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Teachers and Benefit In Kind

  • 29-11-2013 10:59am
    #1
    eyescreamcone
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,562 ✭✭✭


    I'm not sure if this thread should be in this section or not.
    Mods - please feel free to move if you like.

    There are over fifty fee paying schools in Ireland.
    A lot of these schools give priority admittance to children of their teachers.
    Plenty of schools do not charge these teachers any fees for sending their children to the school.

    Do teachers pay any Benefit In Kind to the taxman for this perk?
    If not, why not?


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  • #2
    smcgiff
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,943 ✭✭✭smcgiff


    eyescreamcone wrote: »
    I'm not sure if this thread should be in this section or not.
    Mods - please feel free to move if you like.

    There are over fifty fee paying schools in Ireland.
    A lot of these schools give priority admittance to children of their teachers.
    Plenty of schools do not charge these teachers any fees for sending their children to the school.

    Do teachers pay any Benefit In Kind to the taxman for this perk?
    If not, why not?

    There wouldn't be benefit in kind for priority entry. That's the same for fee and non fee paying schools, it makes sense from a commuting point of view.

    The exemption from fees could be different, and I don't know what revenue's take on it might be - there's a similar case for exemption based on commuting. Interesting one.


  • #3
    losullivan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 85 ✭✭losullivan


    Plenty of schools do not charge these teachers any fees for sending their children to the school.


    Can you substantiate this claim? I ask because I'm familiar with several fee-paying schools in Dublin that wouldn't dream of providing their employees with this kind of freebie.Where are these schools located?


  • #4
    evolving_doors
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,812 ✭✭✭✭evolving_doors


    eyescreamcone wrote: »
    I'm not sure if this thread should be in this section or not.
    Mods - please feel free to move if you like.

    There are over fifty fee paying schools in Ireland.
    A lot of these schools give priority admittance to children of their teachers.
    Plenty of schools do not charge these teachers any fees for sending their children to the school.

    Do teachers pay any Benefit In Kind to the taxman for this perk?
    If not, why not?

    Ya this thread is a dead ringer for AH alright...

    Jeez you've little to be worrying about. A lot of non fee charging primary schools do the same.
    Btw BIK applies, same as any other gift from a company. Believe it or not, but the majority of folk I know who teach in fee charging schools are happy enough to have their kids in their own local non fee charging schools too. They don't all live on campus with their kids like Harry Potter or something.

    Average fee for these schools is about 5k per annum.
    Average fee for creches is at least about 10k per annum. Now theres a REAL gripe you could be having!


  • #5
    Uganda
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10 ✭Uganda


    eyescreamcone wrote: »
    I'm not sure if this thread should be in this section or not.
    Mods - please feel free to move if you like.

    There are over fifty fee paying schools in Ireland.
    A lot of these schools give priority admittance to children of their teachers.
    Plenty of schools do not charge these teachers any fees for sending their children to the school.

    Do teachers pay any Benefit In Kind to the taxman for this perk?
    If not, why not?
    Anything given to an employee at "undervalue" is taxable on the difference between the undervalue and market value.


  • #6
    Millem
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,729 ✭✭✭Millem


    eyescreamcone wrote: »
    I'm not sure if this thread should be in this section or not.
    Mods - please feel free to move if you like.

    There are over fifty fee paying schools in Ireland.
    A lot of these schools give priority admittance to children of their teachers.
    Plenty of schools do not charge these teachers any fees for sending their children to the school.

    Do teachers pay any Benefit In Kind to the taxman for this perk?
    If not, why not?

    I know some teachers who teach in fee paying schools (in south dublin) and they do not get "free fees" for their children but get reduced fees. 1/3 off seems to be the norm. Not all teachers get this you would be offered this e.g. Temporary teachers and a lot of teachers don't avail of it.


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