decent farm accountant clare/limerick

jfh · 20-06-2016 8:33am #1

anyone recommend a good farm accountant in clare/limerick, PM me details

thanks

yewtree · 20-06-2016 8:51am

jfh wrote: »

anyone recommend a good farm accountant in clare/limerick, PM me details

thanks

I have found ifac very good over the last few years, they have given us some very good advice on tax planning and succession. They are probably a more expensive though, not from that area so I am sure there are some very good private accountants in that area aswell

oxjkqg · 20-06-2016 9:24am

Curtin o'friel ennis..

jfh · 20-06-2016 9:35am

oxjkqg wrote: »

Curtin o'friel ennis..

they seem to be a big practice, do you use them yourself? are they expensive

oxjkqg · 20-06-2016 10:10am

jfh wrote: »

they seem to be a big practice, do you use them yourself? are they expensive

Yup use them myself but deal with 1 of the directors there, dont know how they compare to other accountants but for what he does i think there good value..

patsy_mccabe · 12-12-2016 2:59pm

Thought I'd add to this rather than start a new post.
How do those of you using IFAC find them?
Is there anyone else in the Clare / Limerick area that people would recommend.
I'd prefer someone familiar with farming. Nothing worst than having to explain the basics of farming to someone.

MickeyShtyles · 12-12-2016 3:03pm

Someone give Lakill a nudge there!

lakill Farm · 12-12-2016 4:19pm

MickeyShtyles wrote: »

Someone give Lakill a nudge there!

stop getting me in trouble for no reason but ye cover the area seeing you asked

patsy_mccabe · 12-12-2016 5:07pm

I thought you were a Westmeath man? :rolleyes:

MickeyShtyles · 12-12-2016 6:04pm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

I thought you were a Westmeath man? :rolleyes:

He loves to burn diesel.....

CHOPS01 · 29-01-2017 1:43pm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Thought I'd add to this rather than start a new post.
How do those of you using IFAC find them?
Is there anyone else in the Clare / Limerick area that people would recommend.
I'd prefer someone familiar with farming. Nothing worst than having to explain the basics of farming to someone.

Any follow up to this question lads. In the same area so need to try get someone organised.
Parents have always been with IFAC but from what the mother was telling me there prices seemed ludicrous to do accounts for what was a small scale family farm. I know they would have the expertise when it comes to succession though.

kerry cow · 29-01-2017 2:37pm

Ifac were a very competitive out fit but what I hear in kerry is that there prices have gone through the roof .I heard if you question it they take the high ground, in that they are so good at this and that .
They have got alot of publicity in the journal over last number of years and seem to think they can now charge what ever they like .
No offence but the law on account is there and ifac are not writing any new rules so I cannt see why any other accountant can apply his skill to deliver you options .
I hear you could have a nice mid term break in the savings made by switching.is this problem nation wide .
.

Sam Kade · 29-01-2017 3:16pm

CHOPS01 wrote: »

Any follow up to this question lads. In the same area so need to try get someone organised.
Parents have always been with IFAC but from what the mother was telling me there prices seemed ludicrous to do accounts for what was a small scale family farm. I know they would have the expertise when it comes to succession though.

I was with IFAC up to last year, never again as I was getting an overpriced service. They wouldn't be great at giving advice either from my experience unless other offices are different. My accountant now is charging a fraction of what IFAC were charging and answers any queries I have.

patsy_mccabe · 29-01-2017 3:40pm

I was shocked too when they quoted a price to me.:(

mahoney_j · 29-01-2017 5:03pm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Thought I'd add to this rather than start a new post.
How do those of you using IFAC find them?
Is there anyone else in the Clare / Limerick area that people would recommend.
I'd prefer someone familiar with farming. Nothing worst than having to explain the basics of farming to someone.

Might be a bit far from u but martin kennedy accountant in Nenagh is worth a punt .he is a dairy farmer /accountant .

CHOPS01 · 29-01-2017 5:35pm

mahoney_j wrote: »

Might be a bit far from u but martin kennedy accountant in Nenagh is worth a punt .he is a dairy farmer/accountant .

Heard his name mentioned here before might have been yourself come to think of it. Wouldn't be that far from me at all.
Am I wrong in thinking someone should be able to look after me for €200 - 300.
Most I'll ever have here is 25-30 cattle on a low inputs basis so no major amount of transactions.

Username John · 29-01-2017 5:58pm

CHOPS01 wrote: »

Heard his name mentioned here before might have been yourself come to think of it. Wouldn't be that far from me at all.
Am I wrong in thinking someone should be able to look after me for €200 - 300.
Most I'll ever have here is 25-30 cattle on a low inputs basis so no major amount of transactions.

I would only have a few transactions as well, very simple accounts to be honest and my accountant is 400 - 500 plus VAT...
(It was 400 plus VAT, but is keeping up the past two years)

Green farmer · 29-01-2017 8:40pm

Username John wrote: »

I would only have a few transactions as well, very simple accounts to be honest and my accountant is 400 - 500 plus VAT...
(It was 400 plus VAT, but is keeping up the past two years)

That's as bout as cheap as you'll get anywhere. There's a bit of behind the scenes work involved, pulling a set of accounts together and going tax comps, not complicated, but time consuming, all adds up.

Keepgrowing · 29-01-2017 8:55pm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Thought I'd add to this rather than start a new post.
How do those of you using IFAC find them?
Is there anyone else in the Clare / Limerick area that people would recommend.
I'd prefer someone familiar with farming. Nothing worst than having to explain the basics of farming to someone.

Our accountant wouldn't be an agricultural practice and tbh honest I prefer that. I do the farming, allow them do the accounts and we then use their service for tax, business and inheritance planning.

Wouldn't ever use price as a decider on which firm I'd use