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PAYE return Medical Card question

  • 14-04-2016 07:40AM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32


    Being retired my wife and I found that it is a lot cheaper to spend half the year in asia living with her family in Thailand where the cost of living averages out about 1/3rd compared to Ireland. For the year 2015 I discovered that I actually spent 188 days away from Ireland. Now I am trying to prepare my tax return and it seems to indicate that I could legitimately say I was not resident for that year. Because of low income (our combined state pension from three EU lands is less than the Irish norm) I would like to reduce my PAYE/USC tax burden in any allowable way possible. My worry is the question on the PAYE return asking if I have a medical card, which I do (a full one). My question in short is that if I answer both that I was non-resident and that I also had a medical card, will my medical card be withdrawn as a result?


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  • Boards.ie Employee, Boards Employee 2, Boards Employee 3 Posts: 12,597 ✭✭✭✭✭Boards.ie: Niamh
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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,857 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Revenue do not control medical cards; and what level of data sharing in that direction wouldn't be public knowledge. However, you aren't eligible for the medical card if classed as non resident.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32 dootv


    Thanks L1011. I wonder why they ask that question on the return? Off topic, do you like Lockheed Tristars or is L1011 a pure coincidence?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,857 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    dootv wrote: »
    Thanks L1011. I wonder why they ask that question on the return? Off topic, do you like Lockheed Tristars or is L1011 a pure coincidence?

    Having a medical card reduces your USC liability so they need to know

    And yes, no coincidence


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