Remote Working Tax Relief Calculator.
Work from home under an eligible remote-working arrangement? You may be able to claim tax relief on part of your electricity, heating and broadband costs. This calculator works out your Remote Working Relief using Revenue's exact formula — instantly.
Revenue allows 30% of your electricity, heating and broadband costs — apportioned to the days you actually worked from home.
Your employer can pay up to €3.20 per remote day tax-free instead. If they do, it reduces what you can claim here.
You can claim for the previous four tax years — in 2026 that means 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 are still open.
Rent, mortgage interest, property tax and capital items like laptops or furniture cannot be claimed under this relief.
Relief Calculator
Enter your annual bills and home-working days.
The relief rate (30%) and tax rates are the same for 2022–2026, so your figures for a given set of costs will be similar each year. Each year is a separate claim though — pick a year, enter that year's bills and days, and repeat for every year you worked from home. All four prior years (2022–2025) are still open to claim in 2026.
Gas, oil or solid fuel used to heat your home.
If bundled with TV/phone, use a reasonable broadband-only share.
Count only actual qualifying remote-working days — exclude annual leave, weekends and public holidays not worked, and days you merely brought work home.
Any tax-free remote-working payment reduces what you can claim. Revenue subtracts it before applying the 30%.
Estimate only, based on Revenue's formula ((A × B) ÷ C − D) × 30%. Your actual relief depends on your circumstances and verified bills.
How Remote Working Relief works
Revenue lets PAYE employees with a formal work-from-home arrangement claim tax back on part of their household running costs.
The formula
Revenue uses a single calculation:
((A × B) ÷ C − D) × 30%
Where A = your total electricity, heating and broadband bills; B = days worked from home; C = days in the year; D = any employer allowance already paid. You then apply your Income Tax rate (20% or 40%) to the result to get your actual refund.
What you can claim
Only three costs qualify: electricity, heating (gas, oil or solid fuel), and broadband. Revenue treats 30% of these as work-related, apportioned to the days you actually worked from home. If your broadband is bundled with TV or phone, use a reasonable broadband-only portion.
What you can't claim
Rent, mortgage interest and property tax don't qualify. Neither do capital items like laptops, office furniture or equipment. And if the bills are in a housemate's or partner's name, you can only claim your own share.
The €3.20 employer allowance
Your employer can choose to pay you up to €3.20 per remote-working day tax-free instead. This isn't something you claim from Revenue — it's paid by your employer. If they pay it, it reduces what you can claim here; if they pay less than the full amount, you can claim relief on the balance of your actual costs.
How to claim
You claim through Revenue's myAccount by completing an Income Tax Return for the relevant year and uploading your bills. You can backdate claims for four years — in 2026, that means 2022 to 2025 are still open. See our Revenue myAccount checklist for the full process.
Frequently asked questions
This calculator provides estimates for general guidance only, based on Revenue's published Remote Working Relief formula for the selected year. It is not tax advice. Confirm your figures and eligibility with Revenue.ie or a qualified adviser.
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