Attention all sales and marketing managers .

Sales Manager required for www.guarddog.ie

Responsible for the development and performance of all sales activities in assigned market. Staffs and directs a sales team and provides leadership towards the achievement of maximum growth in line with company vision and values. Establishes plans and strategies to expand the customer base in the marketing area .

We are also looking for sales staff nationwide.

http://www.guarddog.ie/Recruitment.html

Job Opportunities are available NOW nationwide.

We are looking for both Community agents as well as agents to sign up clubs and groups.Our ideal candidate for this particular position would be a personable, hardworking and motivated individual who is known and respected within their local community.

This role may be suitable for individuals who are interested in part-time work, are already involved in local clubs, residents associations or any other community committees, however those with a strong personality and positive attitude are being sought for this role.

Excellent packages are available for both type of roles.

To indicate your interest in this role please submit your application to info@guarddog.ie or call 047 37100 and we will be in touch in due course.

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Sales Manager required for www.guarddog.ie

Responsible for the development and performance of all sales activities in assigned market. Staffs and directs a sales team and provides leadership towards the achievement of maximum growth in line with company vision and values. Establishes plans and strategies to expand the customer base in the marketing area .

We are also looking for sales staff nationwide.

Job Opportunities are available NOW nationwide.

We are looking for both Community agents as well as agents to sign up clubs and groups.Our ideal candidate for this particular position would be a personable, hardworking and motivated individual who is known and respected within their local community.

This role may be suitable for individuals who are interested in part-time work, are already involved in local clubs, residents associations or any other community committees, however those with a strong personality and positive attitude are being sought for this role.

Excellent packages are available for both type of roles.

To indicate your interest in this role please submit your application to info@guarddog.ie or call 047 37100 and we will be in touch in due course.

2012 PAYROLL REVIEW

The 2012 Budget held in December, set out a number of key changes which we have compiled into a handy factsheet.

USC Changes (From January 1st 2012)

1. The Universal Social Charge (USC) deduction will change to a cumulative collection system, similar to how PAYE is already deducted.

2. Details of USC should now be displayed on Employer Tax Credit Certificates (P2Cs) in the same manner as PAYE rates and cut-off points. These rates are set in place unless otherwise notified by Revenue.

3. In the event where employee details are unavailable, the Emergency basis will apply. While the rules applicable to emergency tax operable in PAYE include a gradual escalation in emergency tax rates over a given period, the USC is applied at a flat 7% rate (with no cut-off point) to all payments.

4. If an employees’ income is below the annual exemption threshold of €10,036, the employee must contact Revenue to claim exemption from USC. The new USC rates are: 2% €0 - €10,036, 4% €10,037 - €16,016, 7% on the balance.

5. If an exemption certificate issues for an employee, the exemption stays in force until a new certificate P2C is received, regardless of an increase in earnings. It is the employees’ responsibility (not the employer), to advise their local Revenue office if their annual earnings will exceed the exemption threshold.

PRSI

The 50% employer PRSI relief was abolished on January 1st 2012. The exemption is still available for employee contributions. It is important to ensure that if you are making employer contributions to employees’ pension scheme that these details are made available to your payroll personnel.

Illness Benefit From January 1st 2012, Illness Benefit (formally known as Disability Benefit) and short-term Occupational Injury Benefit will be taxed from the first day of payment; previously the first 6 weeks (36 days) were exempt from tax.

Ensure that employees’ tax credits are adjusted or the employee placed on a week 1 basis so that refunds do not issue to the employee on returning to work and creating an underpayment at the end of the year.

P45

The layout of the P45 form, the form an employee receives when they leave a job has changed for 2012. This means that any paper P45’s you may have on file from previous years cannot be used in 2012. For 2012 onwards the P45 will also show the USC information so a separate USC certificate will no longer be required.

P60s & P35s

P60’s have been revised for 2011 to include USC. It is important that the new format is used going forward. Medical Insurance Benefit-in-Kind (BIK) should be noted and included on P35s.

Focus on your Business

Keeping ahead of payroll changes and updates can be time consuming. At Amatino Partners, we can help you manage your payroll and keep you up to date with all relevant changes. We offer competitive Outsourced Payroll Services which take the hassle out of payroll.

For information on payroll outsourcing or to discuss your specific business requirements, please contact Barry Kieran on 047 84955 Geoff Foster on 0494371211.

The 2012 Budget held in December, set out a number of key changes which we have compiled into a handy factsheet.

USC Changes (From January 1st 2012)

1. The Universal Social Charge (USC) deduction will change to a cumulative collection system, similar to how PAYE is already deducted.

2. Details of USC should now be displayed on Employer Tax Credit Certificates (P2Cs) in the same manner as PAYE rates and cut-off points. These rates are set in place unless otherwise notified by Revenue.

