Payroll in Ireland

Hiring in Ireland turns a company into an employer, and that brings its own registration and reporting. Revenue’s guide to registering a new company lists employer PAYE among the taxes covered by the registration forms, alongside Corporation Tax and VAT. Payroll then means calculating pay and deductions each period, issuing payslips and reporting to Revenue.

If your company is run from abroad, payroll is one of the services most often handed to a local firm, because mistakes reach employees quickly. Check on each profile whether payroll sits next to accounting and tax compliance, how many employees the firm usually handles, and whether it deals with directors’ pay as well as staff.

Ask who runs each pay run, how far ahead you must send changes, and what the firm does if an employee query reaches you at short notice. Some firms charge per payslip, others a monthly sum; the profile shows a price only where the firm has published one.

Accountanty lists 133 firms offering payroll in Ireland: 125 accounting firms and 8 corporate services providers. They include 116 small firms, 9 medium and 8 large networks, and 61 say they work with foreign clients. Retail, construction and professional services are the industries named most often. For the wider picture, read the Ireland guide.

Firms offering payroll in Ireland

aperio

Accounting firm · Boutique firm

Cork

  • Company formation
  • Accounting and bookkeeping
  • Tax compliance
  • +3 more

Languages: English

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Cronin

Accounting firm · Medium-sized firm

Dublin

  • Company formation
  • Accounting and bookkeeping
  • Tax compliance
  • +5 more

Languages: English

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Kinore

Accounting firm · Medium-sized firm

Dublin

  • Company formation
  • Accounting and bookkeeping
  • Tax compliance
  • +5 more
View profile of Kinore

109 more firms offering payroll in Ireland

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to register as an employer before hiring?

Yes, a company that pays employees needs an employer registration with Revenue. A payroll firm can handle this with your tax registrations. Ask whether it is included in the setup quote or charged separately.

Can the firm pay the company's directors as well?

Many can. Directors' pay has its own tax treatment, so ask the firm to explain how it would run it for a director who lives abroad, and whether it checks that with the company's tax adviser.

What do I need to send for each pay run?

Typically the hours or salary for each person, new starters, leavers and changes in pay. Ask the firm for its cut-off date each period so that changes reach it in time.

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General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules, rates and fees change: check them with the official sources linked on this page or with a qualified adviser before you act.