Marriage tax north or south

keithk81

Hi I am married man living in Donegal , my wife works in north , we have two children which we get child benefits for .i pay a lot of tax per month in south n my wife pays a lot in the north , we were advised by friends to claim married persons tax on north so this will result in paying less tax
Anybody any good advice or direction regarding this thanks

Calahonda52

Where are you both tax resident/domiciled?
https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/money_and_tax/tax/moving_country_and_taxation/tax_residence_and_domicile_in_ireland.html

keithk81

Calahonda52 wrote: »

Where are you both tax resident/domiciled?
https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/money_and_tax/tax/moving_country_and_taxation/tax_residence_and_domicile_in_ireland.html

Both living in south past 14 years , I’m working an paying tax in south past 8 years , claiming child benefits in south , my wife works in north 17 years an resides in south also

Calahonda52

keithk81 wrote: »

Both living in south past 14 years , I’m working an paying tax in south past 8 years , claiming child benefits in south , my wife works in north 17 years an resides in south also

Pretty clear from here what your spouse needs to do.
http://borderpeople.info/a-z/income-tax-in-ireland.html
and
https://www.revenue.ie/en/personal-tax-credits-reliefs-and-exemptions/income-and-employment/trans-border-workers-relief/index.aspx
You are tax resident here so no wriggle room for you

keithk81

Calahonda52 wrote: »

Pretty clear from here what your spouse needs to do.
http://borderpeople.info/a-z/income-tax-in-ireland.html
and
https://www.revenue.ie/en/personal-tax-credits-reliefs-and-exemptions/income-and-employment/trans-border-workers-relief/index.aspx
You are tax resident here so no wriggle room for you

Thanks for your help , a lot of information there , if we apply for this can we end up being out of pocket

Calahonda52

keithk81 wrote: »

Thanks for your help , a lot of information there , if we apply for this can we end up being out of pocket

I don't know but it seems that your spouse is tax resident/domiciled in the Republic, so she is taxable on her worldwide income and as its self assessment so that situation needs to be regularised.
We can only go back 4 years, the Revenue can go back to Adam....