Rent Relief (rent a room scheme)

[redbhoy]

Hi,

In the past 4 years Ive rented a room in 3 different Houses (All friends so no rent book). Ive paid €400 a month in each of the residences.
Can I make a claim from the Tax Office and if I do will it affect and of my friends finacially?
How do I go about claiming?
Can it be back dated?

Thanks

 

[Graham_07]

See here for full details on Rent Tax Credit. How much, where to send claim etc.
You can go back 4 years + the current year so that's 2005 onwards.
If they qualified under rent-a-room it has no implications for them. Rent paid by you to a rent-a-room landlord qualifies for rent tax credit. ( except in case of parent to child which loophole was closed off )

 

[redbhoy]

I assume they qualify if they were owner occupiers and were just renting a room to me for under the threshold?

Thanks again.