Resources
General guidance for Irish businesses and individuals. For advice specific to your situation, book a consultation.
Tax Deadlines & Key Dates
Deadlines are described relative to your own accounting dates, since these vary by company. Talk to us to confirm the exact dates that apply to your business.
Generally due nine months after your company's financial year end, with the return itself due shortly after that.
Preliminary tax may be payable earlier in the year, depending on your company's size.
Filed bi-monthly for most businesses, roughly three weeks after the end of each two-month period.
Some businesses qualify for annual or four-monthly filing depending on turnover.
The self-employed and company directors typically file and pay by mid-November each year via the Revenue Online Service extended deadline.
The standard paper deadline falls earlier in the year — the ROS extension only applies to online filing and payment.
PAYE reporting is submitted in real time throughout the year rather than as a single year-end return, with a final reconciliation once the last payroll of the year is run.
Due annually, based on your company's Annual Return Date — a fixed date set when the company was incorporated.
Missing this deadline can result in late filing penalties and loss of audit exemption.
Frequently Asked Questions
It's not a legal requirement, but most sole traders find it pays for itself — an accountant identifies allowable expenses and reliefs you'd likely miss on your own, and takes the Form 11 filing off your plate entirely.
It depends heavily on the scope — a sole trader's annual return costs far less than ongoing bookkeeping and payroll for a growing company. We agree fixed fees upfront after an introductory review, so you know the cost before any work begins.
Yes. We handle the handover directly with your outgoing accountant and register the relevant Revenue and CRO authorisations, so the transition doesn't interrupt your filing obligations.
Yes — our office is in Dublin, but we work with clients nationwide. Most day-to-day communication happens by phone, email and video call.
Bookkeeping is the ongoing recording of transactions — invoices, receipts, bank entries. Accounting takes that data and turns it into accounts, tax returns and financial reporting. We offer both, either together or separately.
At minimum, incorporation with the Companies Registration Office and a Revenue tax registration for corporation tax. Depending on your situation, you may also need VAT and PAYE registrations. We handle all of this as part of our start-up service.
Yes — many of our business clients also use us for personal Self-Assessment, rental income accounts, and capital gains tax planning.
General guidance only goes so far — book a consultation and we'll look at your actual numbers.
