Tax Relief for paying Mother-in-laws rent

[747mel]

Good morning all,

I have a question relating to tax relief.

My Mother In Law lives in rented accomadation for which we contribute monthly and have done so for the last couple of years.

We are currently living abroad, and have just gone through our Tax return for a rental property we have in Ireland.

Because we are Non resident for Tax purposes, I have been advised we cannot claim any Tax relief against our earnings in Ireland.

My question is, can we claim some Tax relief for the rent we pay for my Mother in Law.



Any advice or feedback appreciated.

 

[Joe_90]

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Because we are Non resident for Tax purposes, I have been advised we cannot claim any Tax relief against our earnings in Ireland.

My understanding is that a credit is available to an individual who pays rent for property that is their main residence.

I don't see anything for a child to claim relief for rent paid for a parent. Normally where a child contributes to the upkeep of a parent a covenant arrangement would be considered to get some tax relief.