Colm Quinn, Chartered Accountants

Colm Quinn is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland, an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Taxation, a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He is a past chairman of the Northern Ireland branch of the Chartered Institute of Taxation, a former taxation examiner with the Institute of Chartered

Accountants in Ireland, an occasional tax lecturer and writer on a range of tax subjects and is currently a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation’s Working Together Sub-committee which sits in London. The Practice provides services to owner-managed businesses, individuals, sole-traders, partnerships and limited companies. In addition it provides a specialist tax consultancy service to fellow accountants, solicitors and individuals. Our range of services includes:

Audit and Accountancy

While some people view the preparation of accounts as a pointless chore, it can provide an opportunity to review how a business is performing and identify areas where attention may be required or areas where the business may be excelling. As part of the accounts service we can undertake a review of the business and provide management consultancy services if required. In addition as Registered Auditors we can, where necessary, conduct statutory audits of accounts required for grant purposes. Other services in this area include;

Internal audit
Bookkeeping
Budgets and cash flow forecasting
Accounting system advice
Computerisation of accounting systems and ad hoc advice

Taxation

As both Chartered Tax Advisers and Trust and Estate Practitioners we can provide a full range of tax services to our clients and include the following

• Compliance services

This includes completion of Statutory Returns such as
• Personal Self Assessment Returns
• Partnership Self Assessment Returns
• Trust Self Assessment Returns
• Corporation Tax Returns
• VAT Returns
• Construction Industry Scheme Returns
• Payroll Bureau services including Auto Enrolment







• Specialist services

This includes;

o Capital Gains Tax Returns and advice
o Inheritance Tax Returns and advice to both individuals and the legal profession
o Tax Enquiries and investigation service including back duty and off shore cases
o Succession planning


Forensic Accounting

Over the past number of years we have provided forensic accounting and expert witness service to both individuals and the legal profession. The assignments undertaken include;

• Loss of earnings
• Matrimonial disputes
• Employment tribunal
• Business and share valuations
• Beneficiary disputes with trustees
• Assisting trustees in bringing a settlement to an end
• Fraud investigation and reporting