Get up to 41% of what you spend back in a tax refund.

Medical expenses

For a single person the first eur125 cannot be claimed. For a family the first eur250 cannot be claimed. Visits to the doctor are medical expenses, so in a family situation you can easily build up eur250 between all the members. So keep every receipt you get from the doctor and when you have a doctor's prescription and you pay for the items at the chemist, keep that receipt too and claim against your tax. Don't forget maternity care expenses. You could get up to 41% tax back on the money you pay out. Dental expenses are treated separately.
If your health insurance (VHI, BUPA etc.) has already paid for the medical expense, you cannot claim those expenses. But if they pay only a portion of the cost, you can claim the balance.


You complete a form Med 1 to make a claim for tax relief.
http://www.revenue.ie/forms/med1.pdf

more info at http://www.revenue.ie/index.htm?/revguide/healthexpenses.htm

Dental expenses

Any non routine (non routine items include fillings and polishing) can be claimed against tax and a refund of tax given to you. For a single person the first eur125 cannot be claimed. For a family the first eur250 cannot be claimed.

You complete a form Med 2 to make a claim for tax relief.
http://www.revenue.ie/forms/med2.pdf


Cost of maintenance in a nursing home

Nursing home care has always been expensive. An individual may claim tax relief in respect of the costs (less any amount paid by a public or local authority, insurance scheme or other compensation) of maintaining a relative in a nursing home that has been approved by the Minister for Health and Children. For a single person the first eur125 cannot be claimed. For a family the first eur250 cannot be claimed.
An individual paying their own way in a nursing home can also claim tax relief.

Get 20% of what you spend back in a tax refund.

Bin charges
A maximum of €400 tax relief is granted (at 20% tax rate) in 2007 for bin charges paid in the year 2006.
Tax back - up to eur80.

http://www.revenue.ie/index.htm?/revguide/relief_sercharge.htm


Rent relief
A maximum of eur1800 in rent relief for a single person or eur3600 for a married couple can be claimed (at 20% tax rate).
Tax back - Single person tax back = eur360, Married couple = eur720


Trade union subscription
A maximum of eur300 (at 20% tax rate) can be claimed back in tax.
Tax back - up to eur60.

You can claim tax back easily.

You can also send in claims for certain items online if you register with the revenue commissioners website at 
http://www.revenue.ie/index.htm?/wnew/newpayess.htm

You can claim using your mobile phone at http://www.revenue.ie/services/payemobfone.htm

How much are you owed by the tax man.

Add up all the items above you have not claimed back and ask yourself whose pocket would you prefer the money to be in, yours or the Tax Man's?

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