Location guide · Ireland
Location guides for 4 cities in Ireland, from Dublin, Cork and Limerick. Flip Retail builds custom ERP, AI agents, web applications and SaaS for businesses in Ireland from Jaipur, India, and delivers remotely.
01 — Compliance
Tax, e-invoicing, data-protection and AI rules that shape an ERP, billing system or AI agent in Ireland. Last reviewed October 2026.
| Indirect tax | VAT, standard rate 23%Irish VAT has a 23% standard rate and 13.5%, 9% and 4.8% reduced rates; businesses file periodic VAT3 returns and an annual Return of Trading Details through Revenue Online Service (ROS), and cross-border EU sales follow EU OSS and reverse-charge rules. |
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| E-invoicing | Planned · Revenue VAT Modernisation (EN 16931 e-invoicing with data reporting to Revenue)From 1 Nov 2028 large corporates managed by Revenue's Large Corporates Division must issue structured EN 16931 e-invoices for domestic B2B sales and report invoice data to Revenue, and all businesses must be able to receive structured e-invoices; later phases extend to all VAT-registered businesses, with EU ViDA intra-EU e-invoicing and digital reporting from July 2030. |
| Data protection | General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Data Protection Act 2018Fully in force and enforced by the Data Protection Commission (lead EU regulator for many tech firms), requiring a lawful basis for processing, processor agreements, 72-hour breach notification and safeguards such as adequacy decisions or standard contractual clauses for transfers outside the EEA. |
| AI rules | The EU AI Act applies directly, with prohibited practices and AI-literacy duties since Feb 2025, transparency duties such as telling users they are interacting with an AI system from Aug 2026, and high-risk obligations deferred to Dec 2027 and Aug 2028 by the Digital Omnibus adopted in July 2026; Ireland's Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Act 2026 set up the AI Office of Ireland to coordinate sectoral regulators. |
| Systems we migrate from or connect to | Sage 50, Xero, QuickBooks Online, Big Red Book, Surf Accounts, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, NetSuiteMasters, ledgers, stock and open balances move across and are reconciled before cutover. |
| Payment rails for web apps and SaaS | SEPA Credit Transfer and SEPA Instant, SEPA Direct Debit, Stripe, PayPal, Revolut Business, Card acquiring (e.g. Elavon, Worldpay) |
| Also worth knowing | Payroll is reported to Revenue in real time under PAYE Modernisation, construction subcontracting falls under Relevant Contracts Tax (RCT), and EU ViDA changes (reverse-charge and registration changes in 2028, intra-EU digital reporting in 2030) will affect cross-border invoicing. |
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change, so we confirm current requirements during discovery; your tax adviser should confirm anything that affects filings.
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02 — Cities
Each guide covers the local economy, the industries we would build for first, and how working with Jaipur fits your hours.
03 — Industries
The industries that come up most across the cities we cover in Ireland.
04 — Services
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Start a conversation05 — FAQ
Yes. Flip Retail is based in Jaipur, India, and works with Ireland businesses remotely. We have no office in Ireland; discovery happens on video calls, you get working software every two weeks, and the engineers who write the code are on the calls.
Yes. Invoicing is built for Ireland's VAT (standard rate 23%). From 1 Nov 2028 large corporates managed by Revenue's Large Corporates Division must issue structured EN 16931 e-invoices for domestic B2B sales and report invoice data to Revenue, and all businesses must be able to receive structured e-invoices; later phases extend to all VAT-registered businesses, with EU ViDA intra-EU e-invoicing and digital reporting from July 2030. When the mandate takes effect, a custom ERP can connect to Revenue's e-invoicing system through its official API or an accredited provider; we design for it from the start.
Fully in force and enforced by the Data Protection Commission (lead EU regulator for many tech firms), requiring a lawful basis for processing, processor agreements, 72-hour breach notification and safeguards such as adequacy decisions or standard contractual clauses for transfers outside the EEA. You choose where the system is hosted, access is role-based, and we work on test or masked data during development wherever possible.
Yes. Masters, ledgers, stock items and opening balances move across and are reconciled with your accountant before cutover, ideally at a year-end or quarter-end.
The EU AI Act applies directly, with prohibited practices and AI-literacy duties since Feb 2025, transparency duties such as telling users they are interacting with an AI system from Aug 2026, and high-risk obligations deferred to Dec 2027 and Aug 2028 by the Digital Omnibus adopted in July 2026; Ireland's Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Act 2026 set up the AI Office of Ireland to coordinate sectoral regulators. We design AI agents with logging, human oversight and clear disclosure from the start, which covers most current requirements.
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