# Any accountants out there? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 31, 2000, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-accountants-out-there/27533 "2000-07-31T10:23:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MarkMcGovern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@MarkMcGovern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MarkMcGovern)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2000, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-accountants-out-there/27533/1 "2000-07-31T10:23:09Z")
My question is as follows: I work for an Irish sofware company and am recieving a £5000 pound bonus and if any one know Irish taxes they take almost 50%. I was trying to find out if my company was to apply the bonus to my rent( ie. since I moved from America to Dublin,Ireland a clause could be added to my contract to state the the company would pay my first 8 months of rent and the lease could act as the reciept. Is this legit and whats costs for the company/me are there? ---
**Author:** ![David\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/51bf81/32.png) [@David\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_B)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2000, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-accountants-out-there/27533/2 "2000-07-31T13:03:49Z")
[Moderator Hat: ON] This is not a Great Debate. More like a General Question, though I’m not even sure anybody there will be able to help. Nonetheless, we’ll give it a shot. * * * David B, SDMB Great Debates Moderator [Moderator Hat: Handed Off to manhattan] ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2000, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-accountants-out-there/27533/3 "2000-07-31T15:42:43Z")
Since this is asked already in this forum, I’m closing this one.