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Stay and Spend Tax Credit

August 10, 2020

What is the Stay and Spend Tax Rebate?

The Stay and Spend Tax Rebate is a new tax credit available for the years 2020 and 2021.

You can claim the Stay and Spend credit for qualifying expenditure incurred between 1 October 2020 and 30 April 2021. This includes expenditure on either:

holiday accommodation
’eat in’ food and drink.

The minimum spend is €25 per transaction. You must submit a copy of your receipt with the claim.

A ‘qualifying service provider’ must provide the service. Qualifying service providers are those who have registered with Revenue to participate in the scheme.

The maximum tax credit available under the scheme is €125 per person. The maximum tax credit available for those under joint assessment is €250 (i.e. €625 spent per individual).

The tax credit will used to reduce your PAYE liability. Any excess credit may then be off set against your USC liability. You must have paid PAYE or USC to be able to claim the credit.

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Are you looking to claim any of the following?**
- Single Parent Tax Credit
- Rent Tax Credit
- Medical and Dental Expenses
- Tuition Fees
- Dependent Relative Tax Credit
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- Mortgage Interest Tax Credit
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Single Parent Tax Credit
Do you have any children under 18 years old or in full-time education?*
- Yes
- No
Are you the primary or secondary carer for your child(ren)?**
- Primary Carer
- Secondary Carer
Revenue deems the primary carer to be the parent in receipt of the Child Benefit Payment
State the year(s) the child(ren) lived with you for more than 100 days**
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
- None of the above
State the year(s) the child(ren) lived with you for more than half the year**
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
- None of the above
State the year(s) you were cohabiting or living with another person as a couple**
- 2021
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- 2023
- 2024
- None of the above
Youngest Child's Full Name**
Child's Date of Birth**
Child's PPS Number**
Name of Child's School**
Rent Tax redit
Are you in receipt of HAP/RAS or any other State Housing Support Scheme?*
- Yes
- No
Property's RTB registered number**
Start date of tenancy*
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Property Address*
Name of Person or Agent rent has been paid to**
Amount of rent paid each month**
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State the year(s) you incurred any medical or non-routine dental expenses**
- 2021
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- 2023
- 2024
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Medical Expenses paid in 2021**
Non-Routine Dental Expenses paid in 2021**
Medical Expenses paid in 2022**
Non-Routine Dental Expenses paid in 2022**
Medical Expenses paid in 2023**
Non-Routine Dental Expenses paid in 2023**
Medical Expenses paid in 2024**
Non-Routine Dental Expenses paid in 2024**
Tuition Fees
Did you pay Tuition Fees for third level education for yourself or a relative in the last 4 years?**
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- No
Please confirm the following: 1. The number of students paid for - 2. The name of the student(s) - 3. The name of the course(s) - 4. The amount(s) paid and the year(s) in which they were paid.*
Was the course full-time or part-time?*
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Dependent Relative Tax Credit
Did you have a Dependent Relative within the last 4 years?**
- No
- Yes - 2021
- Yes - 2022
- Yes - 2023
- Yes - 2024
State how many Dependent Relatives you have had over the last 4 years**
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Please state your relatives' relationship to you**
Are there any other individuals maintaining this relative?**
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Please confirm, to the best of your knowledge, that this relative's total income was below €15,740.00 for each year**
- Yes, income was below €15,740
- No, income was above €15,740
Work From Home Expenses
Did you have any additional expenses as a result of working from home at any stage in the last 4 years? (i.e. Utility Bills)**
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- Yes - 2021
- Yes - 2022
- Yes - 2023
- Yes - 2024
Did your employer pay you the allowable daily tax-free amount of €3.20 for working from home?**
- No
- Yes
Total electricity and heating expenses incurred in 2021**
Total broadband expenses incurred in 2021**
How many days did you work from home in 2021**
Total electricity and heating expenses incurred in 2022**
Total broadband expenses incurred in 2022**
How many days did you work from home in 2022**
Total electricity and heating expenses incurred in 2023**
Total broadband expenses incurred in 2023**
How many days did you work from home in 2023**
Total electricity and heating expenses incurred in 2024**
Total broadband expenses incurred in 2024**
How many days did you work from home in 2024**
Mortgage Interest Tax Credit
LPT Property ID**
I confirm that the total remaining value of all mortgages, from a qualifying lender on this property is no less than €80,000 and no more than €500,000 as of 31/12/2022**
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- No
Please upload the following documents: - A document confirming the value of your mortgage as at 31/12/2022, - A copy of your interest certificate for 2022, and - A copy of your interest certificate for 2023*
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I, the undersigned, declare to the Revenue Commissioners of Ireland, that I authorise MyTaxRebate (TAIN 77632V) to act as my agent in dealing with all aspects of the filing of my Irish income tax return, including the submission of refund or credit claims, allowances or reliefs.
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I understand that this agreement will remain in place until such time as either party, the client or the agent, has notified the Revenue Commissioners of Ireland in writing of their wish to cancel this agreement.
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I understand that MyTaxRebate is to act as my agent in respect of Income Tax, where I am registered for Income Tax, for the purpose of cancelling my Income Tax registration and/or filing an Income Tax return for years where such cancellation is not possible or required.

