Income tax returns (over)due?

Need a little help... I'm non-resident, but domiciled for tax purposes in Ireland since I left ten years ago due to my employer's status. My husband is non-resident and pays tax where we live. We rented our house in Ireland and my husband contacted Revenue to make income tax returns on the rental income, returns he filed in his name only. When I asked him why (I have a PPS no.), he said Revenue told him to do it like this and I didn't question any further. The income, after expenses and taxes are paid, does not amount to much, I remember him adding something about it not making a difference if I was on the return or not - it wouldn't alter anything. I must admit I wasn't very clear on my fiscal domiciled status at the beginning.

However, I wonder now should I anyway have been included in these annual income returns? Does my fiscal residence mean we should have paid more tax than we did? If it does, I'd like to sort it out. Should I contact Revenue or a tax adviser or both? I'm a little nervous about this - I'm afraid I might have messed up.

Also, we are now considering if we should sell the house. Should we engage a tax adviser given our mixed fiscal statuses?

Thanks for any feedback.
G

If you are worried, you should contact a tax advisor.

That said I struggle to see why you are worried. If your husband declared the income and paid the tax, I cannot see the issue. The house is in both names and the tax was paid in his name only ? I do not see why that should be an issue.

If you sell the house and pay any CGT there should be no issue with Irish taxes.

cremeegg said:

If you are worried, you should contact a tax advisor.

That said I struggle to see why you are worried. If your husband declared the income and paid the tax, I cannot see the issue. The house is in both names and the tax was paid in his name only ? I do not see why that should be an issue.

If you sell the house and pay any CGT there should be no issue with Irish taxes.

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Thanks for your reply. I’m a natural born worrier, that’s why. Yes, the house is in joint names and tax return was in his name only. I know nothing about tax returns that’s why I was concerned. That perhaps my domiciled fiscal status might have implied a different return was required.

Does it make any difference to Revenue if one of us resident for tax purposes but the other is not?

We will pay CGT if we sell the house. I’m anyway obviously too timid to be anything but above board.