Taxation Advice Clinic

Programme Aim

These clinics will give participants the opportunity to meet with a leading Tax Advisor on a one to one basis to work through various areas or aspects of their business tax situation in a very practical manner with impartial advice. This clinic can prove very beneficial to those who are experiencing difficulties with meeting their tax liabilities.

Programme Content

This content is open to participants but typical topics covered in clinic meetings are;

• Negotiating Revenue Settlements
• Succession Planning and
• Pension Planning particularly incorporating the use of Self-Administered Pension Schemes.

Ronan Bushell – Common Sense approach to Tax Advice

Ronan Bushell is a director of his own consultancy company, B4TACS Ltd, which provides specialist taxation advice concentrating on the areas of:Prior to setting up his own consultancy company, Ronan spent 10 years as a senior tax consultant with Russell Brennan Keane holding the position of Taxation Director before he left the firm. He previously served as a Higher Grade Tax Inspector in the management of Customer Service and Compliance before leaving behind a civil service career of 25 years. During that period he worked in many areas including VAT Audit, Revenue Audit, Revenue Compliance and Collection and Management of all Customer Services for the Athlone Tax District

He is ideally placed to advise on all aspects of taxation having specialised in the areas of Negotiating Revenue Settlements, Succession Planning and Pension Planning in his position as Tax Director in Russell Brennan Keane. His Revenue experience has equipped him with a detailed knowledge of how the Offices of the Revenue Commissioners function and puts him in a unique position in dealing with negotiated settlements with Revenue.

In addition to his tax experience he is also a director of Grovelands Childcare, an SME with four childcare centres and sixty employees. This first hand knowledge of all the trials and tribulations of running an SME gives him experience in all aspects of negotiating with financial institutions and financial planning.

Ronan advocates a common sense approach to business and deals with clients in a down to earth manner cutting through the “financial speak and business jargon