The fear factor with accounting: ‘If it’s not broke, don’t fix it’ Are you scared of changing to a new accountant? It’s something we hear a lot from businesses in Ireland: a fear factor associated with moving to a new adviser. You may realise that your existing accountant isn’t quite delivering everything that they could
Shareholder agreements: why your small or family business needs one When you’re at the start of a business’s life cycle, the last thing on everyone’s mind will be disputes, a change in shareholders or even the failure of the business. These are scenarios that you hope will either never apply, or will occur at a
Future of SME Sector Accountancy Services The traditional Accountancy service provided by practices to SME’s is compliance focused. The main aspects of such a service are: Ensuring your tax return is completed on time and you know your tax liability Completing and filing year-end accounts Preparing annual returns for submission to the Companies Registration Office
Company or Sole Trader? In light of the economic recovery that is instilling more confidence in people to set up their own business we are often asked by clients what is the best structure for me to carry on a new business? When this question is posed to us we try and get as much
Planning for the future – the importance of forecasting The New Year is just around the corner, so there’s an increased urgency to get on top of your 2016 planning and to start thinking about the future of your business. With the real-time numbers provided by modern cloud accounting software, such as Xero online accounting,
