Claiming back dental expenses

augusta24

Hi there,

Really hoping someone can advise me on this. My boyfriend paid for me to get orthodontic dental treatment so he's going to claim the tax back as I wasn't working the two years that were involved.

How will he receive this tax? Will he get a cheque for the amount? Or is it somehow incorporated into his tax next year so he just pays less next year?

Also, how long would he have had to work in the year to be able to claim back on dental expenses for that year? We paid for my braces in installments and the first year there was an installment in June and one in December but he only actually started working that December so only had one months wages that year. Would he still be able to claim anything back for those two installments or is that likely considering how much he'd have earned that year with just one month?


Many thanks!

relax carry on

augusta24 wrote: »

Hi there,

Really hoping someone can advise me on this. My boyfriend paid for me to get orthodontic dental treatment so he's going to claim the tax back as I wasn't working the two years that were involved.

How will he receive this tax? Will he get a cheque for the amount? Or is it somehow incorporated into his tax next year so he just pays less next year?

Also, how long would he have had to work in the year to be able to claim back on dental expenses for that year? We paid for my braces in installments and the first year there was an installment in June and one in December but he only actually started working that December so only had one months wages that year. Would he still be able to claim anything back for those two installments or is that likely considering how much he'd have earned that year with just one month?


Many thanks!

I've posted this before so maybe someone could highlight it as it keeps coming up.

Any claims for tax credits or reliefs relating to prior tax years, not the active tax year (2013), which result in a refund, are paid to the claimant by Revenue directly either by EFT or cheque.

In order to qualify for a refund of tax, the claimant must have paid tax during the year the claim relates to. So for example in 2010, 600 euro expenses incurred but no tax paid equals no tax refund for 2010.

augusta24

relax carry on wrote: »

I've posted this before so maybe someone could highlight it as it keeps coming up.

Any claims for tax credits or reliefs relating to prior tax years, not the active tax year (2013), which result in a refund, are paid to the claimant by Revenue directly either by EFT or cheque.

In order to qualify for a refund of tax, the claimant must have paid tax during the year the claim relates to. So for example in 2010, 600 euro expenses incurred but no tax paid equals no tax refund for 2010.

Thanks so much for your reply. Just in relation to the second point, is there a certain amount that would have had to be earned in the year to be allowed the tax refund? My boyfriend worked for just under one month so would that mean he can claim a refund for that year, or would he have to have earned a certain amount first?

relax carry on

augusta24 wrote: »

Thanks so much for your reply. Just in relation to the second point, is there a certain amount that would have had to be earned in the year to be allowed the tax refund? My boyfriend worked for just under one month so would that mean he can claim a refund for that year, or would he have to have earned a certain amount first?

In your case it's not about earnings, it's about tax paid. If your boyfriend only worked for one month, did he actually pay any tax at all. If no tax was paid in the year the expense was incurred then there's nothing to refund.