Bookkeeping and Payroll Services Ireland

As legislation continues to become increasingly complex in Ireland, employers face severe challenges to remain up-to-date on employment legislation and payroll issues. Employers have to face heavy fines, penalties and interests if they do not ensure that their payroll is functioning efficiently and cost-effectively. There are certain statutory deductions in Ireland for payroll such as PRSI, PAYE and USC which now appears that employers will also be obliged to deduct the new property tax from the gross pay of their employees. These taxes are the single largest source of revenue for the government so it is necessary to administer the processing of payroll. Employment in Ireland is precise and detailed. In recent years many businesses from across the globe including many tech-based companies have established their base in Ireland due to a relatively low corporate tax rate of 12.5%. Outsource your payroll related service to companies li...

Yesterday, I completed 4 years as an Accountant at Osservi- an Ireland based Bookkeeping Service Provider. Don’t worry! I have been fortunate enough to have got a chance to work as Partner Success Manager for Dublin and I am pretty excited about this promotion. But what does an accountant do on a daily basis? This question might linger in your mind. Let’s characterize the in-depth details of what an accountant does and what are the things you can expect from them. Maximized Use of Analytical Skills Accounting professionals in their work lives will face a number of tasks that will require analytical and critical thinking. Detail-Oriented Work An accountant will have to be thorough and precise in most of their projects which will require detailed, precise and error-free work from their end. Performing Technical Financial Work Regardless of the speciality of work, the accountant is involved in manipulating numbers, performing financial analysis and working with formulas. Ac...

Any organization functions due to employees as employees are the most important resources to make the organization going. Thus companies spend the largest number of hours working towards employees like recruitment, training, conducting social welfare clubs for the employees so that the business operations are carried out smoothly. Accounting to a survey, 50%-60% of the total cost is spent towards employee benefits and compensation so we can say that the employees play a very important role in the functioning of an organization. In a small or mid-sized company, payroll is usually maintained by a member of a finance team or a payroll specialist who has to be hired. Payroll accounting has the same functionalities like any other accounting principles. A small mishap of an inaccurate payment due to negligence or intentional reduction can endanger the motivation of an employee. Here are some important highlights of accurate payroll processing for any organization. 1.    ...

Having a business requires a lot of administration from management to marketing, sales and accounting- if you are in business your time is stretched in looking at the nitty-gritty of all the important tasks. If this sounds familiar, all you need is a breathing space that will require you to delegate the authority to someone else. While being new to the business, cash flow can be a challenge but you will need to understand the importance of your time that can be used in bringing new clients, expanding your services or products which can launch you into the next stage of business growth bringing breakthrough in your business. If you aren’t natural with numbers hiring a bookkeeper or outsourcing your bookkeeping service is the most advisable. How? It is fairly self-evident that hiring a bookkeeper means your finances are handled by a professional who will manage and keep track of each financial transaction better than you. Your records will be well organized and accurate which will exped...

Bookkeeping Process and Benefits for Small and Medium Businesses It is rightly said by Gregg Shotwell that “Creative Bookkeeping Is the Magic Wand of Restructuring.” Whether you have just incorporated your business or running a mid-sized business, maintaining proper bookkeeping to record, restore and retrieve your financial transactions becomes important. According to Encyclopedia, Bookkeeping can be maintained in 4 easy steps: 1.       Assigning your Analysed Financial Transactions to Specific Accounts 2.       Credit and Debit the Appropriate Accounts by Writing the Journal Entries 3.       Posting Transaction Entries to Ledger Accounts 4.       Readjusting All the Entries at the End of Each Accounting Period Bookkeeping is a first and basic part of the entire accounting process. Through bookkeeping the status of the company can be identified if it is generating profits o...

When you start your business, the first thing that needs to be taken care of undoubtedly is a bookkeeping service to keep your company’s books and finances on track. Bookkeeping is essential for any business whether small or large. But, what is Bookkeeping Services? Bookkeeping is the recording, storing, retrieving of financial transactions of a small, medium or large company, non-profit organizations, an individual person etc. Through bookkeeping the status of the company can be identified if it is generating profits or losses. But the complexity of bookkeeping depends on the number of transactions recorded daily, weekly and monthly along with the size of the business. Certain companies have an in-house accounting team to look after bookkeeping services. But sometimes due to work overload, it is starting to get overwhelming, so, your in-house team is unable to follow certain bookkeeping norms for which it is advisable to connect your accounting team with an outside bookkeeping ser...