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Medical tax relief question

  • 09-02-2009 3:25pm
    #1
    Geordie_Girl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 193 ✭✭


    I'm busy claiming tax back for previous years, and during one of the years I had an A&E visit and paid the €60 levy. Am I right in thinking that as this is a gov't levy I can't claim tax back on it?

    Thanks


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  • #2
    The_Conductor
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,286 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    Geordie_Girl wrote: »
    I'm busy claiming tax back for previous years, and during one of the years I had an A&E visit and paid the €60 levy. Am I right in thinking that as this is a gov't levy I can't claim tax back on it?

    Thanks

    Not at all. As a medical expense just add it in with the rest, and if there was an excess in the year in question- once you've hit the excess, you get the benefit at your highest tax rate.


  • #3
    Ticktactoe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 765 ✭✭✭Ticktactoe


    Geordie_Girl wrote: »
    I'm busy claiming tax back for previous years, and during one of the years I had an A&E visit and paid the €60 levy. Am I right in thinking that as this is a gov't levy I can't claim tax back on it?

    Thanks
    Any expense in relation to medical expenses qualifies for relief. If you have medical insurance deduct the value you recieve from your insurer and the rest is the amount you can claim. The rate of tax you pay determines the amount of relief you get, however that has ceased from 2009 going forward. The rate now is the standard rate of 20% but this only takes affect on expenses incurred from Jan 2009 onwards. Previous to this relief was given at the marginal rate (your highest rate of tax).
    :)


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