Claim Income Tax back on the cost of your windows

The Home Renovation Incentive (HRI) is a relief from Income Tax (IT) for homeowners, landlords and local authority tenants. You can claim the HRI Tax Credit for repairs, renovations and improvements to your home or rental property.

To be eligible for HRI:

• you must pay tax under Pay As You Earn (PAYE) or self-assessment - and be up to date.
• your Local Property Tax (LPT) payments must be up to date (this does not apply if you are a local authority tenant)
• the work to your property must be carried out by HRI qualifying contractors - e.g. Tudor Windows

The HRI is an online only scheme for homeowners and landlords. If you pay tax through PAYE, use myAccount to claim the HRI Tax Credit. If you pay tax through self-assessment, use Revenue Online Service (ROS) to claim the HRI Tax Credit.

If you are a local authority tenant you should contact your Revenue office.

Essentially, if you are paying your taxes, you may be entitled to the VAT (13.5%) or a portion of it back in the form of an income tax credit, when you are submitting your taxes.