Pension tax relief

pazza

Hi, seems a simple question but hard to get a definitive answer. Have made an AVC to my pension and now want to claim the relief. Have been told that I have to do so by the 12th November, anyone know if there is a form I need to send in, or just a letter with verification of payment and my PAYE details. Tried to call tax office today nd had to give up. Any help greatly appreciated.

Liam D Ferguson

What tax year are you looking to claim it against? 2011 or 2012?

pazza

2011

Liam D Ferguson

You have to submit a tax return using the Revenue online service www.ros.ie before November 15th. If you haven't alreadly registered for ROS I'd move quickly as you need to register for the service first and this takes a few days, as passwords are sent to you by post.

pazza

Hi Liam, am registered on PAYE anytime, but didn;t see any option to add in AVC pension contribution?

pazza

The options I had were:
PAYE Tax Credt
Personal Tax Credit
Health Expenses
Medical Insurance Relief
Service Charges relief
Mortgage Interest relief
Blind Persons Tax Credit
Etc.

This has been my problem, to understand how as a PAYE worked and completing PAYE anytime (online) I can claim relief for the AVC contribution I made to my pension...whether I have a form to fill etc. The website is no use (in helping me) and have tried to call tax office (Open from 13:30 to 17:00, and couldn;t get through yesterday)....thanks

Liam D Ferguson

Sorry - because I'm self-employed I'm not familiar with using the PAYE online service. The full tax return form is the Form 12 and I know you can use that to claim AVCs but when you search for "Form 12" on the Revenue website it only brings up a PDF form. This presumably is no good because your submission has to be online to qualify for the extended deadline, after October 31st.

Anyone else here on Boards able to help?

pazza

Hi Liam - thanks for trying, I have been able to source very little help on this...