Sunday 5th February 2012

Category Archives: Medical Expenses

Medical Expenses Abroad & Tax Relief

Have you been abroad for medical Treatment? Many foreign nationals working in Ireland travel back to their home EU country for any required medical treatments. And of course, medical tourism abroad for Irish people is a huge business judging by the number … Continue reading

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Looking into Medical Expenses

We all know that an apple a day keeps the doctor away but sometimes we all need some medical treatment regardless. Most people are aware that people who pay tax are entitled to offset a certain amount against doctor bills, … Continue reading

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Wednesday Club on Medical Insurance

Here is one tax credit that not may people are aware of – Medical Insurance Tax Relief. Some 2.3 million people in Ireland are current subscripting to Private Health Insurance. Most subscribers are either paying their health insurance premiums directly … Continue reading

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Claiming Tax Back – What’s New

If you are looking to claim a tax back for 2009, the picture has changed somewhat from previous years.  Some of the changes will mean you are due less of a tax refund, other changes have increased the amount of … Continue reading

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GP Locums subject to PAYE Tax

Courtesty of the Irish Medical Times, here is some important information for GP’s who hire locums for out of hours cover and indeed for the locums themselves: http://www.imt.ie/news/2009/11/locums_must_have_paye_deducted.html This will have a large impact on both the doctors and the … Continue reading

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Medical Insurance tax credit

Probably the least understood of the common Tax Reliefs is the Medical Insurance Tax Relief – so many people miss out on this tax relief! How does it work? If you pay for Medical Insurance to an Insurer direct or … Continue reading

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PAYE Taxpayers missing out on Tax Credits – Survey

The Irish Taxation Institute (ITI) in conjunction with Red C have released a survey of PAYE taxpayers in Ireland, with the following main points: 40% of Irish taxpayers are not claiming basic reliefs due to them 19% of Irish taxpayers … Continue reading

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