I have purchased a mobile chip van to be used in the repulic or Ireland. Can Sum1 advise of the legal setup?

Answer 1

2 options - register as a sole trader with the Revenue Commissioners and file a tax return on your trade every year by October (filed a year in arrears).

Or you could incorporate your business, i.e. set up a company and pay yourself a salary from it.

If it's just one van I'd recommend the first option - incorporation can be quite expensive and you'd still have to pay income tax on any salary you withdraw from the company. With option 1 you are taxed at the normal rates on all your taxable profits.

Look up http://www.revenue.ie - homepage of the Revenue Commissioners. They'll give you advice about registering your business. I believe you'll need to complete a TR1 form to do this - you should find it on the website. (as a regular user of the website I can tell you it's a nightmare trying to find things on it).

Finally, one last word of advice. The Revenue Commissioners specifically targeted chip-van traders over the past couple of years for under-declaring income (this was mostly at major concerts etc). I'm not sure if this is still the case, but as a qualified accountant, let me tell you that honesty is the best policy when filing your returns.

Let me know if you've any more questions.

Good luck

Answer 2

Also the health and safety authority will expect a safety plan, and the health board will need to inspect you van just as they would do to a restaraunt

Answer 3

Sorry No, but I'd like to know which part of the Republic you will be serving in....the chip shop for me is far (when I'm home), and it'd be good to know that if you're passing near-by, I could wave you down.

Answer 4

another shower you have to inform is the health board. they have to inspect it and give you the all clear.

Answer 5

Whatever you do, don't set the hooter thing up to play The Sash.....