Who is entitled to claim tax back on dental care

augusta24

Hi all,

I'm due to get some dental work done, and am aware that you can claim 20% tax back.
I'm not really aware of this process and just want to check who is eligible to do so.
I am actually not working as am a college student and I live with my mother who is actually unemployed but receives One parent family payment.

Would I or my mother be eligible to claim this back, or is this just for those who are working?

Thanks

Stheno

Only people who are paying PAYE can claim it back on detail care, so if you are not working and paying sufficient PAYE you can't claim

relax carry on

augusta24 wrote: »

Hi all,

I'm due to get some dental work done, and am aware that you can claim 20% tax back.
I'm not really aware of this process and just want to check who is eligible to do so.
I am actually not working as am a college student and I live with my mother who is actually unemployed but receives One parent family payment.

Would I or my mother be eligible to claim this back, or is this just for those who are working?

Thanks

Tax reliefs refer to claiming relief on tax paid, so in order to avail of them you need to be paying or have paid tax during the period you are wishing to claim for.

mrs vimes

A person can now claim back tax on whatever medical/allowable dental bills they pay - it doesn't have to be for themselves or a dependant relative any more.

If you could persuade a friend or relative to pay the bills then they could claim the tax back - it may be possible to come to an arrangement with someone?

augusta24

mrs vimes wrote: »

A person can now claim back tax on whatever medical/allowable dental bills they pay - it doesn't have to be for themselves or a dependant relative any more.

If you could persuade a friend or relative to pay the bills then they could claim the tax back - it may be possible to come to an arrangement with someone?

Oh really? And what would they need to have to prove this? Say for example everything was paid in cash?

nompere

augusta24 wrote: »

Oh really? And what would they need to have to prove this? Say for example everything was paid in cash?

There is no doubt that the person who pays for medical treatment is entitled to the relief.

This is copied straight out of http://www.revenue.ie/en/tax/it/leaflets/it6.html

"In respect of whom may I claim the tax relief?

"Claims for 2007 and subsequent tax years:

"You may claim tax relief in respect of any qualifying health expenses paid by you in respect of any individual."

If you can't prove you paid for the treatment Revenue will disallow the claim - and they do spot-check Med 1 claims quite regularly. It makes no difference whether that claim is for your own treatment or for someone else.

Always get a receipt.

augusta24

nompere wrote: »

augusta24 wrote: »

Oh really? And what would they need to have to prove this? Say for example everything was paid in cash?

There is no doubt that the person who pays for medical treatment is entitled to the relief.

This is copied straight out of http://www.revenue.ie/en/tax/it/leaflets/it6.html

"In respect of whom may I claim the tax relief?

"Claims for 2007 and subsequent tax years:

"You may claim tax relief in respect of any qualifying health expenses paid by you in respect of any individual."

If you can't prove you paid for the treatment Revenue will disallow the claim - and they do spot-check Med 1 claims quite regularly. It makes no difference whether that claim is for your own treatment or for someone else.

Always get a receipt.

Thanks for that. So if the person paying on my behalf just gets a receipt in their name that's enough? If they paid by credit card in assuming the credit card receipt would be enough too then?

Cheers

nompere

augusta24 wrote: »

Thanks for that. So if the person paying on my behalf just gets a receipt in their name that's enough? If they paid by credit card in assuming the credit card receipt would be enough too then?

Cheers

That's right - but all the receipts in the world are useless if the person paying the bill doesn't have a tax liability in the first place.

augusta24

nompere wrote: »

augusta24 wrote: »

Thanks for that. So if the person paying on my behalf just gets a receipt in their name that's enough? If they paid by credit card in assuming the credit card receipt would be enough too then?

Cheers

That's right - but all the receipts in the world are useless if the person paying the bill doesn't have a tax liability in the first place.

Thanks for your replies. My sister is a full time employee so she has agreed to pay for my dental care, hence she should be able to claim the tax back once she keeps receipts.

coronaextra

Sorry to hijack the thread!

Im currently a student and have to get some root canal treatment done. I havent paid taxes this year since Im at collage so cant claim back anything myself.

So if I get my father to pay for it he can claim the tax back? hes self employed.

namenotavailablE

So if I get my father to pay for it he can claim the tax back? He's self employed.

Yes- he can reclaim the tax SO LONG AS he himself has paid some tax. As noted above, you can only reclaim tax if you've actually paid some.

coronaextra

Thanks for that, got caught out before paying for dentist myself and then realising I didnt pay any tax that year!

sled driver

augusta24 wrote: »

Hi all,

I'm due to get some dental work done, and am aware that you can claim 20% tax back.

It's important to note, as no-one seems to have pointed it out already, that firstly the dental work has to qualify for tax relief (i.e. non-routine). Not all dental work qualifies for tax relief - I think the qualifying list contains approx 10 non-routine dental treatments.

So not only does the individual paying for the treatment have to have paid sufficient tax, more importantly the dental treatment has to qualify for tax relief in the first place.

Ally Dick

I don't think extraction, filling and hygiene cleaning are covered anymore, whereas crowns and root canal are still covered, but at the lower rate

augusta24

Thanks everyone for all that advice. I just wanted to ask a couple more questions in relation to this.

My sister is going to pay for the dental work so she'll be claiming the tax back. The dental work will start in about s month and will last two years, being paid out in installments over the two years.

When would she be able to claim this tax? Would she have to wait until all the installments have been paid in two years? Or would she claim this December and the next December for the amounts paid in each year?

Many thanks!

nompere

Most dentists will give you a Med 2 for each payment - so Med 1 claims can be made for each tax year in which payments are made.