Tax Relief on College Tuition Fees

Tax relief is available on qualifying Third Level Tuition fees including student contribution. Unfortunately, no relief is available for on administration fees.

Amount of Relief
Tax Relief is at the standard tax rate of 20%. The maximum amount of relief in respect of qualifying fees is €7,000 per student in 2022. NB: First €3,000(full time course) or €1,500(part-time course) is discarded.

Examples:

My son is in College and I paid €3,000 in tuition fees, is any Tax Relief due?

No, as the amount which qualifies for relief does exceed excess of €3,000 therefore, no relief is due.

I have two Children in college and paid €6,000 in tuition fees, is any Tax Relief due?

Yes Tax Relief is due on excess over €3,000 which is €3,000 as follows:
€3,000 X 20% = €600 Tax Credit

I have two children in Private College and paid €11,000

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in fees, am I due Relief?

Yes provided the course is an approved third level course, relief would apply. Tax relief would be available on the excess over €3,000; which is €8,000 in this example, assuming fees are split between children, relief as follows:

€8,000 X 20% = €1,600 Tax Credit

Note the Maximum limit of €7,000 is per student so wouldn’t apply in this case.