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Big Red Book Payroll

Irish payroll from Big Red Book, long-established Irish accounting and payroll vendor

Last verified: 05 May 2026 Methodology

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Irish corporate registry

The Big Red Book Company Limited

CRO number
196710
Trading status
Normal
Incorporated
11 Dec 1992

Registered address 20 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, D02 H364

Last checked against CRO May 2026.

Irish Compliance Assessment

Verified pass Partial · caveats Not supported
✓

Revenue Integration

Direct connection to Revenue Online Service (ROS) for tax submissions. Submissions can be filed without leaving the product.

verified 2026-05-05 · native ROS
✓

PAYE Modernisation

Real-time PAYE Modernisation reporting to Revenue, as required since 2019.

verified 2026-05-05 · PAYE submission supported
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Irish Bank Feeds

No native AIB / BOI / PTSB feed. Bank reconciliation flows rely on third-party gateways.

verified 2026-05-05 · via third-party gateway
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SEPA / Irish IBAN

No native SEPA Direct Debit XML export. Collection requires a third-party gateway.

verified 2026-05-05 · SEPA via gateway
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VAT Handling

Irish VAT rates are not handled natively. Manual workarounds required.

verified 2026-05-05 · scope: not supported
✓

Irish Support

Customer support available during Irish business hours. Email, phone, or chat as published by the vendor.

verified 2026-05-05 · Irish hours
GDPR Data Residency EU data centres verified 2026-05-05

Overview

Big Red Book Payroll is the payroll product from Big Red Book, a long-established Irish software vendor primarily known for accounting software used by Irish SMEs and accountancy practices. The payroll module handles Irish PAYE, PRSI, USC, and Revenue real-time reporting under PAYE Modernisation, and integrates with Big Red Book accounting so the payroll journal flows straight into the ledger without manual re-keying. Big Red Book has been serving the Irish market for decades and has particularly strong adoption among Irish accountancy bureaus running multi-client payroll - the kind of practice with 20, 50, or 100+ SME clients where workflow speed matters more than feature novelty. The sister product, Big Red Cloud, is the cloud-hosted accounting successor, and payroll increasingly lives in that same ecosystem. Best fit: Irish accountants and accountancy bureaus who already use Big Red Book accounting, and Irish SMEs of 1-50 staff who want a single Irish-developed vendor for both books and payroll rather than stitching BrightPay to Xero.

Editor's verdict on Big Red Book Payroll

stamped 2026-05-05

Big Red Book Payroll is a long-standing Irish option with strong adoption in the Irish accountancy practice market, particularly among bureaus running multi-client payroll alongside Big Red Book accounting. Its strength is the bureau workflow and the vendor's decades in the Irish market. The trade-off is that Big Red Book's web presence and pricing transparency lag newer entrants, and for greenfield Irish payroll selections BrightPay, Collsoft, and Thesaurus Payroll Manager typically beat it on pricing clarity and cloud-first feature depth. Worth shortlisting if you already use Big Red Book accounting or work with an accountant who does.

Irish compliance score

Big Red Book Payroll Irish compliance score4 of 6 pass
CRO active
Revenue integration
PAYE Modernisation
Irish bank feeds
GDPR (EU residency)
Irish support
Big Red Book Payroll Irish compliance score
CriterionStatusNote
CRO activeNot met
Revenue integrationPass
PAYE ModernisationPass
Irish bank feedsNot met
GDPR (EU residency)Pass
Irish supportPass

Pros and Cons

Pros

  • Long-established Irish vendor
  • Strong in the Irish accountancy-practice market
  • Integrates with Big Red Book accounting

Cons

  • Desktop-first feel versus modern cloud entrants
  • Less visible pricing than competitors
  • Web presence less polished than newer Irish tools

Best For

Company Size

1-5 employees6-20 employees21-50 employees

Sectors

Professional ServicesRetailConstruction

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Verification Notes

2026-05-05: PAYE Modernisation, Revenue integration, Irish support, and free trial flipped to true after verification against bigredbook.com ("Irish company...local support team", 30-day free trial) and bigredbook.com/payroll-support/payroll-help/ (Big Red Book Payroll connects directly to ROS for RPNs and payslip submissions; real-time PAYE reporting application). SEPA bank list and Irish IBAN/bank feeds remain unverified - leave conservative false until vendor confirmation. Sister product to Big Red Cloud accounting.

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