tax back if leaving country?

DamoKen · 10-05-2006 11:24am #1

Hi, I'm planning on heading out of the EU for the next few years or maybe for good and I was just wondering if I can claim any tax back. I know very little about this area, just remember when going back to college I was able to claim. I've been back working a 9 to 5 in Ireland for the last 5 years in the higher tax bracket. Anyone any ideas? Also I've still got a house here that I'll be renting out for the next year or so, I know if the rent covers just the mortgage I don't get taxed on it, but could this be affected if I could claim tax back?

Cheers

jester77 · 10-05-2006 5:29pm

Yes you can claim back tax. I left in the middle of the year and got around €3k back

I can't remember the forms but I talked with someone in the tax office (took forever to get through) and they sent them out to me, think it was 2 forms I had to fill in!

DamoKen · 10-05-2006 5:41pm

excellent!

cheers Jester

BRICKTOP · 11-05-2006 5:21pm

Download and complete form P50 from the Revenue website and submit with your P45. You don't actually get "tax back" but you get a refund of tax overpaid in relation to unused tax credits and bands.

DamoKen · 12-05-2006 9:40am

cheers Bricktop, will do when I hand in my notice.

thanks

r3nu4l · 18-05-2006 3:03pm

I imagine this only applies if you are leaving the EU, would my imagination be correct or is my imagination incorrect?

jester77 · 19-05-2006 9:45am

r3nu4l wrote:

I imagine this only applies if you are leaving the EU, would my imagination be correct or is my imagination incorrect?

No it applies if you leave Ireland for any country as you will not have used up all your tax credits for the year.

tax back if leaving country?

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