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2 Questions: joint assessment and emigration

  • 29-07-2019 6:04pm
    #1
    James Bond Junior
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    First off, my wife and I are wondering if we should file for joint assessment. We are both teachers. I am on circa 55k and she is on about 48k. I just want to be sure before I pull the trigger.

    The second question is we are emigrating next month and our pay will stop as of the start of our career breaks in September. Will we be eligible for a tax rebate at the end of the year?


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  • #2
    gerrybbadd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,301 ✭✭✭✭gerrybbadd


    James Bond Junior wrote: »
    First off, my wife and I are wondering if we should file for joint assessment. We are both teachers. I am on circa 55k and she is on about 48k. I just want to be sure before I pull the trigger.

    The second question is we are emigrating next month and our pay will stop as of the start of our career breaks in September. Will we be eligible for a tax rebate at the end of the year?

    Off to chase S.C.U.M. around the world? :D

    You'll both be on the higher tax bracket, so being jointly assessed will have little benefit to you guys, and you won't save anything in tax whatsoever.

    It depends, in reference to your second question. How long will you be abroad? Will you be working while abroad?


  • #3
    James Bond Junior
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,140 ✭✭✭James Bond Junior


    gerrybbadd wrote: »
    Off to chase S.C.U.M. around the world? :D

    You'll both be on the higher tax bracket, so being jointly assessed will have little benefit to you guys, and you won't save anything in tax whatsoever.

    It depends, in reference to your second question. How long will you be abroad? Will you be working while abroad?

    We will be away for 9 months at a minimum but realistically for 18 months or even longer.

    Is there any point in changing our tax status so?


  • #4
    gerrybbadd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,301 ✭✭✭✭gerrybbadd


    James Bond Junior wrote: »
    We will be away for 9 months at a minimum but realistically for 18 months or even longer.

    Is there any point in changing our tax status so?

    Not really i'd think.

    As regards a tax refund, if you're only gonna be gone 18mths, there likely won't be anything due back. If you are gonna work abroad, you'd still be deemed ordinarily resident here, and taxable here on your worldwide income.

    But that's just if you intend to work.


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