SMEs
How to control fixed costs
Article by Patrick Sutton, Partner, O’Kelly Sutton, published in The Sunday Business Post 28th January 2018 One of the easiest mistakes any business can make is to let fixed costs creep up over time. Whilst costs are a necessary part of any business, when they get out of control it can have a crippling impact…
Read MoreFuture-proof your talent base in 2018
Article by Patrick Sutton, Partner, O’KellySutton in The Sunday Business Post, 28th January 2018 The Irish unemployment rate fell to a nine-year low in November 2017 of just 6.1 per cent. This is expected to fall further in 2018 to close to 5 per cent. It’s getting to the stage where employees can pick and choose who they…
Read MorePat Sutton appointed as a Director of County Kildare LEADER Partnership
Pat Sutton is delighted to accept appointment as a director of County Kildare LEADER Partnership. Proposed to the role by County Kildare Chamber Pat hopes to make a positive contribution to LEADER and add his financial expertise to the organisation. Employing over 50 people directly the organisations principal activity is the administration of several National and…
Read MoreEmployment and Investment Incentive Scheme (EIIS)
The most recent increases to the EIIS scheme were a step in the right direction. This is a very important tax relief scheme for investors and one that many companies use to raise much needed seed capital. Over the last number of years O’KellySutton have advised and assisted several companies in their quest to raise…
Read More2 of the best business tax reliefs for extracting cash
It is important that business owners have the right structure in place so that the appropriate relief from taxes can be claimed in the event of sale or transfer of your business assets. In particular, if you are over 45 years of age you should seek advice as tax planning cannot be done retrospectively. Two of the…
Read More8 Ways to Make Open Source Software Work for your Business
Irish Businesses have grown used to the benefits of Open Source Software for their web presence There’s no disputing that it has dramatically reduced the cost, and increased the ease with which complex e-commerce applications can be deployed. But deployment is just the start. O’KellySutton have been helping Irish Businesses to use Open Source Software for over…
Read MorePat Sutton on South East Radio’s ‘Business Matters’
Pat Sutton discusses the changing role of the accountancy profession in Irish business with Karl Fitzpatrick.
Read More7 tips for a hassle free Revenue Audit
Prevent the problems occurring right from the start and avoid the costs associated with having to fix them when Revenue come knocking on your door! There’s been a few articles written lately about how to handle the problems a revenue audit can present which is all well and good however the thing that most articles miss is…
Read MoreO’KellySutton appointed as Xero Certified Partners
O’KellySutton are delighted to announce we have been appointed as Xero Certified Advisors. Xero is the leading global cloud accounting software with 600,000 users worldwide and now for the first time this software can be got locally through trusted advisors O’KellySutton. Xero will compliment nicely our existing range of business reporting and business planning tools and tax…
Read MoreStrategic Business Planning for SMEs and Family Businesses
Businesses who should undertake the O’KellySutton Strategic Business Planning (SBP) programme are those who: want to achieve growth – taking on new owners or investors – launching new products – moving into new markets – increasing size of workforce – looking to kick start their business – next generation joining the business – where buying…
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