Claiming tax back on student digs

timex711

hi, in 2010-2011 i was in dundalk it. i was on digs ( getting my breakfast dinner and supper) and recently i have been told that i can claim some tax back on the rent i paid. i paid 90euro a week, is there any truth in this?

what should i do?

relax carry on

timex711 wrote: »

hi, in 2010-2011 i was in dundalk it. i was on digs ( getting my breakfast dinner and supper) and recently i have been told that i can claim some tax back on the rent i paid. i paid 90euro a week, is there any truth in this?

what should i do?

You can claim for the rental portion only, not food. The relief is granted against your tax paid in 2010 and 2011.

http://www.revenue.ie/en/tax/it/credits/rent-credit.html

MuddyDog

I didn't know you could claim rent relief when renting in college. So can I claim for renting on campus accommodation for a few years in UCD between 2007-2009????

TiGeR KiNgS

MuddyDog wrote: »

I didn't know you could claim rent relief when renting in college. So can I claim for renting on campus accommodation for a few years in UCD between 2007-2009????

There is a 4 year time limit

MuddyDog

If I paid no tax at all during 2009 though is there any point in putting in rent relief for that year???

MuddyDog

Just to add to my question above - basically, if you pay 0 tax during a year and you are renting during that year, do the rent tax credits carry forward to the next year?

vandriver

No rent tax credits don't carry forward.

relax carry on

MuddyDog wrote: »

Just to add to my question above - basically, if you pay 0 tax during a year and you are renting during that year, do the rent tax credits carry forward to the next year?

Tax credits for one year are used against income in that year only. So if you paid no tax, its not possible to get a refund.

barneystinson

Also, digs while attending college are arguably not your sole or main residence (which is a requirement for the tax credit), it's just somewhere you stay while attending college. Your sole or main residence would be your "home", where most of your belongings remain, where bills / post would be deilvered, and to which you returned at weekends etc...

Kristopherus

relax carry on wrote: »

Tax credits for one year are used against income in that year only. So if you paid no tax, its not possible to get a refund.

Correct. You cannot get a refund if you had no tax paid. A way out may be to get an earning parent to claim.

relax carry on

Kristopherus wrote: »

relax carry on wrote: »

Tax credits for one year are used against income in that year only. So if you paid no tax, its not possible to get a refund.

Correct. You cannot get a refund if you had no tax paid. A way out may be to get an earning parent to claim.

The only person who can claim is the person residing and paying rent there. Parents contact Revenue asking for relief on rent paid on behalf of their children but its not allowable.