34,000 to get letters stating Carer’s Allowance and Carer’s Benefit payments are taxableMan (81) expecting bill of €6,000 for last three yearsCarers’ payments are means-tested, causing many to believe they do not owe tax
Carers shocked as thousands of them get letters from Revenue telling them owe back taxes
Thousands of family carers are being hit with tax bills going back years after Revenue got access to data on their payments.
One man in his 80s, who cares for his ill wife, expects a bill for €6,000 in tax back-payments for the past three years.
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