Practical notes for Irish accountants
Field notes on Irish VAT, Revenue rules, ROS deadlines, and document automation — written for the practices doing the work.
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Supplier statement reconciliation: the silent month-end job nobody schedules
What supplier statement reconciliation is, why it eats half a day per supplier when the statement arrives as a PDF, and how KrinoDoc can turn the PDF into matched rows before the actual reconciliation starts.
Bank statement reconciliation: the basics, and where most of the time goes
What bank reconciliation actually is, the four checks every reconciliation comes down to, and the part that quietly eats half the afternoon — getting the statement into the system in the first place.
What is document ingestion, and why should accountants care?
Document ingestion is the layer that sits between the messy stuff (PDFs, photos, scans, emails) and your accounting system. Here is what it means and why it matters.
When one hotel folio crosses 1 July 2026
A single Irish hotel folio dated 3 July 2026 carries three VAT rates — 9% on food, 13.5% on accommodation, 23% on alcohol. A worked split, the supplier-statement trap that spans the cutover, and a cutover-week checklist.
How much time Irish practices save automating invoice entry
Concrete numbers on the hours Irish accountants and finance teams spend on supplier invoices, where automation actually claws it back, and where it doesn't.
AI document extraction vs OCR: line items are the real test
OCR reads characters. AI extraction understands structure. What the difference means when you're posting hundreds of supplier invoices each week.
Ireland standard VAT rate 23% 2026 — Revenue rates explained
The Irish standard VAT rate is 23% in 2026. Full Revenue rate table, the 1 July reduction for restaurants and hairdressing, and Xero, Sage and QuickBooks codes.
How much time UK practices save automating invoice entry
Concrete numbers on the time UK accountants and finance teams spend on supplier invoices, where automation actually claws it back, and where it doesn't.