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Tax credits (formerly rebates) for donations, childcare and housekeeper payments IR525
(published December 2008)
About this guide
This is a factsheet about claiming a tax credit for donations, childcare and housekeeper payments.
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When to use this guide
If you've made financial donations to a charity, or paid for childcare or a housekeeper (in certain situations) during the year, you can claim back part of it as a tax credit.
Note
If your donations were made to an approved donee organisation through your employer's payroll giving scheme you can't use the IR526 for these donations. You received the tax credits for these at the time of your donation.
You can use the IR526 to claim tax credits for donations not made through payroll giving.
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