Paul O'Donovan & Associates

About Paul O'Donovan & Associates

Operating from Celtic Business Park on Monahan Road in Cork, this chartered accountancy and audit practice is led by its owner and a team of roughly ten staff and managers. It presents itself as an award-winning firm that supports start-ups, sole traders and small and medium-sized enterprises with accounting, audit, tax compliance and planning, Revenue audit support, outsourced payroll and bookkeeping, and company secretarial work. A dedicated business start-up service is described as taking the strain out of forming and incorporating a company. The firm also provides corporate advisory, restructuring and wealth and pension planning, and publishes regular guidance articles for Irish business owners. Meetings can be held in person or by video. The website is English only, contains no foreign-client section and does not publish fees.

Services

Business start-up support covering company formation and incorporation; audit and accounting; tax compliance and planning; Revenue audit assistance; outsourced payroll including PAYE modernisation submissions and payslips; bookkeeping tasks such as data entry, bank reconciliations, debtor and creditor control accounts and sales reporting; company secretarial services; corporate advisory and financial restructuring; retirement planning and pensions. Meetings with clients can be arranged on site, by phone or through video-call applications, and the team also assists employers who are changing accountants.

• ✓ Company formation: offered
• ✓ Accounting and bookkeeping: offered
• ✓ Tax compliance: offered
• ✕ VAT: not listed
• ✓ Payroll: offered
• ✓ Audit: offered
• ✕ Bank account assistance: not listed
• ✕ Residency and visas: not listed
• ✓ Corporate secretarial: offered
• ✕ Virtual office: not listed

Licences and registrations

• Registered auditors

As declared by the firm. Check a licence with the regulator before you rely on it.