Tax Rebate Fee Terms
MyTaxRebate operates on a NO REBATE – NO FEE basis.
For Irish PAYE and Income Tax rebates we only charge 15% +VAT of 23%, subject to a minimum fee of €25, of any tax rebate secured on your behalf by MyTaxRebate.
We automatically apply a reducing minimum fee for smaller refunds. This is to prevent the minimum fee from being more than the refund issued to you, while allowing us to cover the costs associated with processing the refunds and means you will get a larger percentage of smaller refunds from MyTaxRebate than from other companies.
*Unlike some other companies, we do not charge a higher fee for more complicated claims.
We only charge a fee once the rebate is approved and issued by the Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revenue). Revenue will issue the refund to you via EFT or cheque. Following which MyTaxRebate will issue you with an invoice for payment of services rendered. Payment shall be made within 7 days of the invoice being issued. Non-payment of any fees for services rendered by MyTaxRebate may result in a case being brought against you before the Small Claims Court.
If you have any other queries about our fees, please contact us as info@MyTaxRebate.ie.

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By agreeing to these Terms and Conditions, we will ensure your personal information is protected, as described in our Privacy Policy.
Our Guarantee
MyTaxRebate guarantees that it will use its best endeavours to organise any rebate of income tax due for people who have worked in Ireland.
MyTaxRebate will organise the rebate of the maximum amount possible based on the information and documentation provided by its customers and in line with the legal entitlements and obligations of the customer within Irish tax law.
Where there is a change in Irish tax law, or in the interpretation or implementation of the rules and laws by the Irish tax authorities, MyTaxRebate will meet its commitment to organise the rebate to the degree allowed by the law. The decision of the exact value of any rebate due or amount owed is the decision of the Irish Tax Authority.
MyTaxRebate will provide the rebate as expediently as possible, subject to the provision of the necessary documents by the customers and the efficient processing of the rebate application by the relevant tax office.
Exceptions to our tax rebate responsibilities
MyTaxRebate is not responsible for the rebate of tax where:
• The customer has provided information which is false, inaccurate, incorrect, insufficient or misleading in any way;
• The customer has already received a rebate;
• The customer has already applied for a rebate, either directly or through another person, natural or legal;
• The customer owes money to the tax authority;
• The customer has indicated they will hold all documentary evidence of entitlement to credits/reliefs claimed and sources of income declared for the required 6 year period;
• The tax authority information leads to a decision that the customer is not due a rebate.
• The tax authority has different information on its system than that provided by the customer;
MyTaxRebate will endeavour to help the customer resolve these issues, provided it receives all necessary information and instruction from the customer.
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When the customer signs a Power of Attorney permitting MyTaxRebate to organise his/her rebates, he/she is agreeing to pay the fee to MyTaxRebate for the organisation of the rebate. If the customer has signed a Power of Attorney authorising MyTaxRebate to organise his/her rebates, and has, with or without his or her knowledge, applied or authorised any other person, natural or legal, to organise the same rebate, he/she will owe MyTaxRebate the fee, as stated above, for the organisation of a rebate, notwithstanding that the customer has obtained a rebate otherwise than with the assistance of MyTaxRebate.
If the customer does not pay this fee, pursuant to the information above on a voluntary basis or on request from MyTaxRebate, MyTaxRebate reserves the right to:
1. Take legal action to pursue the customer for the fee due
2. Publish the name of the customer as a Bad Debtor in the local newspaper, on the MyTaxRebate website and other media if the fee has not been paid within the rational terms given.
3. Report the customer as a Bad Debtor to the relevant financial institutions in the country of the customer.

Once authorised and registered as your tax agent with the Irish Tax Authority, all correspondence regarding your application must be handled directly by MyTaxRebate. Any measure taken by you, the customer, to make direct contact with the tax office without first consulting MyTaxRebate will be considered as a breach of contract and our relevant processing fee will still apply for all processing work completed by us during the application process.

