Press statement | 29.07.2021 Enabling persons living in one and working in other entity to claim tax refunds Human Rights Ombudsman of Bosnia and Herzegovina In complaint case no Ž-BL-06-321/21, filed by S.D. of Istočno Novo Sarajevo, IHROBiH considered the issue of exercising the right to tax refunds by persons living in one and working in the other entity. More specifically, the complainant purchased a flat in Istočno Sarajevo using a loan from the Republika Srpska Investment and Development Bank (IRB). However, she cannot get the tax refund on the interest, which she is entitled to as a first-time home buyer using a loan, since she works in Sarajevo (Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina). Her employer contributions are paid in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Tax Administration of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina cannot refund the loans for flats in the territory of the Republika Srpska. Believing that citizens should not be put in a different or unequal position because of their choice of work or residence, IHROBiH sent a recommendation (P-189/21) to the National Assembly of the Republika Srpska and the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina to consider aligning or amending the existing legal framework within their competences with a view to resolving tax refund claims from citizens living in one and working in the other entity. Useful Links Office Days of the BiH Ombudsman Covid-19 and the human rights effect LYRA On-Line Platform for reporting discrimination Freedom of Access to Information Cooperation with NGO Marrakech Declaration, 12th October 2018 Operational Strategy of the Institution of Human rights Ombudsman of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the Period 2016. – 2021. Medium-Term Plan 2021-2023 Annual Financial Report for 2020 Annual Financial Report for 2019 Annual Financial Report for 2018 Annual Financial Report for 2017 Annual Financial Report for 2016 Annual Financial Report for 2015 Ombudsman Manual for handling discrimination cases Guidelines for filling in the complaints in the area of discrimination Application before European Court of Human Rights - Instruction The life of an application before the European Court of Human Rights News Archive We are protecting rights of natural persons and legal entities in accordance with the Constitution of BiH and international human rights instruments...Ombudsmen of BiH Ombudsman's ActivitiesOmbudsmenke dr. Jasminka Džumhur i Nives Jukić posjetile Maloljetnički zatvor Istočno SarajevoOmbudsmenke dr. Jasminka Džumhur i Nives Jukić posjetile Zavod za vaspitanje muške djece i omladine „Hum“Ombudsmenke dr. Jasminka Džumhur i Nives Jukić posjetile Odgojni centar Kantona SarajevoOmbudsmeni prof.dr. Ljubinko Mitrović i dr. Jasminka Džumhur u Moskvi povodom izbora u RusijiSastanak ombudsmena prof. dr. Ljubinka Mitrovića i ministra MUP-a Županije Posavske Nedić ŽeljkaOmbudsmen prof. dr. Ljubinko Mitrović posjetio Odgojno-popravni dom za maloljetnike u OrašjuActivities Archive Latest publications Special Report on the Efficiency of Legal Solutions on Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2021Annual Report on results of the activities of the Institution of Human Rights Ombudsman of BiH for 2020Special Report on the Role of Inspection Bodies in the Protection of Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina, November 2020Special Report on the Situation of Victims of Domestic Violence in Canton 10, September 2020