Michael Healy-Rae
Question:175. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry has been requested by the Revenue Commissioners to pay back €162. [29279/14]
View answerTuesday, 8 July 2014
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I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that correspondence was received from the taxpayer in January 2014, claiming relief for Medical Expenses in respect of 2013. The taxpayer was contacted to provide additional information necessary to process the claim. The additional information was provided by the taxpayer in February 2014.
As is normal, the processing of the taxpayer's claim involved a review of 2013, which revealed payment of jobseeker's benefit by the Department of Social Protection which had not been previously taken into account. The net effect, taking medical expenses and social protection payments into account, was a net underpayment of €162.41 for the year, the detailed breakdown of which was notified to the taxpayer in March 2014.
As the underpayment is small, it will be recouped by reducing the taxpayer's tax credits for 2015. The taxpayer is not expected to pay the additional tax in one sum.