Have you worked the last year or did you have a benefit? Then you have paid on your income tax. Usually this automatically from your pension or salary is withheld by the benefits agency or your employer. Often this amount is higher than what you would pay in reality and can thus recover a part. Also, there are special situations that make you more money can get back the tax. This depends on your situation.

In this article we will explore the key factors that influence the calculation of the amount of the amount that you can get back.

In what situations can you get a refund from the IRS?

In some of the following situations, you can get a refund of the tax. This may even retroactively to 5 years after the end of a year. The following questions are important whether you do or do not get money back: you go to school and work well? Do you work full-time part of the year? Do you have a business or are you self-employed? Do you have different jobs?

Factors for calculating Charges


There are several factors the tax authorities to look at the calculation for the tax refund . The main eight factors we discuss below.

1. Years of tax return and your age

The first thing the IRS wants to know is what you want to do your tax return for years. So this is still up to 5 years after the end of a year, so you might have forgotten in recent years to reclaim your tax it can still.
In addition, please fill out or you're in the year for which you want to declare 30 or younger was and if your pupils or students in that year. This is important because if you are older than 30 years or in the year for which you want to do return, you must complete the comprehensive program declaration of the tax, our calculation tool is only for pupils and students.

2. Part time job or vacation and travel

A third important factor in calculating your tax refund is having a second job / summer job and travel expenses that you have created. If you had (at) job or have done vacation work, even if only for a few weeks, you've paid tax through your employer and you can here so part of getting back.

Do you have to travel more than 10 kilometers on public transport to get to work from your home and you do not have or previously received little travel expenses you can also get travel allowance. This means that you usually get back more money.

3. Paid income tax

You can get back tax only when you have paid more than 14 euros in taxes this year. This can be found on your annual statement you received from each employer. Usually, this under ' payroll tax '. When you have worked for several employers and thus have received several annual statements, you can add the amounts together.

4. Did you have a tax partner?

You can only use this calculation tool if you are not married and do not have a tax partner. A tax partner have when you are registered at the same residential address and you also meet one of the following situations:

  • You have a notarial cohabitation contract and are both of age.
  • You have together bought a house in which you live together.
  • You're like a pension partner registered to a pension fund.
  • You have a child or one of you has recognized a child of the other.From 2012 it also applies if a minor child of one of you is registered on your address.
  • You were the year before also tax partners.

If you do have a tax partner or married then you can declare tax on the tax. They charge it neatly in front of you.

5. Other income

Another important factor is any other income in the year in which you file a report. Did you have a paper route next to you part time or vacation work or you did some freelance work next to it, then you got there often no tax paid.

This may mean that you get less money or even to pay anything. Surcharges, such as health care benefits, and student are not counted as income. You do not look at any tax payable on.

6. Study

When you have created a cost study, such as tuition or school fees, books, paper, or copy, you can specify this. This is only possible if you have at least 250 euros have been issued and you no student have received.

7. Illness or disability

When you were reporting sick or disabled in the year and you have incurred expenses for that then are certain medical expenses tax deductible and do not have to pay less tax or get back. This goes for expenses not covered by your insurance. The premium you have paid for your health insurance does not count with it.

8. Calculation for quantity Charges

Each employer you will receive an annual statement for the past year at the beginning of the New Year. It is important that keep well so you have the information at hand before reclaiming your taxes. To calculate how much money you can get, you need some data back from your annual statement (or annual statements. You can also use our free H&R Block refund calculator. In several jobs you count the amounts together:

  • The total amount that you paid the tax, to be found under the heading "payroll tax"
  • The total amount that you received in wages, to be found under the heading “wage tax / national insurance.
  • The total amount that you have been employed to
  • The total amount you received other income on which no tax has been paid
  • The total amount that you receive payment

In none of these cases has your study or receive supplements along. These can therefore be disregarded by reclaiming the tax.

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Misty Jhones