Tax relief for rent paid for children at college

Tax Relief for rent paid for children at college

You may be able to claim tax relief for rent paid for children at college subject to following conditions:

1. The child should be using the rented property to allow him or her to attend an approved college course
2. The college course has to be on the list of approved colleges per revenue
3. The property has to be in the state
4. The property cannot be rented from a family member
5. The child must have been under 23 years old before starting the course to get the rent relief
6. The property has to be registered through the RTB except for DIGs as below
7. Relief now also applies to DIGs accomodation

The maximum relief for a joint assessed couple is 2,000 and for a single person 1,000

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