Leaving Ireland, tax refund?

tinytobe

Just wondering, I have left Ireland and would like to get a tax refund. My revenue.ie account already has the new postal address in a new EU country.

Would logging into "my account" on revenue.ie and "claiming unemployment repayment" be the only activity I have to do?

( I don't want to claim unemployment but a tax refund, hence that question)

https://www.revenue.ie/en/life-events-and-personal-circumstances/moving-to-or-from-ireland/leaving-ireland/are-you-entitled-to-a-refund-of-tax.aspx

Would they refund me the whole tax I've paid in Ireland? Or also the USC?

This would only cover the year 2024?

What about the year 2023? ( I've only worked 3 months in Ireland and was also resident in another EU country prior )

Could I reclaim the tax for this short employment in 2023 as well? Would this be a different process, like filling out the P50? ( not the same process as for the year 2024 where the P50 apparently doesn't seem to be required)

Any help and experience is welcome.

retroactive

Following this

LambshankRedemption

I know very little about tax stuff, which is why I have a tax adviser.

Would they refund me the whole tax I've paid in Ireland? Or also the USC?

I sincerely doubt you will get anything at all. Based on experiences I have had in the past. Happy to be proved wrong.

tinytobe

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122241510#Comment_122241510

Hence I posted the question.

I would suspect that I would get all the income tax paid back, excluding USC and minus any possible tax credits, as long as I was less than 180 days within Ireland. Both Irish tax years of 2023 and 2024 would qualify for that.

There are a couple of online sites for tax refund estimates, but in the end, they don't provide you with an estimate, they are offering a service and would give you a phone call, - however I don't want to wait that long.

Geuze

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058355369/leaving-ireland-tax-refund

If you think that you overpaid tax in 2023, you can go ahead and submit your Form 12 income tax return now.

If you intend to leave Ireland during 2024, read this:

https://www.revenue.ie/en/life-events-and-personal-circumstances/moving-to-or-from-ireland/leaving-ireland/index.aspx

tinytobe

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122243024#Comment_122243024

I did that for the year 2024:

https://www.revenue.ie/en/life-events-and-personal-circumstances/moving-to-or-from-ireland/leaving-ireland/are-you-entitled-to-a-refund-of-tax.aspx#:~:text=If%20you%20worked%20in%20Ireland,select%20'Claim%20unemployment%20repayment'.

3DataModem

Revenue call this a "split year" BTW… it's based on your intent to permanently relocate. Just submit the form 12, Revenue do this all the time.

(And yes, there is a "double-split-year" where you leave permanently and then unexpectedly return permanently in the same tax year.)