Tax back on rent questions

davidom2513

I've been renting for each college year (september to may) from 2009 to present and I just found out that I can claim tax back on rent.

Its says on the revenue website that the maximum amounts on which you can claim relief for 2013 is €1,000, and €1,200 foe 2012. Does this mean that I can't claim the past 3-4 years tax back if its over €1000? Or does it mean I can claim now €1000 maximum for 2013 + €1,200 for 2012 and so on?

Do I need a separate appeal for each year, or will I include all the years in one?

Also I don't have receipts for every year, would I have to contact the landlord I had each year to get one?

relax carry on

davidom2513 wrote: »

I've been renting for each college year (september to may) from 2009 to present and I just found out that I can claim tax back on rent.

Its says on the revenue website that the maximum amounts on which you can claim relief for 2013 is €1,000, and €1,200 foe 2012. Does this mean that I can't claim the past 3-4 years tax back if its over €1000? Or does it mean I can claim now €1000 maximum for 2013 + €1,200 for 2012 and so on?

Do I need a separate appeal for each year, or will I include all the years in one?

Also I don't have receipts for every year, would I have to contact the landlord I had each year to get one?

First of all, you can submit a separate claim from 2009 onwards to see if you are entitled to the tax relief. You need to have paid tax in the claim years, in order to get a refund of tax.
The way it works is you get 20% of the max relief available for each year. So if the max was 2000 in one year you get 20% of that so long as you had actually paid that amount of tax (€400)

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

davidom2513

relax carry on wrote: »

You need to have paid tax in the claim years, in order to get a refund of tax.

I've been in college the past few years.

Does the money I paid for rent count as paying tax, as I didn't have an employer while in college?

On revenue.ie it says anyone thats renting can claim:

Who can Claim?

An individual, paying for private rented accommodation used as a sole or main residence. This includes rent paid for flats, apartments or houses.

Alan Shore

You can only get tax back of you pay tax!

relax carry on

davidom2513 wrote: »

I've been in college the past few years.

Does the money I paid for rent count as paying tax, as I didn't have an employer while in college?

On revenue.ie it says anyone thats renting can claim:

That's correct. The above can put a claim in, but unless you have paid tax to claim against its pointless to claim a tax relief.

Mr. Incognito

You needed to be claiming historically for it to carry over and have paye against the claim.

You have neither. Sorry, no refund.

barneystinson

Also worth pointing out that college accommodation isn't a PPR, another reason why the credit isn't available.