tax

pauloriordanire

if someone is working for free and not drawing any entitlements what are his entitlements regaurding tax.:rolleyes:

Tom Young

www.revenue.ie for reference information.

In general terms working pro bono or for free does not entitle 'someone' to anything or create a liability to the same extent as he is not being paid for his work.

Depends on the angle of your question though.

pauloriordanire

self employed not drawing a wage

Tom Young

Working for free? Well my point stands.

does not entitle 'someone' to anything or create a liability to the same extent as he is not being paid for his work.

Sole trader? Limted Co or what?

korvin

Greetings,

Sorry but haven't found a better matching topic to add this to and didn't dare starting a new one.

I'd like to ask someone to explain me the logic of Revenue (and those guys who've written instructions and rules for revenue to follow) regarding the Tax Relief for Tuition Fees?

In a particular case of foreigners (including EU-nationals strongly beloved here), who're working in Eire (legally of course, otherwise Revenue won't even hear from them) and study English part time - they're not entitled to a tax credit on fees paid for their language study. If a person with English not being his mother tongue studies Japanese in a posh Trinity College while living in Ireland - just for fun - he/she'll get this tax credit. Studying English - which is beneficial for both foreigner and the State - does not entitle him for this tax credit.

Because:
1 - English language schools are not in "list of approved educational institutions", which is a requirement to obtain this tax credit. No surprise - this list was composed by someone with native English, who couldn't imagine anybody who'd like to study English...

2 - freshly updated leaflet (see link above) now clearly states: "A foreign language is defined as a language other than an official language of the State. Courses on the Irish or English language do not qualify."

Note: all written above about English is also true if we talk about Gaelic.

OK, so here are my questions: where's the logic and where to raise this issue to kindly ask responsible people to review their instructions?..

Thanks.

korvin

Another case of "logic" of tax system:

- if your child studies in university or attends a private school and you pat for it - you can claim tax relief on that money, but if it attends creche or afterschool (which is way more expensive) - no tax relief is given on that expenses...

- if you're overdosed with cox or alcohol and was placed into a hospital with intoxication - these expenses are subject to medical expenses relief, but if you got a tooth ache and need to get a tooth plumbed - don't expect 20-41% back - it's a routine procedure...