Home Carer Tax Credit
Home Carer Tax Credit rates
The Home Carer Tax Credit rate is €1,800 for 2024.
To see rates for previous years, see the Tax rates, bands and reliefs charts.
If you earn less than €7,200, then you can claim the full tax credit available. The amount you earn does not include Carer's Allowance, from the Department of Social Protection (DSP).
If you earn more than €7,200, you will receive a reduced tax credit. In this case, the total tax credits available will be reduced by one half of the difference between your income and €7,200.
If your income is €10,800 or more during 2024 then you cannot claim the tax credit.
Home Carer Tax Credit sliding scale
If your income exceeds €7,200, the difference between your actual income and €7,200 is calculated and then halved. The Home Carer Credit is then reduced by that amount. The following table gives examples of how the tax credit is calculated for different levels of income.
Examples of how the tax credit is calculated for different levels of income
| Income of home carer | Difference between income
and €7,200 | Half of difference | Reduced tax credit |
|---|
| €7,200 |
€7,200 - €7,200 = €0 |
€0 |
€1,800 - €0 = €1,800 |
| €7,450 |
€7,450 - €7,200 = €250 |
€250 ÷ 2 = €125 |
€1,800 - €125 = €1,675 |
| €7,700 |
€7,700 - €7,200 = €500 |
€500 ÷ 2 = €250 |
€1,800 - €250 = €1,550 |
| €7,950 |
€7,950 - €7,200 = €750 |
€750 ÷ 2 = €375 |
€1,800 - €375 = €1,425 |
| €8,200 |
€8,200 - €7,200 = €1,000 |
€1,000 ÷ 2 = €500 |
€1,800 - €500 = €1,300 |
| €8,450 |
€8,450 - €7,200 = €1,250 |
€1,250 ÷ 2 = €625 |
€1,800 - €625 = €1,175 |
| €8,700 |
€8,700 - €7,200 = €1,500 |
€1,500 ÷ 2 = €750 |
€1,800 - €750 = €1.050 |
| €8,950 |
€8,950 - €7,200 = €1,750 |
€1,750 ÷ 2 = €875 |
€1,800 - €875 = €925 |
| €9,200 |
€9,200 - €7,200 = €2,000 |
€2,000 ÷ 2 = €1,000 |
€1,800 - €1,000 = €800 |
| €9,450 |
€9,450 - €7,200 = €2,250 |
€2,250 ÷ 2 = €1,125 |
€1,800 - €1,125 = €675 |
| €9,700 |
€9,700 - €7,200 = €2,500 |
€2,500 ÷ 2 = €1,250 |
€1,800 - €1,250 = €550 |
| €9,950 |
€9,950 - €7,200 = €2,750 |
€2,750 ÷ 2 = €1,375 |
€1,800 - €1,375 = €425 |
| €10,200 |
€10,200 - €7,200 = €3,000 |
€3,000 ÷ 2 = €1,500 |
€1,800 - €1,500 = €300 |
| €10,400 |
€10,400 - €7,200 = €3,200 |
€3,200 ÷ 2 = €1,600 |
€1,800 - €1,600 = €200 |
| €10,800 |
€10,800 - €7,200 = €3,400 |
€3,600 ÷ 2 = €1,800 |
€1,800 - €1,800 = €0 |
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