Preparing for the personal tax deadline: part one

Tax expert Alan Moore guides you through completing your 2012 tax return.

Our guide aims to take the pain out of filing your tax return. Picture: Getty

Pay and File

Under the pay and file system, October 31, 2013 is the date by which you must pay:

(a) any balance of income tax owing for 2012,

(b) preliminary tax for the tax year 2013.

It is also the date by which you must file your tax return for 2013.

If you are on the Revenue's records as self-employed, you should receive a pay and file slip from the tax office ...