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Tax relief on tuition fees

  • 14-01-2012 10:42pm
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    Yorky
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    Scenario: A parent pays university tuition fees on behalf of an adult child. The child then reimburses the parent - from a personal loan.

    Can the parent still claim tax relief on the fees if the child is not a taxpayer & therefore would not be entitled to make a claim in their own right.
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  • #2
    relax carry on
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,113 ✭✭✭relax carry on


    Yorky wrote: »
    Scenario: A parent pays university tuition fees on behalf of an adult child. The child then reimburses the parent - from a personal loan.

    Can the parent still claim tax relief on the fees if the child is not a taxpayer & therefore would not be entitled to make a claim in their own right.
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    Yes the parent can claim. All that required is proof of payment by the parent (receipt) and for the course to be approved for relief.


  • #3
    theroomisonfire
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    Hi

    In relation to the above, are you sure that this can be done? Is there not a risk that Revenue would ask for bank statements which would show the payment of the fees on one hand and then the subsequent reimbursement?

    Is there not a risk that Revenue would deny the relief in such circumstances?


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