Corporate structuring is the design of your business’s legal, ownership and operational framework for tax efficiency, liability protection and growth. In Ireland it means meeting the requirements of the Companies Act 2014, the CRO and Revenue from day one, and choosing a structure that suits Ireland’s tax regime and your investors.

We weigh liability, tax, funding needs and scalability to recommend a sole trader, partnership, LTD, DAC, CLG or branch. The private company limited by shares (LTD) is the most popular: it has no minimum share capital, can have a single director (with a separate company secretary) and a single shareholder, and gives limited liability. A DAC suits companies that need a fixed objects clause or plan to issue debt securities, and a CLG suits charities and not-for-profits.

We manage full CRO incorporation, including name checks, the constitution, share allotments, director and secretary appointments and the EEA-resident director requirement. We then handle Revenue registration for corporation tax, VAT and PAYE, and file beneficial ownership details with the RBO within five months of incorporation.

Through bespoke shareholders’ agreements, board structure advice and clear policies, we align stakeholders on voting rights, dividends, exits and disputes, in line with directors’ duties under the Companies Act 2014 and, for listed companies, the Irish Corporate Governance Code.

We keep you compliant and penalty-free from the start, including:

• annual returns (Form B1) with financial statements, filed on time to protect your audit exemption;
• changes to directors, secretary, registered office and share capital;
• beneficial ownership (RBO) filings and statutory registers;
• a Dublin registered office address and ongoing company secretarial work;
• the directors’ compliance statement for larger companies.

Yes. We design holding company structures, mergers, divisions, share-for-share exchanges, hive-downs and members’ voluntary liquidations, using reliefs such as capital gains tax group relief, the participation exemption on disposals of qualifying shareholdings and stamp duty reliefs, and we handle cross-border conversions, mergers and divisions within the EU.

Our advice covers the full Irish tax picture and its cross-border implications, including:

• corporation tax at 12.5% on trading income and 25% on non-trading income, and the 15% minimum rate for large groups under Pillar Two;
• VAT at a standard 23%, with registration thresholds of €85,000 for goods and €42,500 for services;
• capital gains tax, close company surcharges and dividend withholding tax;
• the R&D tax credit, the Knowledge Development Box and the Employment Investment Incentive (EIIS);
• double tax treaties, transfer pricing and the participation exemption for foreign dividends.

Absolutely. We provide a Dublin registered office address with mail forwarding, introductions to Irish banks and payment providers, PAYE registration and payroll setup, and support with pension auto-enrolment (My Future Fund), which started in January 2026, so you are ready to operate from day one.

We embed governance for anti-corruption under the Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Act 2018, anti-money laundering, GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 (supervised by the Data Protection Commission), protected disclosures (whistleblowing) and, where in scope, sustainability reporting under the EU CSRD, including risk audits and sustainability policies tailored to your sector.

From owner and director education and succession planning to multidisciplinary legal, tax and accounting support, we evolve your structure as your business grows, keeping it aligned and compliant as Irish and EU rules change.