3. In the event where employee details are unavailable, the Emergency basis will apply. While the rules applicable to emergency tax operable in PAYE include a gradual escalation in emergency tax rates over a given period, the USC is applied at a flat 7% rate (with no cut-off point) to all payments.

4. If an employees’ income is below the annual exemption threshold of €10,036, the employee must contact Revenue to claim exemption from USC. The new USC rates are: 2% €0 - €10,036, 4% €10,037 - €16,016, 7% on the balance.

5. If an exemption certificate issues for an employee, the exemption stays in force until a new certificate P2C is received, regardless of an increase in earnings. It is the employees’ responsibility (not the employer), to advise their local Revenue office if their annual earnings will exceed the exemption threshold.

Finance Bill 2012 Factsheet  Mortgages: Mortgage Interest Relief (MIR) is being increased to 30 per cent for first-time buyers who bought their home between 2004 and 2008. First-time buyers who purchase in 2012 can get MIR at 25 per cent, while it will be available at 15 per cent for non-first-time buyers who purchase this year.  Stamp Duty: Stamp Duty will now come under self-assessment, as with other taxes.  Universal Social Charge: The minimum threshold to qualify for making the payment is being raised from €4,004 to €10,036.  Tax evasion: The Bill proposes granting the Revenue extra powers when investigating serious tax offences or fraud to apply for a court order to access documents or information.  Skilled workers: A Special Assignee Relief Programme is being introduced to cut employers’ costs in hiring skilled workers from overseas to work in their Irish-based operations. Employees signed up for at least one year and a maximum of five years will be exempt from income tax on 30 per cent of salary between €75,000 and €500,000.  DIRT: The Deposit Interest Retention Tax is being increased to 30 per cent (up 3 per cent), and to 33 per cent for some longer-term savings products. This applies for interest paid or credited on or after 1 January 2012.  R&D tax credits: Companies who receive a research and development tax credit can give all or part of it to key employees. The claim cannot exceed the corporation tax payable by the company over that accounting period. Key employees cannot be the company’s directors and three-quarters of their work for that period “in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods and systems”.  Corporation Tax: The exemption from Corporation Tax of trading income and certain gains of new start-up companies in the first three years of their trading is being extended to those companies who start trading this year, in 2013 and in 2014.  Foreign earnings: The Bill introduces a Foreign Earnings Deduction under which up to €35,000 of income earned abroad can be deducted a year for three years. The government says this is to support companies who are trying to break into the markets in China, India, Brazil, Russia, and South Africa.  Retirement relief: In an effort to incentivise farmers to transfer their agribusiness to their successor sooner, the Bill introduces an upper limit of €3m on retirement relief for business and farming assets disposed of within the family when the person doing the transfer is over 66 years of age. (This was introduced in the Budget and applies for people who are aged 66 now or who will be by 31 December 2013.)  Domicile levy: The Bill removes the condition of Irish citizenship for the payment of the €200,000 domicile levy from this year onwards. The changes mean that non-residents in Ireland will not be able to avoid the payment on the basis of their not being an Irish citizen. Note: it applies for individuals whose worldwide income exceeds €1m, whose Irish property is valued at more than €5m and whose tax liability in a tax year is less than €200,000.

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• Mortgages: Mortgage Interest Relief (MIR) is being increased to 30 per cent for first-time buyers who bought their home between 2004 and 2008. First-time buyers who purchase in 2012 can get MIR at 25 per cent, while it will be available at 15 per cent for non-first-time buyers who purchase this year.  Stamp Duty: Stamp Duty will now come under self-assessment, as with other taxes.  Universal Social Charge: The minimum threshold to qualify for making the payment is being raised from €4,004 to €10,036.

Clones Community Forum

Looking Back to Move Forward Project

is organising a

Conflict Management Course

FETAC Level 6

To run over 3 Saturdays plus 1 Study Visit TBA

The training course will offer participants practical skills appropriate to manage conflict in all walks of life.

Information evening will be held on Monday 6th February in the

Cassandra Hand Centre at 7.30 pm.

Everyone  welcome

Contact Dianne on 047 52997 or email clonescommunityforum@gmail.com

This Project is funded by the International Fund for Ireland

Clones Community Forum

Looking Back to Move Forward Project

is organising a

Conflict Management Course

FETAC Level 6

To run over 3 Saturdays plus 1 Study Visit TBA

The training course will offer participants practical skills appropriate to manage conflict in all walks of life.

Information evening will be held on Monday 6th February in the

Cassandra Hand Centre at 7.30 pm.

Everyone  welcome

Contact Dianne on 047 52997 or email clonescommunityforum@gmail.com

This Project is funded by the International Fund for Ireland