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high volume of Irish residents going north for dentistry, groceries, cars, business equipment, building materials etc
"high volume indeed"....of the 3 or 4 million people in the republic, how much of their spending is "going north" for their "dentistry, groceries, cars, business equipment, building materials etc" . You are in the accountancy trade, you should know. What constitutes a "high volume" in your book ? 2% ? 5 % ? 20 % 80 % ?
Obviously some do, or some N.I firms would not bother the complications ( currency / different tax jurisdiction etc ) of touting for business in "rip off Republic". Many Northern accountants have no experience or expertise in the tax regulations etc of the Irish Republic, any more than you may have of France , for example, so it may be unrealistic to expect people to shop in different jurisdictions for their accountancy services. Besides, as another poster correctly wrote :"If you call NI or GB accountants to quote for Irish accounts, then surely they too will charge Irish prices? (rubbing their hands in glee)but no such traffic northwards for accountancy fees
A better experiment might be to get them to quote for NI or GB accounts."