Providing Expert Taxation Advice, Business Strategy and Planning.
“Above everything else, we never lose sight of the premise that our prosperity is directly linked to yours.”
We are a firm of general practitioners in Bishopstown, Cork. We are menbers of the major accountancy bodies including The Intitute of Certified Public Accountants, Institute of Incorporated Public Accountants, Institute of Chartered Accountants.
We work closely with our clients and act for a broad range of business and personal clients.
Apart from the more general accountancy services we can also assist you with business development and specialist tax services.
Our philosophy is always to do our utmost to…
- Provide friendly, courteous and efficient service
- Always exceed your expectations
- Listen to what YOU are saying
- Communicate with you quickly and fully
- Never surprise you with bills you’re not expecting
- Be honest, truthful and upfront with you at all times
- Aim for you to pay the least amount of tax payable within the law
- Provide pro-active business advice wherever possible
You can receive a very broad range of services and we are familiar with business clients from start-ups to larger companies covering many sectors including…
- Manufacturing
- Professional services
- Retail
- Agriculture
- Construction
- Property rental and development
- Transport
- Information Technology
- Design and Marketing
- Service businesses
We appreciate that only in time can we gain your trust, so that you know when we say we can and will do something, we do it.
We hope to get that opportunity.
Please contact us if you need further advice, have any questions about our services, would like a free consultation or a fixed fee quote.
Meet the Team
Ger has also worked in practice for over 25 years and has a wide range of experience in all aspects of auditing, accounting and taxation.
Ger is responsible for all aspects of the firm’s corporate and personal tax services. Ger’s focus is in developing tax strategies for individuals and corporate clients such as privately owned companies and family businesses. He has vast expertise in dealing with capital gains tax and inheritance tax.
Clients greatly benefit from Gerard’s professional approach to their taxation requirements, and his commitment to providing the best possible solutions.
Ger is responsible for all aspects of the firm’s corporate and personal tax services. Ger’s focus is in developing tax strategies for individuals and corporate clients such as privately owned companies and family businesses. He has vast expertise in dealing with capital gains tax and inheritance tax.
Clients greatly benefit from Gerard’s professional approach to their taxation requirements, and his commitment to providing the best possible solutions.
Ger has a great talent for finding solutions to problems that nobody else can solve.
Brian is at the front end of delivering a quality audit, accounting and taxation service in a timely manner to a broad range of small and medium sized businesses. Brian is responsible for the management of the reporting requirements of limited company clients including submission of accounts and corporation tax returns. He has extensive experience in accounts preparation, both audit and non-audit for companies, partnerships and sole traders. Brian brings an emphasis on working with businesses to fulfil their regulatory commitments while watching out for opportunities to improve there internal controls and systems while also ensuring that his clients receive the maximum benefits of all available tax relief’s.
Eoin is passionate about providing reliable business advice on a full range of services from bookkeeping and payroll, to cashflow projections and business plans.
He has extensive experience in handling Revenue arrears negotiations, and he is proficient in agreeing and implementing tax payment plans for client businesses.
Eoin has specialized in the consultancy and contracting niche market since 2005 and has specific knowledge in specialist subject areas such as providing the most appropriate structure for contractors entering this market and the most efficient tax structure to give the greatest return.
He has extensive experience in handling Revenue arrears negotiations, and he is proficient in agreeing and implementing tax payment plans for client businesses.
Eoin has specialized in the consultancy and contracting niche market since 2005 and has specific knowledge in specialist subject areas such as providing the most appropriate structure for contractors entering this market and the most efficient tax structure to give the greatest return.
Mary holds an Honours degree in Business Studies(Marketing).
She manages the Company secretarial department and is responsible for setting up of new companies and the Preparation and submission of company annual returns and other such documents on behalf of our clients.
She also manages Payroll and bookkeeping on a weekly basis, as part of our outsourced payroll service, providing peace of mind to our clients, knowing that all their compliance requirements are being dealt with in a timely and accurate manner.
