6. Mary’s position with Ryanair earns her a monthly wage of €7,000 and she earned overtime of €600 in May. She pays PAYE at the rate of 40% and has a monthly tax credit of €275. She
pays PRSI at 4% and USC at 5.5%. Using the details above, complete Mary’s wage slip for 31/05/2019.
7. Place a tick () after each statement to indicate whether it is true or false. True
Net pay is equal to gross pay plus PAYE, PRSI and USC. Net pay is equal to gross pay less PAYE, PRSI and USC. Net pay is equal to basic pay less PAYE, PRSI and USC.
Section B: Long Questions
8. Robert has just started his first job after college. His basic wage is €435. He works 39 hours in a normal week but he worked 41 hours in Week 3. Overtime is paid at double time.
He pays the following taxes: PAYE: PRSI: USC:
€80 €14 €5
He decided to join his union. €20 is deducted weekly from his pay.
(i) Using today’s date, fill out Robert’s wage slip:
Gross Pay Net Pay Employee name: Earnings Basic wage