You've decided to start a business, and everyone keeps telling you to "just set up as a sole trader". Grand. But what does that actually mean for your tax, your paperwork, and your personal exposure if something goes wrong? This guide explains what a...

Yes, you can. Plenty of people in Ireland run a small business alongside a full-time job: the weekend wedding photographer, the developer freelancing after hours. Revenue has no issue with it, provided you register at the right time and file correctly. This guide...

Your company is incorporated, the certificate has arrived from the CRO, and you are itching to send your first invoice. Then someone mentions the TR2. Another form, another acronym. This guide explains what it does and why you need it. The bit that surprises most...

You have lost your job and the business idea you have been sitting on suddenly looks a lot more serious. The worry is obvious: if you start working on it, do you lose your unemployment payment? The short answer is no, not while you are still preparing. You can usually...

Short answer: yes. If you work for yourself in Ireland and your income from self-employment is €5,000 or more in a year, you pay Class S PRSI. Earn less than that and you are exempt, although you can choose to pay €650 as a voluntary contributor to keep your record...