Tax relief on domestic service charges

[irishguy]

Myself and my girlfriend pay €1,000 service charge in our apartment, are we both entitled to claim tax relief on this? Or is the tax relief just for waste services?

 

[Black Sheep]

Have never heard of tax relief on service charges.
The tax relief is on refuse charges

 

[irishguy]

Have never heard of tax relief on service charges.
The tax relief is on refuse charges

But our refuse charges are paid through the service charges (i.e. i dont pay for refuse collection directly). So would I not be entitled to claim for this?

 

[John Rambo]

Myself and my girlfriend pay €1,000 service charge in our apartment, are we both entitled to claim tax relief on this? Or is the tax relief just for waste services?

Ask for a breakdown of the refuse element of the service charge and then claim relief on the amount for the prior year (e.g. when submitting your 2008 income tax return you include the 2007 refuse charge figure). It'll be small, but better in your pocket than Revenue's!

 

[WaterSprite]

The max amount claimable for refuse is €200 a year.

 

[irishguy]

Ask for a breakdown of the refuse element of the service charge and then claim relief on the amount for the prior year (e.g. when submitting your 2008 income tax return you include the 2007 refuse charge figure). It'll be small, but better in your pocket than Revenue's!

Thats a good idea, ill do that.

 

[Society]

So, can you claim previous years also?

 

[John Rambo]

Yes...you can go back 4 years. Remember, with refuse charges you're claiming for the prior year (e.g. in your 2008 return you claim for 2007's charges).

 

[WaterSprite]

Correction on my previous post - the limit is €400 a year (not €200) - sorry!