Health expenses: PAYE online or Fill the med1 form

argiz · 04-02-2010 8:32pm #1

I need to claim some health expenses, now I am wondering what is best way to do it.

If you fill the Med 1 form there is a lot more details you have to fill than if you use the PAYE online system. With the form you need to put your total pay, total tax, total expenses, expenses reimbursed by your health insurance if you have one etc.

On the other hand the PAYE online system only asks for the amount on which tax relief is claimed (I assume this is the difference between the total expenses minus the reimbursed by the insurance.)

What system is the best? Anybody has experience using both?

Bookkeeper09 · 04-02-2010 10:01pm

PAYE Anytime is probably easier and will be processed quicker

MartMax · 05-02-2010 3:33pm

You get quicker refund if you do it online provided that you have your bank details in the PAYE Anytime.

It is important however to keep all receipts and medical forms as they might be looking for them before issuing any refunds.

Dan Chipowski · 06-02-2010 6:36pm

PAYE Anytime without a shadow of a doubt.

Have done it for a number of private clients in the past weeks and most refunds were issued within a week.

argiz · 07-02-2010 9:49am

Thank you all for your replies.:)

I´ve done it online finally, it turns out that it will ask you for the same details as in the form, after you put the amount on which you claim there are more steps where you have to fill other details as total pay, total tax etc....

jor el · 08-02-2010 11:01am

argiz wrote: »

Thank you all for your replies.:)

I´ve done it online finally, it turns out that it will ask you for the same details as in the form, after you put the amount on which you claim there are more steps where you have to fill other details as total pay, total tax etc....

If you were claiming for last year's (2009) then these details won't be on PAYE Anytime yet. If you wait a while (until after you get your P60) then the details will be there, and you won't have to enter them yourself.

If you were claiming for 2008, then it's just a matter of entering the amount of your medical expenses, and you're done.

SallyCooper · 05-10-2010 2:21pm

Hey Guys

I have health expenses for the past 4 years but dont have any receipts, if you fill in the form online, do you know if they ask?

Thanks

nompere · 05-10-2010 2:49pm

SallyCooper wrote: »

Hey Guys

I have health expenses for the past 4 years but dont have any receipts, if you fill in the form online, do you know if they ask?

Thanks

Often.

As Clint Eastwood/Dirty Harry used to ask - "Do you feel lucky?"

misspiggy40 · 11-11-2010 12:09pm

Can't find the link on my PAYE anytime to claim medical expenses.......Help???

bittihuduga · 12-11-2010 9:30am

off topic: what can be claimed under this medical expenses?
i had a flu and spent 50euros to GP and 30euros to pharmacy.
can i claim this?

misspiggy40 · 12-11-2010 7:28pm

Sorry guys, I was looking in 2010. It is not there yet. When I go back to 2009 it is there.

Jericho. · 14-11-2010 1:35pm

bittihuduga wrote: »

off topic: what can be claimed under this medical expenses?
i had a flu and spent 50euros to GP and 30euros to pharmacy.
can i claim this?

GP - yes

Pharmacy - Prescribed drugs are allowed against tax, if it was lemsip and strepsils and the like that you were getting then no, not allowed.

Jericho. · 14-11-2010 1:37pm

misspiggy40 wrote: »

Sorry guys, I was looking in 2010. It is not there yet. When I go back to 2009 it is there.

You can't claim for 2010 until the end of the year (ie., until 2011) other than in exceptional circurstances and even then it must be agreed with your inspectorof taxes.

krudler · 15-11-2010 4:52pm

I have an absolute ton of medical expenses to claim for, got sick in september 09 and was going to my gp every other week, as well as a specialist and regular prescriptions, just looking at 3 presciption forms from 3 random months and its all 120quid a pop, anyone have any idea how much of this I'd get back? my VHI covers my doc visits and I think the specialist ones, but can I claim back tax on those as well? can easily photocopy all the reciepts.

tbabit · 15-11-2010 5:48pm

You will get back 20% of the qualifying medical expenses provided,(1) you have paid tax in the first place to be refunded, (2) only to the extent that the expenses have not been refunded to you

Cookie_Monster · 16-11-2010 11:55am

tbabit wrote: »

You will get back 20% of the qualifying medical expenses provided,(1) you have paid tax in the first place to be refunded, (2) only to the extent that the expenses have not been refunded to you

by whom, health insurer for example?
How would they know?

tbabit · 16-11-2010 1:55pm

They won't know, you can tell them what you want. The system is self assessment, you are responsible for what you submit. You submit according to THE rules, not your rules ;-)

dganly · 25-11-2010 12:33pm

SallyCooper wrote: »

Hey Guys

I have health expenses for the past 4 years but dont have any receipts, if you fill in the form online, do you know if they ask?

Thanks

They do ask. Have had to provide receipts on a number of occasions.
Depending on what the missing receipts were for, you can possibly get copies. For example, my GP runs off a list of visit times & paid amounts for me if I need it (saves me keeping lots of individual receipts). Same with my pharmacist.

Diyamadzia · 20-02-2015 7:40pm

Hi everyone, could someone help me to fill up the med 1 form . because really i cant understand anything from the start of this form what should i write. i just wrote my name and address and what next i really cant figure it out. Could some please help me????