She manages the Company secretarial department and is responsible for setting up of new companies and the Preparation and submission of company annual returns and other such documents on behalf of our clients.
She also manages Payroll and bookkeeping on a weekly basis, as part of our outsourced payroll service, providing peace of mind to our clients, knowing that all their compliance requirements are being dealt with in a timely and accurate manner.
Rose assists in the taxation department and has great skills and knowledge in dealing with revenue submissions. No one knows their way around the revenue ROS system better. In this regard she has built up extensive contacts in the revenue, which is very useful when dealing with difficult problems.
Ber holds an Accounting Technician Certificate (MIATI) and has over 30 years bookkeeping experience. Her primary role is processing Client Payroll, interacting with ROS in line with PAYE Modernisation. Other duties include calculating annual leave and public holiday entitlements for employees & keeping records of same. Ber also maintains systems for new employees, leavers and absentees. She also administers controls for client payroll taxes to ensure Revenue is paid in a timely manner.
James qualified as a Manufacturing Engineer in 1992 from UL and worked in some hi-tech manufacturing companies like Cadburys Ireland in the early stage of his career.
In 2001 he changed career and trained in practice in Cork and qualified as a Certified Public Accountant in 2005.
He has experience in a variety of areas including audit, audit exempt and taxation. He worked in practice firms in Meath and Dublin over the past 15 years before joining Stratton Partners in 2020.
This mix of practice & commercial experience has proved a distinct advantage when advising clients across a broad range of industries from construction, retail, manufacturing. IT, Professional services and service businesses.
James has extensive experience in ensuring company financial statements are technically compliant with the Companies Act 2014, and Irish GAAP.
General
Questions
How easy is it to change accountants and why should I change?
If your existing accountant is offering you an excellent pro-active service at a fair fee then stick with them. However, different accountants will save you different amounts of tax and provide different levels of business advice.
If your present accountant doesn’t offer the type of service you want and that we do offer, then changing over to us is very easy. It involves just one letter from you and we take care of everything else for you. Your existing accountant is not usually allowed to charge you for providing the normal handover information.
You seem to offer a lot. Are your fees expensive?
No! We offer fixed fees linked to the value of what we provide. We are not expensive and we offer excellent value for what we provide. Most importantly we never undertake work without agreeing the fee arrangements in advance so you always know where you stand.
I've just had my accounts done and don't need an accountant until next year, so is there any need to contact you now?
We can’t over emphasise the importance of tax planning at an early stage, not crisis driven advice. Ideally you do tax planning before the year even starts but after that, the earlier the better. The same is applicable to all areas of advice and we are about helping you change the future, not just reporting what has already happened.
Will you come to visit us for an initial consultation?
Yes. It often helps to see your business, books and records, etc at first hand and we are always happy to invest our time without charge to show you what we can do. Of course, if you prefer to visit us, that’s fine too.
When and how soon can you come to see us?
When’s good for you? Let us know and we’ll do our utmost to help. If you need to see somebody urgently, we’re always out and about and can arrange to see you very quickly.
Is your fixed quote guaranteed for more than one year?
We’re not in the business of providing low quotes just to get your business for the first year and then raising the fees. We want you as a long term client who trusts us to do what we say we will do. We quote what we anticipate to be a fair fee for the value provided and would only anticipate normal inflationary increases if the work stays the same. Very occasionally there may be reasons why the amount of work involved exceeded what was expected but we would sit down and discuss these with you. In some cases, where it is clear exactly what work is involved we can guarantee the fee for more than one year.
You seem to be offering so much that I'm just not used to from my present accountant. How do I know you will deliver?
All we can say is that as accountants, you’d expect us to be a bit analytical, which is true. As such do you really think we would offer you something we couldn’t deliver that is backed up by our 100% risk free guarantee. Our clients are used to this level of service. You are also more than welcome to speak with some of our existing clients who have the experience of our service.
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