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Scope: Irish work and pay planning using your own assumptions.
What this calculator helps you decide
Best for
Estimating Irish remote-working relief from supported household expenses.
Outputs
Eligible expense share, workday apportionment and estimated relief.
Start here
Enter supported expenses, remote workdays and the confirmed applicable tax rate.
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Ireland Remote Working Relief: eligible expense share
Eligible expense share, workday apportionment and estimated relief.
2026 Ireland remote-working relief
Use confirmed allowable costs and eligible remote days only.
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Enter only your own share of allowable electricity, heating and broadband bills actually paid by you.
Exclude leave, non-work days and casual work brought home.
Employer reimbursement for the same allowable costs.
Confirm that the entered electricity, heating and broadband costs are allowable and were paid by you.
Confirm that the days exclude leave, non-work days and casual work brought home.
Eligibility confirmations and tax rateOpen the assumptions you are less likely to change on every comparison.
Use 365 or 366 as applicable.
Choose the supported rate that applies.
Electricity, heating, or broadband costs must be confirmed allowable and paid by the claimant
Result needs confirmed assumptions
Review the highlighted assumptions and confirm the required eligibility or coverage choices before calculating a result.
Why no estimate is shown
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| Parameter | Meaning | Unit | Allowed values | Presence | Default |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| allowableBillsActuallyPaid | Enter only your own share of allowable electricity, heating and broadband bills actually paid by you. | EUR/year | 0 to 100000000 | Required | 2400 |
| remoteDays | Exclude leave, non-work days and casual work brought home. | days | 0 to 366 | Required | 120 |
| daysInAssessmentYear | Use 365 or 366 as applicable. | days | 1 to 366 | Required | 365 |
| employerReimbursement | Employer reimbursement for the same allowable costs. | EUR/year | 0 to 100000000 | Required | 0 |
| highestIncomeTaxRate | Choose the supported rate that applies. | supported Income Tax rate | 0, 1 | Required | 40% |
| costsEligibility | Confirm that the entered electricity, heating and broadband costs are allowable and were paid by you. | confirmed allowable-cost eligibility | 2, 0, 1 | Required | Not confirmed |
| remoteDaysEligibility | Confirm that the days exclude leave, non-work days and casual work brought home. | confirmed remote-day eligibility | 2, 0, 1 | Required | Not confirmed |
Ireland Remote Working Relief: eligible expense share
Use the result only for supported expenses, workdays and the entered tax rate.
Formula summary
- Primary formula
- estimatedTaxRelief = round to cents(max(0, allowableBillsActuallyPaid × remoteDays ÷ daysInAssessmentYear − employerReimbursement) × 0.30 × highestIncomeTaxRate)
Data used here
- Ireland remote-working relief rules for 2026: Revenue; verified; checked 2026-07-27.
Decision checks
Stress-test the decision
Retest remote workdays, expenses and the applicable tax rate.
Assumptions and sources
- Ireland remote-working relief rules for 2026
- Revenue, Calculate your allowable remote working costs Checked 2026-07-27.
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When this estimate can be misleading
- The tool does not decide expense eligibility or claim acceptance.
- Employer daily allowance, USC, PRSI and full tax return effects are excluded.
- Use the result only for supported expenses, workdays and the entered tax rate.
Educational estimate, not advice. See all assumptions & limitations →
Related reading
Use these practical guides to interpret the decision and its assumptions.
- Ireland remote working relief for 2026: scope and calculation
Estimate Irish remote-working relief from the claimant-paid allowable bills, eligible workdays and an entered tax rate.
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Frequently asked questions
What Irish remote-working relief results from these supported expenses and workdays?
Keep expense records and confirm eligibility with Revenue guidance.
Does this calculate tax or take-home pay?
Confirmed allowable costs and eligible remote days only; this is an educational estimate, not a tax-return decision.
Which official source and period does this use?
Official Revenue remote-working relief source captured and reviewed 27 July 2026. Coverage: 2026 calendar year.
Can I share or save a scenario?
Tool inputs and results stay in this browser. Anonymous categorical usage analytics send only governed page, tool, cluster and action identifiers; tool inputs and results are never sent. Error monitoring is disabled. Optional saved state stays only on this device.
How should I validate the estimate before acting?
Use the estimate as a bounded planning range and replace assumptions with current work and pay records before committing.