Incapacitated Child Tax Credit

Neurot

Hi all,

I received this tax credit into my wages last week backdated to the start of the year. When looking on PAYE online, the tax credit is also showing claimed for 2012 and 2011, does this mean I will receive a check for these years?

Thanks.

cloonton

If Revenue have your pay and tax details for those years then reviews of them should have been triggered by you claiming the credit. It can be a large refund, however which can slow things up.
I don't mean to pry (and we don't need to know your business), but this tax credit is usually only allowable where a child is severely and irreversibly incapacitated, op. If that's the case then I'm sorry to hear that. If it isn't, then you might be as well off in the long run giving Revenue a ring to ensure that you're claiming the credit correctly. I've seen where this has been taken off people where they had been claiming it for a number of years without the child actually qualifying for it and the parent ends up with a HUGE tax bill as a result. I think we can all agree that's the last thing you need if your kid isn't 100%.

Neurot

Thanks for the reply.

He was diagnosed this year with Asbergers, and we sent off the appropriate documents to revenue only a few weeks ago and the tax credit was approved. I received the backdated refund in my wages last week but on PAYE online it also says that it has been claimed for 2012 & 2011 (the credit was only approved this year). So does it get backdated 3 years? And the previous 2 years are refunded through check/bank account?

Dublinmuppet

Cos the refund is large it is probably waiting for approval by a senior staff member. It will go into ur bank a/c if ur bank details are on record if not it will issue by cheque

Tow

I am surprised they give Incapacitated Child Tax Credit for Asperger Syndrome, it is generally not that debilitating and you have a little engineer on your hands.

dee1969

Tow wrote: »

I am surprised they give Incapacitated Child Tax Credit for Asperger Syndrome, it is generally not that debilitating and you have a little engineer on your hands.

Tow....aspergers is a life long condition and is under the autism spectrum disorder ,A child or adult can have this condition and can be very hard for them.Until you live with someone with aspergers please do not comment on and can be quite debilitating when they are not social aware and can walk into trouble and do not want to go out with and socialize and find it very hard to make friends or find jobs so please please think again ,thanks..

Feed me Seymour

@ dee1969

I dont think Tow was making a joke out of the aspergers syndrome. The incapacitated child credit is only granted for children who, when they turn 18, will not be able to maintain themselves independently. I know of a friend who had claimed this credit based on her own son's diagnosis when he was a teen, and at the age of reaching 22 he entered full time employment. After 2 years in employment, Revenue took the credit off my friend and were seeking (I think it was 4 years, maybe longer) an underpayment of taxes. This was at the end of last year, and I dont know yet if there was any conclusion to same. My friend had argued that 'acute autism' was included on the website for qualification purposes, but apparently this is not set out in any of the Tax Acts/law.

I think what TOW was getting at is that Adults with Aspergers can and do live their lives independently from their parents.

If I was the OP, I'd double check to make sure the credit was being claimed correctly. The last thing they need is Revenue seeking thousands back in underpaid taxes if its deemed that the child can live their life independently in terms of entering an employment, going away on holidays with friends, buying a car, etc. And who knows, in 10/20 years down the line, they could look for it all back, not just 4 years. Its no short change, tax credit wise.

dee1969

Feed me Seymour wrote: »

@ dee1969

I dont think Tow was making a joke out of the aspergers syndrome. The incapacitated child credit is only granted for children who, when they turn 18, will not be able to maintain themselves independently. I know of a friend who had claimed this credit based on her own son's diagnosis when he was a teen, and at the age of reaching 22 he entered full time employment. After 2 years in employment, Revenue took the credit off my friend and were seeking (I think it was 4 years, maybe longer) an underpayment of taxes. This was at the end of last year, and I dont know yet if there was any conclusion to same. My friend had argued that 'acute autism' was included on the website for qualification purposes, but apparently this is not set out in any of the Tax Acts/law.

I think what TOW was getting at is that Adults with Aspergers can and do live their lives independently from their parents.

If I was the OP, I'd double check to make sure the credit was being claimed correctly. The last thing they need is Revenue seeking thousands back in underpaid taxes if its deemed that the child can live their life independently in terms of entering an employment, going away on holidays with friends, buying a car, etc. And who knows, in 10/20 years down the line, they could look for it all back, not just 4 years. Its no short change, tax credit wise.

I totally get what you're saying .it's just when they are teens you just don't know how they will be in the work place because my 17yr old is much more immature compared to his peers just can be a worry sitting his leaving and don't know where he'll go from there I know he's not ready for college at this stage ,didn't mean to get at tow,by all means if they can live a productive life I'm all for it ,I would be so thrilled if my son can. ...