Easy ways to cut tax
In 2007, Revenue estimated the figure was half a billion euro — staggering for a country this small. Hard times since have prompted more people to claim what’s theirs, though successive budgets have clawed back the more attractive reliefs. Taxation experts say that there’s as much as €840 per taxpayer in unclaimed relief sitting in State coffers. Here, we look at the main reliefs and how you claim them.