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Claiming for Expenses but haven't paid any tax

  • 07-01-2018 11:31pm
    #1
    kazmcdonald
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 62 ✭✭


    Hi, was a single mother on social welfare when my son needed braces so rather than wait I went private and paid the full wack. I'm now off social welfare and working but due to my tax credits I don't pay tax.

    I am wondering can I claim for my son's braces and if so, is it a tax credit you get? I have no idea how it all works.

    Thanks in advance


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  • #2
    L.Jenkins
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 19,242 Mod ✭✭✭✭L.Jenkins


    How recent did you start work and when did you pay the medical expenses? I'm not sure if it is relevant either way. However, you'll need to keep the receipts. If you have them, you can scan a copy and upload it to your myaccount on revenue.ie. I believe the maximum refund you'd be entitled to is 20% of the cost.

    Now I am open to correction. If you haven't signed up for myaccount on revenue.ie, I'd suggest that you do as soon as possible.


  • #3
    CIARAN_BOYLE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,599 ✭✭✭✭CIARAN_BOYLE


    L.Jenkins wrote: »
    How recent did you start work and when did you pay the medical expenses? I'm not sure if it is relevant either way. However, you'll need to keep the receipts. If you have them, you can scan a copy and upload it to your myaccount on revenue.ie. I believe the maximum refund you'd be entitled to is 20% of the cost.

    Now I am open to correction. If you haven't signed up for myaccount on revenue.ie, I'd suggest that you do as soon as possible.

    Claiming medical expenses is a tax credit. If you haven't paid tax in the period where you paid for the medical expenses you have no tax to pay back.

    This would appear to be the original posters position.


  • #4
    L.Jenkins
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 19,242 Mod ✭✭✭✭L.Jenkins


    Thanks for the clarification Ciaran. I suppose what means could the OP claim a relief for the expenses if at all?


  • #5
    Mr. Muddle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 279 ✭✭Mr. Muddle


    Unfortunately if you haven't paid any tax you can't claim any refund.

    Just for information, for medical expenses you keep the receipts and just put the amounts in when you claim on my account.

    For dental expenses you need your dentist to give you a med 2 form. You fill this amount in on your my account. Not all your dental expenses will be eligible for a refund only what the dentist puts on you form. For example you can claim for the braces but not for any extractions or cleaning.

    In both cases you keep your receipts, revenue may look for copies, I had to send copies a few years ago, lucky I had all the receipts.

    It's such a pity you can't get any relief after such an expense. My daughter just got her braces off today, between my 2 kids I've paid over €6000 in dental expenses over the past 4 years, about €5000 of that is eligible so in total when I finish I will have received a refund of around €1000, no mater what rate of tax you pay refunds are only at 20%


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