Hi Brendan,
Thanks for taking the time.
1) you can claim back 4 years
2) yes. The revenue site is the only canonical (trusted) source. I'm not a tax accountant and I state clearly I don't give tax advice. Im a tech / marketing guy.
I encourage users to engage the services of a Chartered Tax Accountant. I'm hoping to work with such a professional.
I can't summarise personally and I'm not even sure a summary would be a good idea.
3) so 490 + 750 + 100 ( -400) =€940
The tuition relief shouldn't be a minus. Did you enter minus figures or is my formula incorrect? Either way, I'll have to fix. Thanks.
Definition from citizens info site: "
Tax credits reduce the amount of tax you pay. What are tax reliefs? Tax reliefs reduce the amount of income that you pay tax on."
4) A Chartered Tax Accountant is someone who is trained in Tax Affairs and can authoritively give tax advice. Kinda like a lawyer is able to give law advice. Only a Chartered Tax Accountant isn't protected by law in this regard ie. you'd don't have to be a CTA to give tax advice.
5) I could definitely add the calculations. Thanks. For how to claim, see the CLAIM TAXBACK link in the menu. I'll defo add this link to the results page.
Great points, thanks Brendan