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Tax back - confused

  • 26-09-2011 9:27am
    #1
    Jimmy Slimy Ginseng
    Posts: 0 ✭ Jimmy Slimy Ginseng


    Hi,

    I was thinking about applying for some tax back but I'm confused about what I'm entitled to. I'm a British citizen and paid tax in Ireland between 2007 and 2009, always on the lower bracket. I've never claimed any sort of tax relief. I've been living outside Ireland now for over 2 years. I rented in a few different houses during my time in Dublin, but it was usually an informal set-up and I have no medical receipts from that time (although my GP in Dublin might be able to issue some?) Can I still get money back?


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  • #2
    srsly78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,157 ✭✭✭srsly78


    Sure, IF:
    You have receipts for rent, and the landlords PPS number for each house.
    You have receipts for your bin charges.

    Informal setup means no receipts I assume. So no chance. Medical stuff only covers certain major procedures, not minor stuff. For dentist for example it covers wisdom teeth extraction and root canal, but no normal fillings.

    All info here: www.revenue.ie


  • #3
    Jimmy Slimy Ginseng
    Posts: 0 ✭ Jimmy Slimy Ginseng


    So I can't get tax back just because I left the country permanently before the end of a tax year? People at work have been telling me they've claimed back tax for that reason, leaving aside rent relief, bin charges and medical costs.


  • #4
    allthedoyles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,893 ✭✭✭allthedoyles


    Confused or not , you should still go ahead and apply for balancing statement for the 3 years that you paid tax in Ireland .

    There are agreement in place for people like you that come to Ireland and leave Ireland , and I will quote them here from the Revenue website : www.revenue.ie
    If you become resident in Ireland during a tax year and can show that you intend to remain resident here in the following tax year, you will not be taxable on earnings from an employment outside Ireland, prior to the date of arrival
    If you are resident in Ireland for a tax year and leave the country, with the intention of not being resident for the following tax year, you will not be taxable on employment income earned outside Ireland, in the part of the year after your departure from Ireland

    What the poster above is trying to do , is advise you on how to claim the maximum amount of tax credits possible .

    There are only a small amount of tax credits that you will receive automatically , and the rest must be claimed by you .


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