a fixed, quoted fee.

Ask an accountant (no obligation; the free myAccount route always comes first)