Tax Refund claims for Employment Expenses

Employment Expenses Top Tax Tips

Who can claim?

Employment expenses are allowed at fixed rates for employees working in certain employment sectors, such as education, retail, hospitaility, construction and healthcare.  If you have a strong union in your industry, you are probably due good employment expenses!

How much can be claimed?

Depending on your role, you may be able to reduce the amount of your employment income that is taxable by over €1,000.

Am I due Tax Refunds?

Register with Red Oak Tax Refunds and avail of our “No Refund, No Charge” tax refund service. We will perform a tax assessment to help you get your maximum tax refund.

For more information

• Our Tax Refund Calculator can be used to calculate all tax refunds, including tax back on employment expenses
• Read our blog posts on employment expenses

Occupations receiving tax relief

Here are some of the main occupations that get employment expenses

• Teachers, in primary and secondary schools as well as third level institutes receive fixed rate employment expenses against the cost of school books and supplies.
• Nurses, Doctors and care staff in hospitals receive allowances against the cost of uniforms.  Their are allowances for most professions in the health sector, as well as for related occupations, such as pharmacists & Dentists.
• Are you involved in the motor trade?  Trades including mechanics, fitters, greasers and general workers receive occupational expenses which are normall missed in your take home pay.
• Retail staff, such as shop assistants receive employment expenses.  Again these can be claimed going back 4 years
• Bar and hotel trade employees, from managers to bar staff, from kitchen chefs to waiting staff are due expenses.
• Worked in the Building Trade?  then labourers through engineers, through plasterers and carpenters are due expenses.