The first month of self-employment has a strange moment in it. An invoice gets paid, the money lands, and then nothing else happens. No payslip, no payday, no net wage arriving like clockwork. After years on PAYE, the silence throws people.The short answer: a sole...
You're about to invoice your first client, the bank wants to know your "business status", and Revenue's forms keep asking whether you're a sole trader. Your accountant friend says you're "self-employed". Have you registered as the wrong thing? Short answer: no. There...
You've picked a name. The domain is in your basket and the logo brief is half written. Then the Companies Registration Office bounces your application because a company three counties away registered something similar back in 2011.It happens more often than...
You need a tax number before you can invoice properly, reclaim VAT, or file a return. The catch? Revenue issues different numbers depending on whether you're trading as an individual or through a company, and plenty of new business owners pick the wrong form. This...
You have the idea, maybe even your first customer, and now you face the question every new business owner in Ireland hits: what business structure should you trade under? For most people starting out, becoming a sole trader is the quickest and cheapest answer. No...