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VAT Registration After Crossing the Threshold

ByPradeep Dabas September 30, 2026 VAT Return

What to Do Before Your Next Invoice Your sales have been climbing and the latest turnover figure has pushed you over the VAT threshold. That is a good sign for the business, but it creates a tax job that should not be left until the next...

Paying Yourself as a Company Director in Ireland

ByPradeep Dabas September 23, 2026 Payroll and HR

Salary, Dividends, Expenses and Director Loans Explained A limited company can have plenty of cash in its bank account and still leave you with a basic question: how do you actually take money out for yourself? Well, it depends on what the...

Revenue Registrations for Irish Businesses: Everything You Need to Know

ByPradeep Dabas September 16, 2026 Accounting,Annual Returns,Company Registration,Tax Registration,VAT Return

When you set up a company, sole trade, partnership or trust in Ireland, Revenue needs to know you exist before you can legally trade, invoice, hire staff, or import and export goods. Miss the right registrations and you could face backdated...

Setting Up a Company in Ireland as a Non-Resident Founder: The Complete Compliance Guide

ByPradeep Dabas September 9, 2026 Company Registration,Limited Companies,Non-Resident Director

Why International Founders Choose Ireland and What You Need to Know Before You Start Ireland has become one of the most attractive jurisdictions in the world for international founders looking to establish a European presence. A 12.5%...

The Irish Startup Accounting Checklist: What You Need to Get Right From Day One

ByPradeep Dabas August 26, 2026 Company Registration

Starting a Business in Ireland? Here Is What No One Tells You About Compliance You have the idea. You have the drive. You might even have your first customer lined up. But between registering your company and issuing your first invoice...

How Non-Resident Founders Set Up an Irish Company to Sell Into the Eu

ByPradeep Dabas August 19, 2026 Company Registration,e-commerce accounting,Non-Resident Director

QUICK ANSWERNon-resident e-commerce founders can set up an Irish company without living in Ireland or the EEA — but the journey has two separate compliance tracks running in parallel: getting the company itself legally formed (Section 137...

The Complete Guide to E-commerce Accounting for Shopify and Amazon FBA Sellers in Ireland

ByPradeep Dabas August 12, 2026 e-commerce accounting

QUICK ANSWERE-commerce accounting differs from standard Irish SME accounting because several distinct compliance regimes apply from the first sale, with no minimum threshold. The biggest blind spots are: VAT registration is required in...

Selling or Winding Down a Company With Unresolved Compliance Issues: What Buyers, Solicitors and Revenue Will Find

ByPradeep Dabas August 5, 2026 Company Secretarial

A missed annual return or an uncancelled VAT registration is one thing when nobody’s looking. It’s a different problem entirely when a buyer’s solicitor, an investor’s due diligence team, or Revenue’s own tax...

What Happens to Your VAT and OSS Registration When Your Ecommerce Business Stops Trading

ByPradeep Dabas July 29, 2026 e-commerce accounting,Tax,VAT Return

Ecommerce sellers carry more moving parts than most business owners when they stop trading — an OSS registration, possibly a foreign VAT registration tied to stored stock, and a marketplace account that keeps running whether you’re...