
Allowable Expenses for Sole Traders in Ireland: What You Can (and Can’t) Claim in 2026
At a Glance: What You Can and Can’t Claim Before the detail, here’s a quick-reference summary of common expense categories.

At a Glance: What You Can and Can’t Claim Before the detail, here’s a quick-reference summary of common expense categories.

Ireland has over 400,000 active enterprises — and 99.8% of them are SMEs. Most start by managing accounting in-house. But

For most Irish SMEs, outsourced bookkeeping is 40–60% cheaper than hiring in-house — once you account for salary, employer PRSI

Managing a small business in Ireland needs more than the simple recording of income and expenses. From record-keeping of invoices