I am meandering my way through Sean Gallagher’s book ‘Secrets to Success’. The book is excellent. The focus is on the success stories of many Irish businesses that we know something about, but not a lot. I recently read about Done Deal. It was set up in 2005 by Fred Karlsson and his wife Geraldine
It’s a nice calm day in Tramore. Although there is a lonely wave or two creeping over the prom wall. Waiting to engulf an unsuspecting passerby. The Metalman is visible and surveying the bay for early morning swimmers. All that is missing is a whistle and a warning light to assume the role of an
We are back after taking 2 weeks off and we hope you enjoyed your holidays. In our most recent blog, we looked at passing on the family business. We discussed how important it was to get a proper valuation of your company. We then went on to look at an example of a way to
Last week we spoke about some tax tips when purchasing a buy to let property. If you didn’t get a chance to read that click here. This week the inspiration for our blog is a conversation we had. It was with a potential client about passing on his business to the next generation. What struck
These are also called “golden handshakes” or ex-gratia lump sums. It is an area that can sometimes be forgotten by accountants when advising their clients and can be useful as part of the overall planning exercise when an employee or company director is ceasing employment. This could be at retirement, on a business sale or
Shareholding & Tax implications This topic has come to light on a number of occasions in recent months based on the projects we have been involved with and meeting with prospective clients who are planning for exit. The purpose of this blog is to highlight some of the issues we have seen for shareholders and
Great to see the Deise Hurlers back to winning ways after the very disappointing 2019 season……..hopefully this will help to balance the Kilkenny / Waterford internal office banter J. It was a long 2019!!!! The Business Sale The sale of any business is not something that happens overnight. It is a journey and in some
We are back with our blog series on business exit planning on what is a gorgeous sunny day out there, even though it is a Monday. Elections are over and while we know most of the people that got in we are still waiting on the results of the European and mayoral one. Never do
Thinking of Selling your Business – It’s Never Too Early to Start Planning A busy January has seen a number of clients come to us to discuss the future of their business and what their own personal objectives are. I think it is very important for business owners to take time out to think about
