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Tax back on third level fees

maki · 2013-06-30 12:13:34

For the 2011/2012 academic year I had to pay full fees which totalled approximately €7,000. This fee is eligible for tax back, but since I was a student and unemployed I would obviously not be able to make a claim for myself. According to Revenue's leaflet here any individual can claim tax back on my fees, assuming they…

30-06-2013 12:13pm

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maki

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For the 2011/2012 academic year I had to pay full fees which totalled approximately €7,000. This fee is eligible for tax back, but since I was a student and unemployed I would obviously not be able to make a claim for myself.

According to Revenue's leaflet here any individual can claim tax back on my fees, assuming they have paid them. I therefore transferred the full fee amount into my fathers account, who subsequently paid the fees.

My question is, since I essentially gave him the entire amount, is he still eligible to claim the tax relief?

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#2 01-07-2013 8:00am

nompere

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Generally, for any person to claim tax relief for expenditure that someone else has incurred is tax evasion.

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