Get your tax registrations right from day one
Starting a company means dealing with multiple tax types. We guide you and handle every registration so you can focus on your business.
Tax Registration Is Harder Than It Looks
Anyone can fill in a tax form. The hard part is knowing which registrations you need, and when - get either wrong and the fix costs time, fees, and momentum.
Sounds Overwhelming, right?
The maze isn't the paperwork, it's the consequences. Choose the wrong structure, miss a key document, or skip the ongoing setup, and fixing it later costs time and money.
We’ve walked this path thousands of times before.
We've helped founders register correctly in Ireland and the UK - with structured workflows and qualified experts checking the details before anything is filed.
Step 1
Appoint us & share the basics
Appoint Open Forest as your tax agent and answer a few questions about your business. We'll guide you on practical ways to meet Revenue's requirements for documentation.
Step 2
We prepare & submit the registrations
Our tech-enabled team reviews your details and documents, requests anything missing, and then prepares and submits the registration applications accurately on your behalf.
Step 3
We handle Revenue follow-ups
If the Tax Authority raises queries, we manage the back-and-forth, keep you updated, and only involve you when a specific confirmation or document is needed.
Do it once and do it right
Set your taxes up correctly to facilitate future growth - your customers and suppliers will thank you.
Corporation Tax
We assess your setup, prepare the registration, and submit to Revenue - so you're registered correctly and ready to trade without delays.
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“Open Forest has been a huge support in managing our compliance and legal work. Their expertise gives me peace of mind and allows me to focus on growing the business without distractions. Highly recommend!”
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“Super helpful and efficient service that saved us so much time in setting up our business. Would highly recommend Open Forest to any start up that wants to get their business set up perfectly from the start.”
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“Brilliant service, easy, straightforward, and the compliance calendar, dataroom, and initial agreements are amazing!”
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Qualified professionals, including Company Secretaries, Qualified Lawyers, and Chartered Accountants & Tax Advisors, oversee every aspect of your company's compliance.
Frequently asked questions
It depends on what your company does. Most companies need corporation tax, and you may also need VAT, employer taxes for payroll, or registrations for importing and cross-border trade. We assess exactly which apply to you, so you register for what you need - and nothing you don't.
Some registrations are needed soon after incorporation; others are triggered by events like your first sale, your first hire, or crossing a VAT threshold. Miss the timing and interest and penalties can start adding up, so we flag what's due and when.
Yes. VAT isn't always required from day one - it depends on what you sell, where you sell it, and your turnover. We assess whether you need to register, prepare the application, and keep your VAT deadlines visible once you're registered.
Yes. If you're paying yourself or staff, you'll need to register for employer taxes before your first payroll run. We set up the registration and the ongoing payroll and reporting that comes with it.
Yes. Buying or selling across borders can trigger extra registrations, like intra-EU VAT or an EORI number for customs. The tax authority scrutinises these closely and asks for detailed documentation - we prepare it and guide you through.
It varies by registration type and whether the tax authority asks for extra evidence - some are quick, others take longer if they query the application. We keep each one tracked and follow up with the authority so nothing stalls unnoticed.
That's common, and fixable. We can assess where you stand, get the outstanding registrations in place, and help you deal with any backdated obligations before they grow.
Very little. You share the basics through our onboarding, and we prepare and submit the registrations and manage the tax authority's follow-ups. You stay informed without doing the legwork.
Registration is just the start - each tax comes with its own returns and deadlines. On the platform you'll see every filing date in one place, and you can add our accounting and filing support so returns are prepared and filed on time.
Tax registrations are included in our tax and accounting packages, priced clearly with no surprises. See what's included and build your package on our pricing page.
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