Revenue online application system opens for Help to Buy incentive

Today (03/01/2017) saw the introduction of Revenue’s online application system for the Help to Buy (HTB) incentive.

The HTB incentive provides for a refund of income tax and DIRT paid over the previous four tax years, to first-time buyers who purchase or self-build a new house or apartment to live in as their home. There are two stages to Revenue’s HTB online process - an application stage and a claim stage.

By 1pm today, the first day for applications, 120 online applications had been received. The provision of this online facility means that customers can make their application or submit their claim at any time that is convenient for them. This is in keeping with Revenue’s commitment to providing customer friendly systems to make it as easy as possible to do business with us.

ENDS [03/01/2017]