Claiming tax back?

diaboliquesaint

Hi all,
I usually like to research things for myself and read through pages and pages of articles but I really don't have time at the moment and some extra cash would be handy.
Basically, I heard recently that if you have returned to the UK from another country (republic of Ireland in my case) then you could be exempt from tax or possibly claim the tax you have paid. I have just finished a job after being there for 6 months and paying tax the whole time so is it possible for me to claim that tax back? I haven't had any tax paid to me for years as far as I remember.
Any info would be much appreciated.

Thanks

olly300

You need to go to contact the Irish tax office and ask them, as if they operate under a paye system then you may have paid too much tax.

BTW they do have a website.

System

You can certainly claim tax back from the Irish authorities just as you can here (UK). However as with here they may only allow you to reclaim overpaid tax back. It is not as simple as saying I'm leaving the country so can you give me back all the tax I've paid to your government.

Also if you then become resident/ordinarily resident in the UK and work and pay taxes here you will be required to declare your Irish income and tax paid in the tax year you return to the UK. You will be given credit for the Irish tax you paid but you could end up with a UK tax bill if the Irish tax and UK tax you paid, when added together, do not cover the tax due on your total income from both countries in that tax year.