"34,000 to get letters stating Carer's Allowance and Carer's Benefit payments are taxable Man (81) expecting bill of €6,000 for last three years Carers' payments are means-tested, causing many to believe they do not owe tax"
"Thousands of family carers are being hit with tax bills going back years after Revenue got access to data on their payments."
"One man in his 80s, who cares for his ill wife, expects a bill for €6,000 in tax back-payments for the past three years."
34,000 family carers will receive letters stating that Carer's Allowance and Carer's Benefit payments are taxable. Revenue obtained payment data and has issued reassessments that reach back several years. Many carers believed their means-tested payments were non-taxable and now face unexpected liabilities. One 81-year-old carer who cares for his ill wife expects about €6,000 in back taxes for three years. These retrospective tax demands could create significant financial strain for retirees and low-income carers who relied on the payments to cover living and care-related costs.
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