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Choosing (and using!) Your Accountant

There are probably many questions on your mind when you are considering how to choose an accountant for your business - or how to better use you current accountant. The following are the types of questions our clients asked us when first considering us as a business partners:


Who Are Fitzgerald and partners?
Fitzgerald & Partners are accountancy firm based in Kinsale in Cork. The practice is in existence for over 10 years and the partners are Cormac Fitzgerald, CPA and Denis Crowley, FCA. Fitzgerald & partners have a strong reputation in working with Entrepreneurs and have direct business experience themselves.


What is their experience in supporting Entrepreneurs?
We are over 10 years advising Entrepreneurs and have seen all aspects of business, the ups and downs, the various challenges and have worked with other clients through this process successfully and worked with a number of successful companies. The partners have hands on experience and provide the necessary business advisory and technical support to entrepreneurs to help them achieve their business goals.


What Sort of Business and Accountacy Support Should I Expect?
Fitzgerald & Partners can be used for a number of services, whether its outsourcing your office function i.e. your VAT , payroll and management accounts which they do for a number of companies, to preparing your income tax return, looking after your compliance, getting the audit of your company done or be it preparing a business plan and projections, dealing with corporate finance, restructuring, tax consultancy and basically we can solve business problems as they arise and have a team of professional staff in house and also an external team of experts that they can call on.


Who Do They Work With Already?
We have a number of good references and are known for our confidentiality so we don't like to broadcast our clients for that particular reason. We have a number of well known names in business in Munster who we act for and on a more confidential basis we are happy to give the appropriate references depending on what they are needed for. We don't like broadcasting these on our website as I say for confidentiality reasons. You won't be disappointed with some of our glowing references from some of our top clients that we have worked with.


How do I contact them and when can we start?
It is very simple. Cormac or Denis, the partners, are available on 021-477-4500 or visit our website fitzgeraldandpartners.com. The difference is that they are contactable 24/7. The partners don't believe in 9 to 5 business and provide a flexible approach to their client base where they work and meet clients early morning or late in the evening and provide a flexible approach which is important to people in business. Like any self-employed people, you cannot always work on a 9-5pm basis.

You can contact either of the partners on the above land line or e-mail cormac.fitzgerald@fitzgeraldandpartners.com or denis.crowley@fitzgeraldandpartners.com. Send them an e-mail, give them a buzz and they will be happy to have a look at your business and requirements in a free consultation.

Fitzgerald & Partners have direct hands-on experience in dealing with business problems and have the credentials. Cormac was winner of KPMG Cork Business Person of the Year Award, a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland, SMP committee and also chairman of the Munster CPA Society which is the Regional Society of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland. Fitzgerald & partners provides a more business advisory role to clients in developing their business and enjoys working with clients in all different sectors.


Contact Us Now at 021 477-4500 - ask for Cormac or Denis - and we would be delighted to meet with you and discuss your business requirements.

Alternatively - see our website at www.fitzgeraldandpartners.com


We look forward to meeting you!