Home Carer Tax Credit
You may be entitled to claim the Home Carer Tax Credit if you are married or in a civil partnership and you care for one or more Dependent Persons. So many people miss out on this tax credit due to not knowing the criteria or simply not knowing it is there. The following are the full details for claiming the tax credit and the rates of the credit for 2021.
Qualifying for the Home Carer Tax Credit:
Firstly, the Home Carers Tax Credit is tax relief for married couples who are jointly assessed for tax purposes, where one person stays at home to care for a Dependent Person.
A Dependent Person must be either:
- A child for whom you receive the child benefit payments
- A person aged 65 years or older
- A person who is permanently incapacitated due to mental or physical disability
The Dependent Person cannot be your spouse or civil partner but can be someone related to you by marriage or someone you are a legal guardian to.
The carer’s income must be less than €10,400 for the tax year 2021 to claim the credit.
Does the Dependent Person have to live in your home?
If you care for a dependent person who is a relative of yours, or of your spouse or civil partner, they need not live in your home. They must however live either next door in a neighbouring home, on the same property or within 2 kilometres of your home.
There must be a direct communication link such as a telephone or alarm system between your home and the home of the dependent person.
If you care for a person who is not a relative of either you or your spouse or civil partner, then they do have to live in your home.
Home Carer Tax Credit Rates:
The Home Carer Tax Credit rate for 2021 is a maximum of €1,600 where the carer’s income is less than €7,200.
Where the Home Carer’s income is more than €7,200 but less than €10,400 then a reduced tax credit will apply. Please note that Carer’s Allowance is not included in calculating your income.
See the following table for the worth of the credit based on different levels of income:
Claiming the Home Carers Tax Credit:
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