# Any IRISH accountants out there?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 28, 2000, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-irish-accountants-out-there/27185 "2000-07-28T12:19:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![MarkMcGovern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@MarkMcGovern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MarkMcGovern)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2000, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-irish-accountants-out-there/27185/1 "2000-07-28T12:19:38Z")

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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?