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Home care tax relief
Tax relief of up to 40% on the cost of private home care is available in the Republic of Ireland.
Your Dovida Care Manager will talk you through the process during your free Care Consultation, but here is some information on how it works.
How home care tax relief works
Tax relief can be claimed by the bill payer at their marginal rate of tax (either 20% or 40%).
You simply fill out a form called the HK1 ‘Claim for an Allowance for Employing a Carer’. The team will support you through the whole process.
Then you can claim tax relief at the end of the year, or indeed monthly through your pay, so you don’t have to wait until the end of the year.
Key benefits of the home care tax relief scheme
Makes private home care more affordable
Receive cash back on your costs of private home care, up to a total of €75,000 at your marginal tax rate.
Easy to get up an running
Your Care Manager can explain the process to you and assist you with the forms.
Bill-payer claims the cash back
If you are not working or paying tax, you can still receive this cash back through other members of your family.
In approximately 90% of cases I have dealt with, the families are not aware of any home care tax relief scheme prior to consultation.
What if I’m not working at the moment?
If you are not working or paying tax, you can still receive this cash back through other members of your family up to a total of €75,000 at their marginal tax rate.
For example, your husband or wife’s pay, your brother or sister’s pay, your son or daughter’s pay or your son-in-law or daughter-in-law’s pay.
You simply put the bill for your care in their name and then they can claim the cash back through their salary.
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