Bond & Co

Swords, on the north side of Dublin, is home to Bond & Co, a firm of Registered Statutory Auditors and Chartered Certified Accountants. Its founder is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, and the firm describes its work as aimed at small and medium-sized businesses, with remote work extending its reach to the rest of Ireland, on top of clients in Fingal and the wider Dublin area. Its stated ethos is simplicity and transparency for owners who need professional help.

Accounts, tax and payroll

The everyday services are financial statements and annual accounts, tax returns and compliance, VAT returns, payroll, bookkeeping and audits. They are offered on a continuing basis or as one-off jobs. The firm says its tax work is meant to make sure a business pays the right amount and claims every relief it is entitled to, and it advises on company set-up, tax registration, personal accounting and business taxation.

Starting and forming companies

Start-ups are a visible focus. The firm says it can handle everything from company formation to the filing of a new company's first annual accounts, and it will advise whether someone setting up should trade as a sole trader or form a limited company, since each route has advantages and drawbacks. Formations are available in Ireland and abroad, and guidance on staff and employee entitlements is part of the package.

Foreign companies and Brexit

The firm presents itself as skilled at helping overseas businesses establish a base in Ireland, pointing to Ireland's low corporate tax rates and, since Brexit, to companies that wish to keep an office inside the European Union. International tax advice and entertainment industry accounts are listed among the specialist services.

Who it serves and the credential behind it

Its site names the groups it works for: start-ups and entrepreneurs, limited companies, sole traders and freelancers, small and medium enterprises, international companies, and landlords and property owners. It explains that the Chartered Certified Accountant title is awarded only by the ACCA, a worldwide professional body, and that holders complete exams stressing practical experience. Beyond routine compliance, the firm says its accountants give strategic guidance as well as keeping the books.