diceyreilly
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Hi all,
Looking for advice or similar experiences. 88 year old is a PAYE pensioner, now in a nursing home for several years. He hasnt filed tax returns for a number of years, assuming everything was covered through PAYE. However it was recently realised he never claimed for nursing home medical expenses, which he has been paying (approx. €3000month).
Want to file tax returns to claim back some of this (Revenue allows up to 4 years online). But now also noticed there’s a small UK pension (around £240/month) that hasn’t been declared in Ireland and possibly never was — this could go back as far as 22 years. There’s no access to his prior tax records to confirm at the moment.
Since 2021, about €6,000/year has been deducted in tax from his Irish pensions (excluding the UK one). What’s the best course of action here?
Should the UK pension be declared now when filing for the 4 years?
Will Revenue impose penalties or interest for not declaring it before?
Is it better to contact Revenue before filing online?
Any experience with this kind of retrospective issue?
Thanks in advance
Looking for advice or similar experiences. 88 year old is a PAYE pensioner, now in a nursing home for several years. He hasnt filed tax returns for a number of years, assuming everything was covered through PAYE. However it was recently realised he never claimed for nursing home medical expenses, which he has been paying (approx. €3000month).
Want to file tax returns to claim back some of this (Revenue allows up to 4 years online). But now also noticed there’s a small UK pension (around £240/month) that hasn’t been declared in Ireland and possibly never was — this could go back as far as 22 years. There’s no access to his prior tax records to confirm at the moment.
Since 2021, about €6,000/year has been deducted in tax from his Irish pensions (excluding the UK one). What’s the best course of action here?
Should the UK pension be declared now when filing for the 4 years?
Will Revenue impose penalties or interest for not declaring it before?
Is it better to contact Revenue before filing online?
Any experience with this kind of retrospective issue?
Thanks in advance