marriage tax benifits?

what are we entitled to when we want to claim our tax entitlements?

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tomick said:

what are we entitled to when we want to claim our tax entitlements?

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what are we entitled to when we want to claim our tax entitlements,the info on revenue.ie is gobildegook to me!

You are entitled to any tax credits which your spouse maynot have used.

DesignA said:

You are entitled to any tax credits which your spouse maynot have used.

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Not necessarily, there are specific rules on [broken link removed]and also in relation to the PAYE credit which is not transferable between spouses.

tomick said:

what are we entitled to when we want to claim our tax entitlements,the info on revenue.ie is gobildegook to me!

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Ok, basically when married assuming you opt for joint assessment, which in my experience is the most common basis of assessment selected by married persons, ( I'm not going to go through the other bases of assessment, they are on the Revenue site and can be read there ), you can combine your tax credits and cut-off point so that in certain circumstances you may be better off tax wise than staying assessed as single individuals. The extent to which you will benefit depends on your earnings as between you and your spouse.