Ireland Self-Employed Tax Checklist 2024 & 2025

Use this comprehensive checklist to make sure you have everything ready before filing your Revenue self-assessment for 2024 & 2025. Covers allowable expense categories, record-keeping requirements, and key deadlines.

Allowable Expense Categories

  • Turnover / Sales (Income) — turnover
  • Other Business Income (Income) — otherIncome
  • Cost of Sales (Panel F) — costOfGoods
  • Motor & Travel Expenses (Panel F) — travel
  • Rent, Rates & Insurance (Panel F) — rentRatesPower
  • Repairs & Maintenance (Panel F) — repairs
  • Office & Administration (Panel F) — officeCosts
  • Professional & Legal Fees (Panel F) — professionalFees
  • Bank Charges & Interest (Panel F) — bankCharges
  • Advertising & Marketing (Panel F) — advertising
  • Other Expenses (Panel F) — otherExpenses
  • Personal / Excluded (N/A) — personal

Pre-Filing Checklist

  • Gather all bank statements for the tax year
  • Categorise all income and expenses
  • Separate personal and business transactions
  • Check for any unclaimed allowable expenses
  • Calculate total income and total expenses
  • Review estimated tax liability
  • Set aside funds for tax payment
  • File before the Revenue deadline

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