Are you entitled to tax relief when renting?

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claire021

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Are you entitled to tax relief when renting?? :( My partner will be working part time, il be working full time.....rent is so expensive in Dublin!!!:mad:
 
How much rent relief are you entitled to?

I can't seem to work it out

I have been paying €1000 for 3 years

can i back claim?
 
you get relief at the standard rate of 20% on the first €1,800 (or €3,600 if over 55 & double if married) you pay for rent:
1,800 / 5 = €360 tax credit for 2007 as per the link clubman gave.

and yes, you can claim for the last 4 years.
 
No. The loophole allowing for that was closed off recently (last year's Finance Act?).
 
your parents would have had to have declared the income in the relevant years tax return, so no.
 
Payed rent of €950 pm for past two years (Oct to Oct). Landlord isn't declaring the rent as income - even though we're registered on the tenant register!!!! Landlord will give us tax relief back against rent itself. Should I be expecting €360 back for each year?

And if you get married in the middle of one of those years how does it affect the rent relief?
 
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even though we're registered on the tenant register!!!!
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Do you mean the tenancy is registered with the PTRB

Landlord will give us tax relief back against rent itself
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Claim the 360 pa from the landlord and also claim from revenue. You don't need the landlords PPS number to claim.

And if you get married in the middle of one of those years how does it affect the rent relief?
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You can claim double the single rate see below

From Revenue website
http://www.askaboutmoney.com/
Rent Relief for Private Rented Accommodation

Relief is due at the standard rate of tax (20%) in the tax years 2006 and 2007 subject to the following upper limits:
Personal Circumstances...............Tax Year 2007
€Single Under 55 max...................1,800
Single Over 55 max..................... 3,600
Widowed/ Married under 55 max... 3,600
Widowed/ Married over 55 max..... 7,200

Relief can be claimed by completing Form Rent 1 - Claim for Rent Relief on Private
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noodle said:
Payed rent of €950 pm for past two years (Oct to Oct). Landlord isn't declaring the rent as income - even though we're registered on the tenant register!!!! Landlord will give us tax relief back against rent itself. Should I be expecting €360 back for each year?
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you are knowingly assisting the landlord in evading tax. And maybe you should let him know that the prtb & revenue are improving their information saving and he should be facing a big tax bill down the line!
 
webtax said:
you are knowingly assisting the landlord in evading tax. And maybe you should let him know that the prtb & revenue are improving their information saving and he should be facing a big tax bill down the line!
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To be honest I don't want to be caught up in the middle of this, and would prefer just to deal with the revenue only. But I need to get the money back either way, as in the next few weeks I'll be paying borth rent and a mortgage..... And I don't want to get turfed out either.
 
as in the next few weeks I'll be paying borth rent and a mortgage
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I take it that you will be leaving the rented property shortly. If so, why don't you wait until you leave, then complete the revenue rent relief form above. You can claim for up to 4 years.
Also get the 360 pa back from the landlord.

Glenboy
I presume that as a couple you can claim double the relief, but each spouse's rent relief credit does not automatically double on getting married?
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Your interpretation is correct
 
two questions -

1. what if your parents are not declaring on their tax return that they are receiving rent from you? what happens to them?

2. myself and my partner are paying €700 in total per month, i am applying for rent relief on the full €700 & he isnt applying at all. Does it matter, or should we both be claiming for the €350 separatley?
 
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