How to claim tax credit for household expenses

You can report creditable expenses either for your tax card or for your tax return.

1. If you report the expenses for your tax card, you will benefit from the credit immediately.
2. If you report the expenses for your tax return, the credit will be taken into account later in the amount of back taxes or tax refund.

The payment year determines the year for which you can report the details of the tax credit for household expenses.

Example: The work was contracted on 1 December 2022 and it was performed during December. The invoice was paid on 15 January 2023. You should file the tax credit for household expenses for the 2023 tax assessment.

File in MyTax

1. Tax card: When you file the credit for your tax card:
   • Log in to MyTax and click the Tax cards and prepayments link on the home page.
   • Click Request a new tax card.
   • Report the tax credit for household expenses in the Other deductions stage.
   • Please note that the system also asks you to change your income amount in the Pre-completed income and deductions stage – changing the amount by just one euro is enough if you cannot make a more specific estimation.
2. Tax return: If you only report the credit for your tax return in advance:
   • Log in to MyTax and click the Tax returns and tax information link on the home page.
   • Select the calendar year when you paid the invoice.
   • Click the link Tax credit for household expenses.

More detailed guidance: How to file deductions in MyTax

If you are filing on paper, you can find the link to the form at the bottom of the page. For guidance, see the ‘Tax credit for household expenses’ section in the MyTax instructions.

You need the following information

When you buy services from a company:

• the company’s Business ID (Note that the company must be in the prepayment register)
• the invoice total
• the share of the expenses paid for work, including VAT.

You can get credit for the share of the expenses charged for the work itself, but not for other costs (such as tool or travel expenses). For this reason, the company that did the work must also include in the invoice a specification of the expenses that do not count towards the tax credit for household expenses. If the work-related share is not specified in the invoice, ask the company that did the work for more information.

When you hire an employee:

• the employee’s personal ID
• the gross wages you paid to the employee (including tax withheld)
• details on indirect wage expenses.

Save the receipts for the work done.  We may ask you to show them later. Read more about how long you should save your receipts.

Further information

How much credit can I claim? Use the calculator to estimate the amount of credit

The tax credit amount and credit threshold 

Requirements for tax credit for household expenses

Which types of work entitle you to the credit? See the list of frequently asked questions about different types of work

You are sharing the tax credit for household expenses with your spouse

Frequently asked questions