Need accountant on PAYE?

Hi

I was wondering if its worth hiring an accountant as a paye worker. My partner is also a paye and wondering for claiming back bin taxes/ household and whatever else there is. Not sure its cost would out way savings. Also another reason is we are going for a mortgage and could get them to get all my paper work in order/ or do a better job than I would and fill us in on loop holes/ strengthen our case?

There are some accountancy companies who do this work on a % basis - i.e. they get to keep maybe 20% of any refunds. I think one such company is Red Oak or some such similar sounding name based in Carlow.

Re the mortgage, you need to discuss this with a mortgage broker (or read widely on this website)

There are very few allowances left to claim these days and you can only go back 4 years, it's quite easy to do yourself, you could call in or ring your local revenue office for a bit of advice.

As for a mortgage there is nothing an accountant can add really, as paye you are going to be asked for p60s & payslips and a form filled by the employer together with bank statements of savings and loans, you are going to have all these or will have to get them, routing this through a third party that is not actually involved in the mortgage process unlike a broker is pointless and paying money for nothing in my opinion.