James has over thirty year’s relevant tax, investing, finance and audit experience. Over the years he has built up strong relationships with the Revenue and the Banking and Financial sectors.

James experience spans a range of accountancy services including the formulation of tax structures for clients who wish to avail of various tax reliefs such as the efficient use of losses, group structures, BES and Seed Capital funding in addition to advising on Section 23 type reliefs.

He also has a wealth of experience dealing with all personal and capital taxes including capital acquisition tax and capital gains tax. In particular, he would be involved in estate planning for high net worth individuals maximising the tax reliefs available on passing on wealth to the next generation.

A maths graduate from UCC, James founded the accountancy practice in 1978 and has overseen its growth over the last number of years. He qualified as a chartered accountant in 1977 from Craig Gardner’s, Cork (now part of Pricewaterhouse Coopers). In addition James is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.