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    Orlaith27 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Aug 12, 2009, 06:47 AM
    Self built house
    Hi Everyone
    New to this site.
    I wanted to ask a quick question... we built a house last year.. not a huge house.. it cost us A lot . We paid 18500 to the council as a " Contribution".. does anyone know if we can claim some of this back... also can we claim back on the self build in anyway...

    Thanks:p
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    Aug 12, 2009, 08:17 AM
    Depends on the nature of the "contribution". If it is deemed a tax, then you can deduct it as an itemized deduction on Schedule A.

    Based on the context of your post, I doubt it can be legally claimed as a donation to charity, even if the council is a non-profit organization.
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