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Claiming Tax Relief for E-Working

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  • #52
    Sheep Shagger
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 6,543 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sheep Shagger


    sillysocks wrote: »

    Also, my tv and broadband come as a package, so one price in total for both. No idea how I should break those down? 50/50? Or any one else come up against that?

    Your provider should be able to give you the breakdown, it should also be in your (probably online) bill.


  • #53
    sillysocks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,642 ✭✭✭sillysocks


    Sheep Shagger wrote: »
    Your provider should be able to give you the breakdown, it should also be in your (probably online) bill.

    No, this is the line on the online bill, and it’s just one total charge for the full bill amount

    “Your bundle includes World Unlimited Talk + Home Phone + Limitless 500Mb + UPC Digital“


  • #54
    Sheep Shagger
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 6,543 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sheep Shagger


    sillysocks wrote: »
    No, this is the line on the online bill, and it’s just one total charge for the full bill amount

    “Your bundle includes World Unlimited Talk + Home Phone + Limitless 500Mb + UPC Digital“

    Odd - Our virgin one has a breakdown, give them a call.

    Your BB is probably 60-70% of your bill (home phone is normally free or close to it).


  • #55
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 25,161 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    sillysocks wrote: »
    Does anyone know if this is like other tax credits than can be claimed back 4 years if someone worked from home before the pandemic? Or is it a new relief in 2020 only?
    The tax relief is specifically for home workign due to the pandemic, so you can't claim for anytime before lockdown eg 2019, 18 etc. but you can claim in 2023, for 2020, if you forgot to claim it this year.
    sillysocks wrote: »
    No, this is the line on the online bill, and it’s just one total charge for the full bill amount

    “Your bundle includes World Unlimited Talk + Home Phone + Limitless 500Mb + UPC Digital“
    Just put it altogether, believe me the amount will be minimal regardless. Worse case scenario, they audit you and say that you owe them back a tenner. I can't see them disputing it for what will turn out in most cases to be no more than one hours work at minimum wage.


  • #56
    relax carry on
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,085 ✭✭✭relax carry on


    sillysocks wrote: »
    Does anyone know if this is like other tax credits than can be claimed back 4 years if someone worked from home before the pandemic? Or is it a new relief in 2020 only?

    ?

    Remote working relief is the new name for the tax relief from the tax year 2020 onwards. The relief existed for years called the e working relief. For 2017, 2018 and 2019 it's claimed via the other expenses option on the tax returns for those years.

    https://www.revenue.ie/en/jobs-and-pensions/eworking/how-to-claim.aspx


  • #57
    sillysocks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,642 ✭✭✭sillysocks


    relax carry on wrote: »
    Remote working relief is the new name for the tax relief from the tax year 2020 onwards. The relief existed for years called the e working relief. For 2017, 2018 and 2019 it's claimed via the other expenses option on the tax returns for those years.

    https://www.revenue.ie/en/jobs-and-pensions/eworking/how-to-claim.aspx

    Great, thank you! A few years worth might make the claims a bit more worthwhile to make. Thanks.


  • #58
    relax carry on
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,085 ✭✭✭relax carry on


    sillysocks wrote: »
    Great, thank you! A few years worth might make the claims a bit more worthwhile to make. Thanks.

    Just to note a letter from your employer may be requested to confirm you were an E-Worker in those years.


  • #59
    sillysocks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,642 ✭✭✭sillysocks


    Another question on this tax relief. I am jointly assessed with my husband. I work part time (every day from home 5 days a week), and he works full time but less days from home. I pay 20% on my income because it is low and he would be on 40%.

    If we claim the relief will it go off the higher of our tax rates, or does that depend on who claims it? Just wondering if it’s worth working out who WFH more vs the 20/40% tax or if it’ll automatically be worked out by revenue and applied to whichever person it’s better for?


  • #60
    Seve OB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,067 ✭✭✭✭Seve OB


    sillysocks wrote: »
    Another question on this tax relief. I am jointly assessed with my husband. I work part time (every day from home 5 days a week), and he works full time but less days from home. I pay 20% on my income because it is low and he would be on 40%.

    If we claim the relief will it go off the higher of our tax rates, or does that depend on who claims it? Just wondering if it’s worth working out who WFH more vs the 20/40% tax or if it’ll automatically be worked out by revenue and applied to whichever person it’s better for?

    You are jointly assessed so ultimately makes no difference


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  • #61
    Jamie2k9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,754 ✭✭✭✭Jamie2k9


    Quick question my landline and broadband is 45 euro per month and currently pay 40 as I am on a discount. My bill doesn't split the bundle out it just Vodafone Home PTSN Bundle.

    Now broadband is approx. 30 and landline 10 if I was to do the split as I vaguely remember it when we did the contract a few years ago.

    I assume I shouldn't put the bill at 40 when claiming off Revenue?


  • #62
    sillysocks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,642 ✭✭✭sillysocks


    Jamie2k9 wrote: »
    Quick question my landline and broadband is 45 euro per month and currently pay 40 as I am on a discount. My bill doesn't split the bundle out it just Vodafone Home PTSN Bundle.

    Now broadband is approx. 30 and landline 10 if I was to do the split as I vaguely remember it when we did the contract a few years ago.

    I assume I shouldn't put the bill at 40 when claiming off Revenue?

    I had the same issue, the info from Revenue website for this is below and basically just says if you split it “reasonably” that’s alright.

    “Your broadband may be provided as part of a bundle, for example, television, phone, broadband. Where a breakdown:

    is provided by your supplier, you can claim 30% of this amount (Apportioned based on the number of days worked at home over the year.)

    is not provided by your supplier, Revenue is willing to accept a reasonable apportionment of the cost of the bundle cost as your broadband cost. You can claim 30% of this amount. (Apportioned based on the number of days worked at home over the year.)“


  • #63
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69,538 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Virgin charge all of €3 for phone on top of the BB price on their bundles - I would consider that the reasonable apportionment even though it could be argued the broadband has been discounted in some proportion for it.


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