Athlete been taxed in various countries

Butch Harmon

Hi Everybody,

Thanks for taking the time to read my thread.

Basically I’m an aspiring athlete that enters various competitions worldwide. As I’m not a resident in these countries various rates (ranging from 15%-40%) are deducted from my winnings. As my overall winnings are minimal at this stage I was wondering if I could get these monies back after I pay my Irish income tax or can these be offset against my Irish income tax. I have reviewed the F11 and read the relevant help book however I don’t see where I can highlight taxes paid in other countries.

Have anybody come across a situation like this before?

Thanking you in advance.

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kwikksilva

You need to speak to a Accountant/Tax advisor about DTA or Double Taxation Agreements, i am only learning about them, but there are ways to get your money back. Honestly you won't find the answer to your query on here, you'll have to sit down with someone who knows what they are talking about...

Legend100

Hi Butch, As the previous poster said, this is a fairly specialised area and you would need the advice of an accountant as your residence, ordinary residence and domicile would have to be tested and the particulars to each case are not easily explained so id advise getting the help of a tax consultant to go through it with you on a one to one basis.

Kinetic^

Another one for seeing a tax specialist. It's just not straight forward at all.