Am I doing this right? tax claiming

celica00

Hi guys,

im using the Revenue page for the very first time.
I can see that i can choose between a few years and every year shows me some amounts as "Tax credit".
When I click on it to proceed, it wont accept the request unless i change the amount lets say from 10E to 9E.
Then im being asked to confirm my bank details and confirm the changes.

I am suspicious because it seems so easy, does this mean i am claiming this amount back and it will transferred to my account just like that?
Is there something to be aware of?
And what is the story with the Medical relief? Normally my employer paid part of my insurance.

Sorry for the stupid questions, just dont want to do anything wrong.

Thanks!!

relax carry on

celica00 wrote: »

Hi guys,

im using the Revenue page for the very first time.
I can see that i can choose between a few years and every year shows me some amounts as "Tax credit".
When I click on it to proceed, it wont accept the request unless i change the amount lets say from 10E to 9E.
Then im being asked to confirm my bank details and confirm the changes.

I am suspicious because it seems so easy, does this mean i am claiming this amount back and it will transferred to my account just like that?
Is there something to be aware of?
And what is the story with the Medical relief? Normally my employer paid part of my insurance.

Sorry for the stupid questions, just dont want to do anything wrong.

Thanks!!

There are videos to show you how to use the service. Take 10 minutes and watch them.

Briefly, when you click on a tab for any year you are shown credits/reliefs you have already claimed or been granted automatically in green. Underneath that are credits/reliefs in blue which you may be able to claim. Anything in grey, you can't claim.

If your employer is paying your Health Insurance premium for you and it's not been included in your credits already, you will have to contact Revenue directly to claim the relief.

celica00

Ok, i will try to find the video, thanks!

The tax claims marked as green are the ones that i can edit and request (when i am asked to enter my bank details).
I know that some of them i have not claimed yet but its green and says "claimed"?
How did i claim them if im not aware of it (im thinking or receiving the sum into my account) or am I confusing something here?

relax carry on

celica00 wrote: »

Ok, i will try to find the video, thanks!

The tax claims marked as green are the ones that i can edit and request (when i am asked to enter my bank details).
I know that some of them i have not claimed yet but its green and says "claimed"?
How did i claim them if im not aware of it (im thinking or receiving the sum into my account) or am I confusing something here?

You are confusing it a bit. The ones in green are already granted to you from the start of the tax year. They are part of how the tax system works. If they weren't granted to you and every other paye employee you would be paying more tax through the year.
I'm assuming the ones in green you are seeing are the PAYE credit and the personal tax credit. Are there any other credits shown as claimed?

celica00

no thats just them!
i see, i must have confused it so.