Don't worry, IRB cannot penalise you since they are the one who mandated your employer to collect the payment from you. So if employer lari, its considered their agent absconded with their money ie. you are not liable at all & deemed to have paid all your taxes

What I am stating is the legal position. IRB cannot do as they please, they must also follow law, just like us. If they want us to check then they must provide us with monthly statements. Otherwise its solely their risks and responsibilities. What they are trying to do is to intimidate you in order to cover up their weaknesses. Please be aware, they cannot do anything to you that's not provided for by Law. Trust me, I deal with these morons plenty of times. Be firm and know your rights

This post has been edited by tgeoklin: Jul 6 2009, 05:01 PM

Don't worry, all you need is write a letter to IRB stating the particulars of the act by which the employer is required to deduct your salary and pass to them with the duly notorised pay slip, salary credited into bank statements, letter of employment etc via AR Registered and instructing them to settle or credit your a/c asap and to desists from passing the buck to you further. Make it very clear that its their agent which took their money and thus its their responsibility to make good and not for you to do so. CC to your local papers, MP etc should you want instant results

Seriously, they lost tons of money back in the last recession when lots of companies folded without remitting such deductions but employees are not required to make good such to the IRB, and neither can they force you to do so without revoking the entire PAYEE scheme