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married couple - taxes

  • 29-01-2008 1:04am
    #1
    fl4pj4ck
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    hi lads,

    friends of mine got married last year in January. he is a factory worker, she has a child which is now 2 and there's second one on the way.
    once they got married they supplied the papers to the local tax office.
    the question is - should they get to be treated as couple (and got bigger tax allowance) if only one of them is working?

    thanks
    marc


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  • #2
    fl4pj4ck
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,000 ✭✭✭fl4pj4ck


    anyone?


  • #3
    RoryW
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,048 ✭✭✭RoryW


    Revenue Guide to Taxation of Married People


  • #4
    yabadabado
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,573 ✭✭✭✭yabadabado


    ring revenue they will sort it out.the person working can claim both tax credits afaik


  • #5
    SarahMc
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    yabadabado wrote: »
    ring revenue they will sort it out.the person working can claim both tax credits afaik

    No they can't. But the working parent can claim home carer's tax credit.


  • #6
    Mr. Incognito
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,798 ✭✭✭Mr. Incognito


    the question is - should they get to be treated as couple (and got bigger tax allowance) if only one of them is working?

    For 2007 a one income couple will get a tax band of 43,000 as opposed to 34,000 for a single person. That is the benefit in a nutshell. This presume she is not working. If that is the case she can also apply for a home carer's credit. If that is not the case, a two income couple can have a tax band of up to 68,000 (assuming the spouse has income of up to 25,000.


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