Category Archives: Company Director

Leaving Employment and Setting up a Company

Leaving employment

You are leaving employment and setting up a company – wow, your own company. That’s something to be very excited about. You are becoming self-employed. That’s a little scary as it’s a step into the unknown, but it has lots of opportunities too. It’s scary because you now must generate the income to pay yourself.

Supersonic Your Business – Part 2

Partners

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

Supersonic Your Business

Supersonic jet

Supersonic your business by outsourcing your finance department. Or else your profits could slide away! Oh yes, get all the Oasis songs in here when they are in town this weekend. Roll on the big karaoke in Croke Park! I’ll tell you about Kirk James and how he used us as his finance department. We’ll

Company Tax Tips

Tax Tips

This company tax tips blog is to help you avoid some pitfalls and ensure you stay on the right side of Revenue. Maher Horgan owns 100% of Rebel Tipp Ltd, a consulting engineering company, on the border of Tipp and Cork. He’s scratching his head, doing his best James Dean. Although he’d much prefer to

Share Buyback in a Family Dispute

Two men fighting

A share buyback in a family dispute is a solution to a problem. The problem is that the family members aren’t getting on. Relations are strained, and this is hurting the family business. It’s difficult to make decisions. Family members want to take the business in different directions. Even small things like agreeing a salary

Home Carer Credit

tAX CREDIT CERT 2025

Don’t miss out on the Home Carer Credit. Based on what I have seen over the last few weeks, thousands aren’t getting this credit. In 2025, it’s worth €1,950. I have seen three cases recently where people should be getting this, but they aren’t aware of it. Let’s explore a bit more about it to

Ready to Start

Start line

Is Clay Pidgeon ready to start? Clay makes an appointment to see me on Wednesday morning. He already has an accountant, so why meet us? It’s an odd one, but best foot forward, we are here to help. I’m curious. All ears, to match the sizeable nose! Let’s look at Clay’s story Clay’s solution We

Planning Your Business Exit

exit up a stairwell to sunshine

This week, we will look at planning your business exit. We met Jimmy Fontaine yesterday. He has an IT sales and service company called Fontaines PC. Jimmy and his wife Jane have 3 kids, and none of them are showing any interest in the business. Jimmy is 57 now and would like to exit in

Why Choose Comerford Foley as your Accountant

Our values

I will outline reasons why you would choose Comerford Foley as your Accountant. This highlights the type of service we offer. It also focuses on the qualities you would expect to find in a great accountant. The main reasons I will outline are Knowledge Service Trust Clarity Communication Crises Ethics Vital Knowledge Knowledge or what

Bookkeeping – Don’t Miss Out

Father and son

Bookkeeping —Don’t Miss Out. But miss out on what? I would call them missed opportunities, both personal and business. I had an interesting call with Jon yesterday afternoon. He was recently let go from his IT job with a large company. He wasn’t a lover of the job and was planning a career change. Working