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Accountant or DIY rent return

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  • 13-03-2015 12:45am
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    adam88
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    Hi all, small time land lord here. Just wondering if it's worthwhile employing an accountant to do my return or could I do it myself. Do revenue look after all the prsi and that or do I need to go to seperate departments???

    Rent is small enough


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    athtrasna
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    It's doable yourself but the cost of hiring the accountant can be offset against tax. Generally I would advise to pay an accountant the first time, study their return and do it yourself from then on.


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    MarkAnthony
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    The cost can be written off to a degree so I get an accountant to do a full return for me and the wife, we generally make a couple of other savings on a fresh pair of eyes going over our expenses for the year in other areas too.


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    ted1
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    From personal experience I would not go near accountants when it comes to filing returns on income from apartments. 2 of them tried to convince me to pay revenue what they said owed them after an audit. I got a reauduit and revenue ended up owing me money.


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    adam88
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    athtrasna wrote: »
    It's doable yourself but the cost of hiring the accountant can be offset against tax. Generally I would advise to pay an accountant the first time, study their return and do it yourself from then on.

    Ballpark figure. I'm talking country bunglow. 500pm rent. I'm a standard paye worker apart from that.


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    Gumbo
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    adam88 wrote: »
    Ballpark figure. I'm talking country bunglow. 500pm rent. I'm a standard paye worker apart from that.

    IT can be as low as approx €250 for a standard straight forward return.

    I would recommend these http://www.irishtaxsupport.ie/rental-income/


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    Moonbeam
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    kceire wrote: »
    IT can be as low as approx €250 for a standard straight forward return.

    I would recommend these http://www.irishtaxsupport.ie/rental-income/

    I would definitely use an accountant for the 1st year .
    My tax bill is usually awful for my rent property :(


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