Accountant/Software for Contractor?

casper-

(Again please move this if it's on the wrong board).

I've finally got my company registered and should have bank account open soon. Just wondering if any small or single-person limited companies have recommendations for good (and not unreasonably expensive) accountants? If not, is there any particular software that you use that makes doing your year-end relatively pain-free?

TIA

Merrion

I use GIANT for my accounts - they charge about €115 per month (including VAT) and do all the standard IT contractor stuff for that - see www.giant.ie (or PM me and I'll give you the accountant's email address)..

For software I recommend an excel sheet and a couple of macros - our accounts are really that easy and you will find all the stuff that comes in proper accounts software is too much of a p.i.t.a. to be useful.

seamus

Yeah, for a small company, doing your own accounts in excel shouldn't prove to be too difficult, so long as you keep yourself up-to-date (ie sit down and update your records on the last Sunday of every month). Most accountants should be more than happy to give you a cheap(ish) consultation on what you need to do, and what you need to submit.

Go to www.revenue.ie and there should be info there.

Merrion

Oh yeah - sign up for the Revenue Online System and file all your returns online - it will save you a great deal of time/effort.