Living abroad and renting out an Irish Property

Expert support for Non-resident landlords navigating the Irish Tax System.

If you rent out an Irish property but you live abroad, you still have to pay tax. Simple.

Except it’s not. Understanding the rules and keeping on top of the Revenue’s demands can be a source of stress when you’re overseas. Do you know when returns are due? What deductions you’re entitled to? How your property rental affects the other taxes you pay?

How we support you

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By removing the tax worries: You’ll have a tax agent based in Ireland working with you to ensure that tax returns, tax calculations and tax payments are all up to date and completed correctly.
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By dealing with Revenue: We’ll get you set up and answer any queries the revenue have in relation to the tax on your rental property.
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By helping to reduce tax to a minimum: Advising you of any legitimate deductions you can make. This would include getting a deduction for some of our fees.
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By filing your tax return: On time, every time.
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By advising you on:
  • The correct way to return the income where the property is in joint names and maximising tax credit claims where possible.
  • Any other taxes that are relevant to the rental property, such as USC, Capital Gains tax, Gift Tax and Inheritance Tax.

We work in partnership with you and your collection agent to ensure that everything runs as smoothly as possible

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“Living and working abroad has meant that dealing with Revenue property returns and related obligations have been an annual cycle of grief. Well, this year I broke the cycle and reached out to Comerford Foley and it has proven to be a great decision. The speed, professionalism and friendliness with which Colin and the team handled my tax affairs, current and historic, has been terrific. I highly recommend Comerford Foley.”

– Martina Keating

How we work with you from afar

A 9 step process

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Detailed proposal and engagement letter based on the services we identify you need
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Onboard you as a client so that we have all the right information for you
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Set you up with the Revenue and become your tax agent in Ireland
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Contact your letting agent
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Help you complete an income tax checklist
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Complete your rental income computation, capital allowances computation for furnished properties, your Income tax computation and draft your tax return
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Send the tax return and cover letter to you for review and electronic signature
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We submit your Tax return to Revenue, process your tax payment and review the assessment that issues.

More stories from clients who’ve been there

“We found CF online and after a brief call and initial consultation they got a proposal out to us very quickly. My wife and I started working with CF in early 2019 when they did our 2018 tax returns for our Irish rental property which we own jointly. They advised us of the correct way to do our returns and while we had to do a return each the extra cost of doing this was more than covered by the tax savings. They did an excellent job for us as we are very happy with the level of service.”

– Jen and Bruce

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