Tax relief on Vaccines, A&E & VHI switftcare charges

the_amazing_raisin

Hi folks,
I've sent the questions below to Revenue but since I'll be waiting a month for a reply I thought I'd check here to see if anyone has experience in this.
So I'm looking to claim tax relief on medical expenses for me and my family for the past two years. I'm wondering if I'm allowed claim the following expenses

• Children's vaccinations not covered by HSE - We got the chickenpox & Men B vaccine for our son, which weren't covered under the normal vaccine program. They weren't prescribed by the doctor but were administrated by a practice nurse in the GP clinic. Would these be eligible?
• Temple Street A&E- We've had to go to Temple Street a few times without a referral letter, so we ended up paying the A&E charge. I think these are eligible for tax relief but wanted to check beforehand?
• Expenses partly covered by VHI - We've been to the VHI swiftcare clinic a few times. Under our policy, we pay €25 and VHI covers the rest. Can we claim tax relief on the €25 that we paid. Obviously we can't claim it on the portion that VHI paid, but the documentation on Revenue is a bit fuzzy when it comes to partial cover.

If anyone has experience with claiming the expenses above then please let me know. Thanks!

Geuze

Yes, medical expenses paid by you are eligible for tax relief.

Geuze

cruisey1987 wrote: »

Hi folks,
I've sent the questions below to Revenue but since I'll be waiting a month for a reply I thought I'd check here to see if anyone has experience in this.
So I'm looking to claim tax relief on medical expenses for me and my family for the past two years. I'm wondering if I'm allowed claim the following expenses

• Children's vaccinations not covered by HSE - We got the chickenpox & Men B vaccine for our son, which weren't covered under the normal vaccine program. They weren't prescribed by the doctor but were administrated by a practice nurse in the GP clinic. Would these be eligible?
  
  YES, I would think so.
  
• Temple Street A&E- We've had to go to Temple Street a few times without a referral letter, so we ended up paying the A&E charge. I think these are eligible for tax relief but wanted to check beforehand?
  
  YES
  
• Expenses partly covered by VHI - We've been to the VHI swiftcare clinic a few times. Under our policy, we pay €25 and VHI covers the rest. Can we claim tax relief on the €25 that we paid. Obviously we can't claim it on the portion that VHI paid, but the documentation on Revenue is a bit fuzzy when it comes to partial cover.
  
  YES
  

If anyone has experience with claiming the expenses above then please let me know. Thanks!

See above.

the_amazing_raisin

So I got a response from Revenue and they confirmed that any medical expense not covered by insurance is eligible for tax relief.
Thanks for the helpful responses guys!