Finance Act 2013

Amendment of section 473A (relief for fees paid for third level education, etc.) of Principal Act.

11.— Section 473A of the Principal Act is amended by substituting the following for subsection (4A):

“(4A) In any claim or claims for relief under this section made by an individual in respect of qualifying fees—

(a) where the qualifying fees, or part of the qualifying fees, the subject of the claim or claims concerned relate to a full-time course or full-time courses—

(i) for the year of assessment 2013 there shall be disregarded the first €2,500 or the full amount of those fees, whichever is the lesser,

(ii) for the year of assessment 2014 there shall be disregarded the first €2,750 or the full amount of those fees, whichever is the lesser, and

(iii) for the year of assessment 2015 and each subsequent year of assessment there shall be disregarded the first €3,000 or the full amount of those fees, whichever is the lesser,

(b) where all the qualifying fees the subject of the claim or claims concerned relate only to a part-time course or part-time courses—

(i) for the year of assessment 2013 there shall be disregarded the first €1,250 or the full amount of those fees, whichever is the lesser,

(ii) for the year of assessment 2014 there shall be disregarded the first €1,375 or the full amount of those fees, whichever is the lesser, and

(iii) for the year of assessment 2015 and each subsequent year of assessment there shall be disregarded the first €1,500 or the full amount of those fees, whichever is the lesser.”.