FREE to join, The Roscommon Business Network in association with Roscommon County Enterprise Board was established to exploit the power of business networking.

Network Meetings take place on the first Thursday of every month at 6.30pm.

All Roscommon based businesses are welcome.

The March Network Meeting will take place on Thursday 3rd of March at 6.30pm in Gleeson’s Townhouse, The Square, Roscommon.

Agenda

6.30 – Welcome – Member Introduction

6.40 – Keynote Presentation – Free Taxation Advice with Sinead Devine of Ahern & Company

Sinead will touch on the following areas:

• Registration for Income Tax, VAT and as an Employer for PAYE/PRSI purposes
• Basic books to be maintained when trading as a Sole Trader
• Trading as a Sole Trader v Limited Company
• Exemption from Corporation Tax for New Businesses
• Personal Tax – Allowances and Tax credits, Rental Income
• Implications of Finance Act 2011

Sinead Devine Profile

Sinead Devine is principal partner of Ahern & Co. She has been a partner of the firm for fifteen yearsand overall has over twenty years experience, having been manager with KPMG prior to joining Ahern & Co.

Ahern & Co is a long established firm of Chartered Accountants, Auditors and Tax Advisors based in Boyle, County Roscommon. The firm consists of eleven staff including qualified accountants, trainee accountants and support staff.

Sinead has responsibility for clients ranging from small to large sized companies in various industries e.g. Pharmaceutical, Food Processing, Retail, Agriculture, Construction, Service related companies. She also deals with locally based family businesses and Government Bodies including Enterprise Boards, Partnership and Leader companies. She has extensive experience in advising clients in areas such as internal control reviews, bank funding and raising finance. Sinead has expertise in taxation, particularly the setting up of tax efficient structures.

Sinead has served, in a voluntary capacity, as Chairperson of Roscommon County Childcare Committee for three years and is also involved, in a voluntary basis, in a local Childcare centre.

7.20 – Open forum discussion

7.30 – Close

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