Can I claim rent relief when living with my wife in her apartment?

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Tim Robbins

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Hi,
Before I got married, I owned my own apartment and my wife owned her's.
After marriage I move into her's and I rented mine out.

I am just after paying the 200 non principle private residence investment thing tax.

I am wondering can I claim rent relief for living in my wife's?

I know this is a bit of a cheeky question :) and I probably wouldn't do it, but I'd just like to know as I technically don't own her's. Only her name is on the mortgage.

comments please...
 
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Re: Can I claim rent relief living with my wife?

Lots of spouses do not own (on title deeds) the residence they share with their spouses. You cannot claim rent tax credit in such a case. The legislation is S.473TCA 1997.

Think of it another way, even if you could, you have a claim for the tax credit at 20% up to a maximum. Your wife has then to have rental income chargeable at potentially 41%+PRSI+Levies.

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Re: Can I claim rent relief living with my wife?

Thanks Graham 07.
But surely she could claim rent a room and then not be subject to the tax I pay?
 
Legalities aside, it is ridiculous idea to "rent a room" to your husband - if you are sleeping in the other room, you should probably move back to "your own" apartment.
 
Everyone pulling their weight to save the country some cash I see :rolleyes:

[Granted i'd be defo applying if it were allowed and if in the same situation...!]
 
Tim Robbins said:
Good for them. It would be an hillarious bit of "tax avoidance" if you could do it.
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While this may be obvious, there have been situations in the past where legislation was enacted with "loopholes" which had to be closed down. An adult claiming rent tax credit from living at home for example, was closed down as it was not specifically excluded in the original and it left, for a while the parent able to claim rent-a-room relief and the child getting the tax credit. That has since been closed off.
 
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