Company

Orla Linehan on September 10th, 2010

I’ve previously posted some guidelines on setting up your company and registering for taxes. The following is a quick checklist of the steps involved in getting your new company on the road with links to previous posts where relevant: Decide whether a company is the best structure for your business. Decide on who the directors, shareholders and company [...]

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Orla Linehan on August 10th, 2010

Did you know that many small companies do not require an audit of their Financial Statements? Companies that meet certain criteria can qualify for audit exemption. Audit exemption removes the need for an audit but accounts still need to be prepared and submitted to the Companies Registration Office (CRO) and Corporation Tax returns will still [...]

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Orla Linehan on June 29th, 2010

If you are one of the many directors in the unfortunate position of having to close down your company, you may be wondering how you go about it. In general there are there are two ways a company can be dissolved – by strike-off and by liquidation – with strike-off being more straightforward and relatively [...]

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Orla Linehan on June 21st, 2010

Despite the difficult economic environment, there are still some tax reliefs to be found. The following are a selection of tax reliefs and exemptions for companies which have been introduced to stimulate the economy and encourage a greener environment, as well as some existing reliefs for trading losses. Research & Development The R&D tax credit [...]

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Orla Linehan on May 4th, 2010

If you are setting up in business and designing your stationery and website please be aware that there are some legal requirements surrounding what needs to be included. Headed Stationery As required by legislation the following should be included on a company’s headed paper: Company name plus Limited, Ltd, Teoranta, Teo, plc as appropriate Names [...]

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Orla Linehan on April 26th, 2010

To form a company in Ireland the easiest option is to appoint a formation agent to form the company for you. The main advantage of appointing a formation agent is that the company will be formed faster. An agent using the CRODISK system can have a company incorporated within 5 days. Submitting the documents yourself [...]

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