Dental Nurse Flat Rate Expenses

ianjohn

Dentist get a flat rate expenses of 357 for new uniforms and cleaning from Revenue. There a sheet listing all the occupations that receive allowances, like teachers, university tutors who get even more (I can't see why).

Dental Nurses are not on the list, Dental hygienist who treat more patients than dentists, don't get anything!

In what world is this considered fair, where a dental nurse earns a tenth of a dentist but has to pay for her own uniform and cleaning etc and a dentist doesn't.

Is it case if a sweet deal with the unions, but nothing for the under represented!

What other people's opinion please?

Aisling(",)

Flat rate expenses originally came from union petitioning for expenses that their staff incurred.

I think for teachers it includes their registration fees etc. AFAIK there was a review done of them but the results haven't been published. If you want to get it considered you'd need your union to submit a request for consideration with a specific breakdown of costs -tunics,trousers, laundry etc.

Allinall

Dental nurses can submit their own claim, and if it is legitimate, will receive tax relief.

It only takes 5 minutes.

ianjohn

Dental nurses are not on the set list of occupations, so they canny submit a claim.

wally1990

From revenue

"Outside of the FRE allowance regime (which is outlined in paragraph 7), employees

retain their right to claim a deduction under section 114 TCA 1997, in respect of

actual vouched expenses incurred wholly, exclusively and necessarily in the

performance of the duties of their employment, but the test is to be strictly applied.

Therefore, if there is no FRE allowance available for an employment category and

the employee has incurred qualifying employment related expenses that have not

been reimbursed by his or her employer, the amount incurred can be claimed in the

manner set out below.

To claim a deduction for employment expenses (outside of the FRE allowance

regime) employees must file an Income Tax Return after the year end.

To make a claim for employment expenses, the following steps are required:

 Sign in to myAccount.

 Click on ‘Review Your Tax for the previous 4 years’ link in ‘PAYE Services’.

 Request a Statement of Liability for the relevant tax year.

 Click on ‘Complete Income Tax Return’.

 In the ‘Tax Credits & Reliefs’ page, select ‘Your Job-Other PAYE Expenses’ and

input the claim details.

 Complete and sign your Income Tax Return."