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Tax Advice for Small StartUp Companies
Presented byEdward MurphyCrowleys DFK
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Outline
� Legal Form� Tax Registration & Compliance� Funding� Revenue Commissioners� Remuneration & Tax Free Payments� R&D Tax Credits/ IPR reliefs� Cashflow� Tax Tips
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Legal Form
� Operate as a Soletrader
� Set up as a Partnership
� Incorporate a Limited Liability Company
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Tax Registration & Compliance
� Income Tax/Corporation Tax
� VAT : €37,500/€75,000Bi-Monthly/Quarterly returnsCash receipts/Invoice basis
� PAYE/PRSI - as employer- tax credit certs for employees
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Funding
� Seed Capital – yours! – Seed Cap Relief- family & friends
� Bank loan & working capital facilities
� Grants
� Business Expansion Scheme (BES)
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Revenue Commissioners
� Keep proper books and records
� Invoicing
� Tax returns and payments
� Revenue Audits
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Remuneration & Tax Free Payments
� Soletrader/Partner - drawings
� Company – director salarydividendMileage/subsistence
� Employ spouse/form partnership� Motor expenses
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R&D Tax Credits/ IPR Reliefs
� 25% R&D tax credit for qualifyingexpenditure
� Tax credits/tax refunds� Revenue Commissioners/DETE
� Patent/Royalty Income exemption� R&D work carried out in IRL/EU� Licence worldwide
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Cashflow
� Business plan and budgets :expected sales (when paid!) less costsincurred = cashflow
� Drawings/salary < cash
� Set-aside VAT and IT/CT liabilities
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Successful Cash Flow Management
1. Regular monitoring
2. Debt collection
3. Creditors
4. Stock control
5. Short term funding vs. long term funding
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Tax Return Tips
� File your return on time!� Employ your spouse/form a partnership� Rent your premises to your partnership/company and
shelter the rental income� Claim tax refunds on medical expenses, home loans etc� All-income shelters :Hospitals, nursing-homes, film, BES etc� Claim tax relief on interest on loan to your company� Pension contributions
� GET PROFESSIONAL ADVICE!!
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Questions & Answers
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Contact Details
Cork5 Lapp’s QuayCorkTel 021 4272900Fax 021 4277621
Dublin16/17 College GreenDublin 2Tel 01 6790800Fax 01 6790805
www.crowleysdfk.ie
Edward Murphy, Tax PartnerEmail: [email protected]