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Bins and Service Charges
Income tax relief is available for individuals who pay a local authority (or somebody operating these services on their behalf) towards bin collection, sewage disposal, or for water charges.
This can be a fixed fee for a period, or for each collection, such as paying by bin tags.
Remember that these charges must be paid in full and on-time for the relief to apply.
Example – Tax year 2009
Relief is given at the standard rate of tax which is currently 20%.
The maximum amount on which you can claim relief is €400, which gives a tax credit of €80 per year. You can claim this relief for the last 4 years.
Irishtaxback.ie will be happy to claim €320 back for you!Do you know, where the service charges are included in a management fee, as is typical in apartment complexes in Ireland, you can still claim a tax refund. Remember to ask your management company to issue you with a separate statement showing the amount of the fee relating to your service charges.
