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 of tax back that can be reclaimed.
These are these main changes:
More Refunds
You are still allowed [...]
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 locums. Under PAYE the doctors will have to deduct PRSI, Health levy and income levy for the [...]
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 through your employer, you will receive this relief at source. i.e. your premium is reduced, so you [...]
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 are now using a Tax Service to handle their tax affairs
1/3 of respondants let their employer handle [...]





