Revenue gets more than 120,000 claims for rent tax credit in January

Claims for the rent credit came second to claims for medical expenses in terms of volume

Over 485,000 tax returns have been processed in respect of PAYE taxpayers who have already filed their return for 2022. Photo: Laura Hutton/RollingNews.ie

More than 120,000 claims for rent tax credit were made by PAYE taxpayers in January, according to figures from Revenue.

The tax credit contributed to a jump in people filing their tax returns early, as Revenue recorded a 32% increase compared to January 2022.