Are you returning to Ireland and starting a business? I met Tom this week, who has done that. Back from Canada after spending over 10 years there. Back to help build the country. Driving along the highway in Toronto, he saw a billboard that grabbed his attention. “You have helped build Toronto. Come home and
My bookkeeper is leaving. Help. You are in a spot of bother. Your bookkeeper is leaving. Moving to another job or retiring. It doesn’t matter. You won’t have the benefit of their services very soon, and you don’t know what to do. I am writing this as a real-life example of what happened to our
I am writing this “protecting our clients” blog on the back of getting a very welcome letter from Revenue. Is there such a thing, I hear you ask! Well, yes, in this case. A client had a level 2 VAT compliance review that started a year ago. No extra tax, interest, or penalties. And a
Should I defer my state pension? In some cases, absolutely not, but in other cases, it makes sense. A client asked me this question recently, and my answer was certain. No way, you need to get your state pension at 66. Another client wanted to delay receiving his. That was more for personal reasons, which
I will look at key dates for tax returns from now until the end of the year. So, you have a hot date with Revenue! Well, not quite. Let’s be honest: These are the dates that most of us dread, and because of that, put them on the long finger. It’s a bit like going
Invest in your finance function. Why? More money. A better bottom line. A stronger, more valuable business. Your business, your castle. If you don’t, your castle is made of sand. And as the Jimi Hendrix song goes “And so castles made of sand fall in the sea eventually” Let’s look at Growing Business Cloud Accounting
Supersonic your business by doing what Kirk James did. Outsourcing his finance department. Kirk came to us in the Summer of 2019. Having an old-school accountant wasn’t going to work for him anymore. Not with the plans he had to grow the business, buy a property, and sell the business. Brenda and the team here
Word to the wise, T, don’t do your own tax return! Paulie “Walnuts” often used the “word to the wise” phrase when advising his mafia boss, Tony Soprano. It was to protect him so he wouldn’t end up “sleeping with the fishes.” The key message in this blog is that it can be dangerous to
Are you serious about your business? Most people will say yes to this question. They have to be. There are bills to pay. Plus, you need a few bob for the annual trip abroad, not to mention the taxman taking his cut. It pays to be serious about your business. Here’s why. Rogue One Taxes
This week, I’ll look at a Revenue review of your Taxes. What prompted this is a Revenue letter that a former client got to review his taxes for four years, from 2021 to 2024. We did his tax returns for 2021 and 2022. He needed help to get set up right after a divorce in
