Joint tax return

[Patgdirector]

I submit a firm 11 each year and my wife submits a form 12.
If we want to file a joint return for our tax year 2018 do we have to inform the revenue now or can I just do the joint return in October 2019.

 

[dublin67]

It sounds like you are currently on what is referred to as separate treatment, or single assessment, and you want to move for joint assessment. If you want to option for joint assessment you may be a bit late for 2018 as you need to elect for this before 31 March in that tax year. So for 2018 the election should have been lodged with the Revenue by 31 March 2018. If you want to do this next year the link to the relevant page in the Revenue is here https://www.revenue.ie/en/life-even...-and-civil-partnerships/joint-assessment.aspx