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You understand that MyTaxRebate may issue a rebate estimation on receipt of your completed and signed forms. You understand that receipt of your completed documentation authorises MyTaxRebate to submit your application to the relevant tax office. Should you wish to cancel your application, you will contact MyTaxRebate immediately. You understand that while MyTaxRebate will make every effort to recall your application, this may not be possible. You also understand that by signing the online application form you are giving your explicit consent to have automatic reviews submitted for the next 4 years, and that you must inform MyTaxRebate of any changes in personal circumstances which impact the tax credits you are entitled to claim, as these will automatically be included in future reviews unless otherwise stated.
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By accepting MyTaxRebate’s Terms & Conditions, you are accepting that your name as signed in your submission will be the electronic representation of your signature for all purposes, when you or your agent use them on documents including legally binding contracts, just the same as a pen and paper signature. To update the signature attached to your file you must submit an amended online application form.
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MyTaxRebate has a minimum fee for each tax rebate application. A contingency fee is charged where the rebate amount is above the minimum fee amount. For information about the fees, please see the ‘Tax Rebate Fee Terms’ section above. MyTaxRebate will provide information of the fee applicable per application by way of invoice or receipt.
Rebate Issuance
For existing clients prior to 01/01/2025, MyTaxRebate will send the rebate to the customer as agreed per communication with the customer.
Depending on the tax being refunded, the usual method is by bank transfer. Customers should supply their bank details upon request by MyTaxRebate. Customers wishing to receive their tax rebate by cheque should notify MyTaxRebate upon submission of their application. Where MyTaxRebate receives the money from the tax office, it will deduct its fee, plus necessary tax, from the amount sent to the customer.
For new clients on and after 01/01/2025, Revenue will send the rebate directly to you. We will request bank details from each client just after submission of your application form. These details will be added to your Revenue record to ensure any refund issued by Revenue is issued directly to your account. Where no bank details are received, any bank details on your Revenue record will be deleted, to ensure refunds aren’t issued to old accounts or to accounts of former tax agents (if any), and Revenue will issue the refund to you via cheque. An invoice for services rendered will be issued to you following the issuing of any refund by Revenue, and payment shall be due within 7 days of the issue of that invoice.
Bank Charges
In the case of payment by cheque, MyTaxRebate has no control over the fees charged locally by banks in cashing the cheque. MyTaxRebate will inform the customer, to the best of its knowledge, what the local charges are by local banks. MyTaxRebate will not be liable for any changes in local bank charges, any currency exchange rates by the banks or any time period that the bank takes to cash the cheque. MyTaxRebate will apply an administration fee for the provision of additional payment options, which are highly administrative in nature. MyTaxRebate informs the customer when the choice of payment option is offered.
MyTaxRebate will apply its Payment Options procedure to obtain the payment options choice of the client. Should the client fail to communicate his/her payment option choice within six months, MyTaxRebate will reserve the right to amend the terms of the Power of Attorney section and apply them at its discretion until the client reverts.
Some rebate entitlements of the customer are not issued by the Tax Authorities in the form of a cheque or bank transfer, for example they are reimbursed by decreasing the tax liabilities or other financial liabilities of the client. Where such rebate entitlements are organized by MyTaxRebate, the total financial benefit to the customer arising from the work of MyTaxRebate will be used as the basis for the estimation of the fee due.
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Unless requested to do otherwise by the customer, MyTaxRebate will advise current and past customers of:
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• All new services that they may avail of with MyTaxRebate;
• All new services offered by MyTaxRebate and associated companies.
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Where a cheque has not been cashed within the 6-month timeframe and therefore goes out of date, an administration charge of €15 (+VAT of 23%) will be applied to re-issue the refund.
Where a cheque has not been cashed by the end of June of the following year, an administration charge of either €15 (+VAT of 23%) or one third of the original value of the refund (including VAT), whichever is greater, will be applied to the client’s account each year the refund remains unclaimed.
Where a MyTaxRebate client has requested a review directly from the Revenue Commissioners and has failed to remove MyTaxRebate’s bank account details from their profile, a €15.00 (+VAT of 23%) administrative charge will be deducted by MyTaxRebate for each refund processed.
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What is ‘Qualifying Expenditure’?

‘Qualifying expenditure’ means expenditure on a qualifying service. The service must be provided by a qualifying service provider.

A qualifying service broadly includes holiday accommodation and eat-in food and non-alcoholic drink.

Holiday accommodation is accommodation in a premises registered or listed with Fáilte Ireland, this includes:

bed and breakfasts
caravan and camping parks
guest houses
holiday camps
holiday hostels
hotels
holiday apartments
approved holiday cottages
youth hostels

Food and drink must be served and consumed on an eat-in basis in a hospitality premises, such as:

hotels
restaurants
cafes
licensed premises

List of qualifying service provider

Revenue have provided a list of all qualifying service providers who are participating in the Stay and Spend Scheme.

This list will be automatically updated as new service providers register for the scheme.

Value of the Stay and Spend Tax Credit

The Stay and Spend tax credit is equal to 20% of qualifying expenditure incurred, up to certain limits.

These limits are:

€625 for an individual
€1,250 for jointly assessed spouses or civil partners.

The maximum combined tax credit that can be claimed in 2020 and 2021 is:

€125 per person
€250 per couple for jointly assessed spouses or civil partners

How do I claim the Stay and Spend Tax Credit?

To claim the Stay and Spend Tax Credit just fill in our Full Review Form and upload the necessary receipts. This form will provide us with the details necessary to claim the Stay and Spend Tax Credit, along with any additional tax credits you might be due for the last 4 years.

Alternatively, you can fill out our Quick Review Form, and contact us upon completion informing us of the tax credit(s) you are looking to claim.

If you are not entitled to the Stay and Spend Tax Credit, but would still like us to review your taxes, just complete our 50-second Quick Review Form.