How Can I Claim Tax Back
If you’re a PAYE (Pay as You Earn) worker, like a receptionist, nurse, or teacher, your employer deducts tax from your earnings. What many don’t realise is that you could be eligible for a refund of a portion of the tax you’ve paid to Revenue throughout the year.
Each year, a significant number of Irish individuals unintentionally overpay their taxes to Revenue, resulting in potential tax refunds. Our dedicated PAYE tax refund service is designed to secure every cent of the overpaid tax you’ve contributed to Revenue over the past four years, ensuring you receive what’s rightfully yours.
Claiming your tax refund with My Tax Refund is a straightforward and efficient process. We’ve simplified it into three easy steps, ensuring that you can get the money you’re owed without any hassle.
How It Works
3 Easy Steps
Step 1 Complete Our Online Form
The process begins with a simple step: filling out our online authorisation form. This grants us the necessary permission to review your tax situation and work on your behalf. Don’t worry; it’s quick and easy to complete, taking less than a minute of your time.
Step 2 Our Experts File Your Paye Tax Returns & Let You Know If You Are Due Tax Back
Once you’ve completed the form, you can relax and leave the rest to us. Our team of experienced tax experts will meticulously review your taxes for the past four years. We’ll carefully examine your tax profile to identify all the credits, reliefs, and expenses you’re eligible for.
Step 3 We Send You Your Tax Refund
You’re in control when it comes to how you receive your tax refund. We offer the choice between receiving it via check or bank transfer. It’s your money, and we make sure it gets back to you in the way that suits you best.
Our commitment to transparency and simplicity means you can trust us to make your tax refund journey as smooth as possible. With a transparent fee structure of just 10% + VAT (and a minimum fee of €26 + VAT), you always know where you stand.
How To Make A Claim
Claiming your tax refund with My Tax Refund is a breeze. Just follow the simple steps provided above and complete your online application in less than a minute.
About Our Fees
It’s completely free to submit a claim with us. No upfront payments or bank details required.
If we successfully recover a refund for you, our fee is 10% (+ VAT) of the refund, with a minimum fee of €26 (+ VAT). If the refund doesn’t meet this minimum, no additional charges apply.
Registration Process
Fill out our online application form, granting us permission to represent you with Revenue.
We add you as a client to our Revenue account and review your taxes for the last four years.
We’ll advise you on other potential tax credits or flat-rate expenses you might be entitled to.
If you’re taxed as a married couple, we’ll need both spouses to sign up.
Email or post any medical expenses, and we’ll process them while reviewing your tax.
Once we have reviewed your account based on the information that you provide – Revenue then process the claim and issue the Statement of Liability.
Once we receive the payment, we will issue the refund to you within 5 business days by either bank transfer or cheque depending on your preference.
Processing Time
Most claims are completed within 2 weeks, with busy periods or complex claims possibly taking a bit longer.
After reviewing your account, Revenue typically takes up to 2 weeks to process the claim and issue the Statement of Liability, though it’s often done within 5 working days.
Once we receive the payment, we’ll issue the refund to you within 5 business days via bank transfer or cheque, depending on your preference.
Correspondence From Revenue
You’ll receive correspondence from Revenue directly. They will send two letters:
The first letter confirms that we are now assigned as your Tax Agent, which is a standard procedure.
The second letter confirms the refund amount due to you and the bank account details for the payment, with the bank account ending in 1062 being our Client Account.
