Management buyouts are well-established in Ireland’s M&A landscape. They are an attractive option in many situations as they involve the ownership of the business transferring to a team that is familiar with its operations, personnel, customers, opportunities, and risks. However,…
Due diligence is a detailed assessment of a company, including its finances, operations, legal compliance, management, and reputation. It's a process that informs decision-making, but at its core, it is about risk management. In other words, the due diligence process…
Getting to the stage of hiring employees is an important milestone for any business. It also adds a huge administrative and compliance burden, as the rules around payroll and paying employees are both complex and strict. This guide will give…
All companies in Ireland must prepare annual financial statements. It's a statutory requirement to file those financial statements with the Companies Registration Office (CRO) along with your Annual Return. For many companies, there is also a statutory requirement for annual…
Mergers and acquisitions are never the same, as there are a multitude of variables involved. That said, there are typically nine broad stages that apply in most merger or acquisition transactions. In this blog, we will give an overview of…
Bookkeeping is an administrative/accounting task that ensures you know what your business has earned, what you have spent, who owes you money, and who you owe, including the Revenue. This makes bookkeeping an essential task for running your business. Bookkeeping…
Preliminary corporation tax is an area of the Irish tax system that generates a lot of questions. We are often asked what preliminary corporation tax is and when is it due. In this blog, we’ll explain all the rules around…
Whether you are launching a homegrown startup or setting up a base here, Ireland is an attractive place to establish and run a business. What are the requirements for starting a business in Ireland, what are the steps you need…
If the hit television show Succession is anything to go by, succession planning is all about extraordinary levels of excess and vicious interpersonal relationships. In reality, succession planning is much more normal, nuanced, and varied, covering a wide range of…
VAT (Value-Added Tax) is an indirect tax applied to goods and services in many countries, including Ireland. It is added at each stage of the supply chain and is collected by businesses on behalf of the government. Most businesses in…