Tax back for root canal

cruhoortwunk

I can see that root canal qualifies for tax back. I've never claimed for tax back before though, so how does it work? Do I get the full amount back as tax credit, or a percentage of it?

cdeb

Just a percentage. Basically whatever the top rate of tax you pay is (41% or 20%). And the first E250 or so doesn't count, afaik.

You need a Med1 form from your dentist - just give them a ring and ask for it, and they'll send it out to you. You can then send that into Revenue. Or you can use the PAYE Anytime service on www.revenue.ie

helimachoptor

cdeb wrote: »

Just a percentage. Basically whatever the top rate of tax you pay is (41% or 20%). And the first E250 or so doesn't count, afaik.

You need a Med1 form from your dentist - just give them a ring and ask for it, and they'll send it out to you. You can then send that into Revenue. Or you can use the PAYE Anytime service on www.revenue.ie

sorry cdeb you are mistaken.

Med 2 form filled out by the dentist/endo , 20% regardless of your PAYE rate.

OP, please follow the link
http://www.revenue.ie/en/tax/it/leaflets/it6.html#section3

Oral Surgeon

helimachoptor wrote: »

sorry cdeb you are mistaken.

Med 2 form filled out by the dentist/endo , 20% regardless of your PAYE rate.

OP, please follow the link
http://www.revenue.ie/en/tax/it/leaflets/it6.html#section3

True, never heard of that first e250 being exempt either. Pretty sure it is a flat 20% of allowed treatments...

Stheno

Oral Surgeon wrote: »

True, never heard of that first e250 being exempt either. Pretty sure it is a flat 20% of allowed treatments...

First 250e is exempt from Med1 claims so unless you spend above that no point claiming

Oral Surgeon

Stheno wrote: »

First 250e is exempt from Med1 claims so unless you spend above that no point claiming

Maybe but if you spend e1000, you get e200 tax back/credit. not 20% of e750…..

lexa

It used to be the case up to 2006 that the first €125 (€250 for families) was excluded from medical expense claims. Since 2007 the de minimis limit has been abolished and the full amount is allowable in a claim.
I imagine this is what caused the confusion Stheno.

As Oral Surgeon and Helimachoptor have said - you are entitled to 20% back on the full amount. Get dentist to complete a Med 2 form. You get this 20% back via a refund from Revenue.
You can't claim this until the year after treatment. So if you have treatment this year you can claim it back from 1 January 2015. You must have also paid an equivalent amount of tax in the relevant tax year to be entitled to a refund.

Hope that helps

cdeb

Thanks for the clarifications! Coincidentally, I left accountancy practice in 2006, so that's when my info is dating back to.

cruhoortwunk

Cheers lads

jcon1913

cruhoortwunk wrote: »

I can see that root canal qualifies for tax back. I've never claimed for tax back before though, so how does it work? Do I get the full amount back as tax credit, or a percentage of it?

Sorry to hijack your thread, I recently had a root canal done by a GP dentist, now I have an abcess, I have to go to a specialist to get it seen to. The orginal one cost 350, now the new guy is looking for 100consult fee plus 600 for the root canal ( double -rooted molar ).

Are the prices high, or am I out of touch with reality?

I phoned the Dental Hospital but they tell me there's a waiting list of 6 months.

helimachoptor

jcon1913 wrote: »

Sorry to hijack your thread, I recently had a root canal done by a GP dentist, now I have an abcess, I have to go to a specialist to get it seen to. The orginal one cost 350, now the new guy is looking for 100consult fee plus 600 for the root canal ( double -rooted molar ).

Are the prices high, or am I out of touch with reality?

I phoned the Dental Hospital but they tell me there's a waiting list of 6 months.

Thats cheap :pac:

My last one was 950, just eb aware you are paying for a specialist so costs will obviously be higher

jcon1913

helimachoptor wrote: »

Thats cheap :pac:

My last one was 950, just eb aware you are paying for a specialist so costs will obviously be higher

Thanks for that - any idea whwere I can get it cheaper? In Ireland I mean.

Wife, 3 teenagers bleeding me dry. Maybe I should move to Hungary and save a pack of money :pac::pac::pac:

helimachoptor

jcon1913 wrote: »

Thanks for that - any idea whwere I can get it cheaper? In Ireland I mean.

Wife, 3 teenagers bleeding me dry. Maybe I should move to Hungary and save a pack of money :pac::pac::pac:

tbh i think you'd find it very difficult to get a specialist to do it for less than what you've been quoted, i would imagine thats on the bottom end of the scale.

You're only real option for getting it cheaper is a general dentist which doesnt seem feasible given your general dentist is referring you.

Get rid of the wife :pac:

jcon1913

helimachoptor wrote: »

Get rid of the wife :pac:

That's the best option - it's her or the tooth really:pac::pac::pac:

Thanks again, you've put my mind at rest.

Mingetoad

Yeah €700 from the endodontist (including consultation) is probably slightly below average. Last couple of molar root canals I referred were €750 including consultation (two different endodontists)
€950 (was there a consultation charge on top?) is Celtic Tiger prices, even for an endodontist.