Claiming Health Insurance TRS for Child, when unmarried.

[showmedmoney]

hi,

i recently Rang the Revenue office to try understand if it would be possible to claim for Health Insurance TRS for my Child, as i pay his Helath insurcance through my company under a corperate scheme.

I currently get back E200 for myself, But my question is can i claim back for my Child if i am unmarried.


The Revenue told me i would need to marry the mother to claim this under irish law, to claim this back

sorry if this has allready been covered..

 

[Olympian]

The information you have been given seems wrong. As far as I know you can claim for your children and dependants.


http://www.revenue.ie/en/tax/it/reliefs/medical-insurance.html

Who can Claim?
A claimant who has paid a premium to an authorised fund or society on behalf of himself/herself, children and dependents and if assessed under aggregation his/her spouse.


The relevant legislation is here
http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1997/en/act/pub/0039/sec0470.html

And again contradicts the 'advice' you have been given.