Kieran Coughlan: Paternity benefit for payers of PRSI

Revenue have issued a tax briefing confirming paternity benefit is a taxable payment.

This is in line with other social benefit type payments such as maternity benefit (taxable since July 2013), illness benefit and jobseekers benefit.

Paternity Benefit can be paid to either employed or self-employed people who are on paternity leave from work, and covered by sufficient social insurance (PRSI).