Tag Archives: Company director

Ten Tips when Setting up a Company

Ten

I will give you ten tips when setting up a company in Ireland. The idea is to help you understand more about what you are getting into. I don’t mean this in a negative way. It’s more about what to look out for and to help you avoid things that can trip you up. The

Outsourced Finance Department

CF team

From head-wrecking agony to an outsourced finance department. There must be nifty ways to leave your bookkeeper. Meet Stan, Roy, Gus, and Lee Murphy. They have an engineering company called SRGL Industries Ltd [the company]. Dave is their bookkeeping & admin guy. And what’s more awkward is that he’s Lee’s brother-in-law. Let’s look at The

Can my company help me buy a home?

Buying a new home

The question can my company help me buy a home popped up recently. When you think of it your company pays for your home. Your net salary pays the monthly mortgage. But what about the initial purchase of your home? Yes, it can help with that too. I’ll introduce you to Alex Dublin and his

The Business Journey

The Business Journey

I’m going to tell you about the business journey of Jack and Diane. “A little ditty about Jack and Diane Two Irish kids growing up in this heartland” While this is a business journey it’s also a love story. Given the day that’s in it, love and business collide and thrive. Let’s delve deeper into

Company Director’s Loans

Judge ruling on a case and setting a fine

Let’s look under the bonnet of a Company Director’s Loans. I’ll introduce you to the stars of this courtroom drama. We discussed some of the issues that come up in this case in a blog from 2018. Can I borrow money from my Company is worth a read if you want to get more detail

Revenue Focus Areas for 2025

Income Tax and Tax Files

Our last blog was about Revenue focus areas for 2024 that will continue into 2025. But our Revenue friends have made things very clear for us with a specific list of focus areas for 2025 too. They will increase the pressure on non-responders to queries and intervention letters. Their view is this sort of behaviour

Revenue Interventions

Death and Taxes

The theme of this blog is Revenue interventions and the sectors where they get extra cash. Extra cash means the tax owed, plus the interest & penalties. Revenue love interventions in the construction industry. One could say it’s an obsession of theirs. Yet, it’s rental and the professions that they get most of their money

Don’t Do Your Own Payroll

Payroll t-shirt - just another day in payroll

Whatever you do “don’t do your own payroll”, I told Mary a potential client on Wednesday. We’ll look at some of the reasons why I think that’s good advice. Mary is an educated lady but isn’t a payroll specialist. But surely there can’t be that much to it? Oh, there is, and more. Let’s look

Pre Year-End Planning

Yearly planner

I will look at pre-year-end planning tips for you and your business. There will be some useful tips to consider between now and the end of the year. I’ll introduce you to Paul and Joanna Codd who have a “quare” successful company in Wexford. The focus will be on a company with a 31 December

Budget 2025 and 10 Takeaways

Tax savings fromthe budget

Let’s look at budget 2025 and 10 takeaways from that. It’s not a blog divided into two with the first part looking at the budget. The second part reviews 10 takeaways like Indian, chippers, and Chinese! I know I know you are all budgeted to death at this stage. Me too. But while we all