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Form 12: Income Tax Return for Employees, Pension Recipients and Non-Proprietary Directors
The income tax return for employees, pension recipients and non-proprietary directors for the 2025 tax year.
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What Form 12 is for
Form 12 is the income tax return for a person whose main source of income is a PAYE employment or a pension, or for a non-proprietary company director who pays all income tax under the PAYE system. It reports income, charges and capital gains for the year and claims tax credits, allowances and reliefs.
Who uses it
- An employee or a pensioner making a return
- A non-proprietary company director taxed under PAYE
What the form asks you for
- Income, charges and capital gains for the year ended 31 December
- A claim for tax credits, allowances and reliefs
- Detail of any income outside the PAYE system
When it is the wrong form
- Form 11 if you are a chargeable person for self-assessment.
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Questions about Form 12
Is Form 12 the right form?
Not always. Use Form 11 if you are a chargeable person for self-assessment.
Is this the current version of Form 12?
This page describes the Tax year 2025 version, checked against the Revenue on 2026-09-07. Tax forms change, so confirm the latest version with the Revenue before you rely on it.
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Related forms
- 11 Income Tax Return and Self-Assessment for the year 2025
- TR1 Tax Registration for Resident Individuals, Partnerships, Trusts or Unincorporated Bodies
- TR1(FT) Tax Registration for Non-Resident Individuals, Partnerships, Trusts or Unincorporated Bodies
- TR2 Tax Registration for Resident Companies
- TR2(FT) Tax Registration for Non-Resident Companies
- TR4 Tax Registration for Appointees or Executors Registering Estates for Deceased Individuals
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