Section 460 TCA 1997 provides that a repayment of income tax to which a person is entitled, after the granting of any personal tax credit/relief, for any year of assessment, is to be made at the standard rate of tax or the higher rate, as appropriate. Where a person has no taxable income for a year of assessment, any tax paid by them in respect of their income for that year is refundable in full. However, any such repayment cannot exceed the difference between the correct tax liability and the amount of tax actually paid.