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Chartered Accountants in Donegal

Tax, accounts, VAT, payroll and bookkeeping for Donegal businesses, landlords and sole traders, handled by a Fellow Chartered Accountant.

Calculator and notebook for Donegal tax returns

Your Chartered Accountant for County Donegal

Fuchsia Bell works with businesses across Donegal, from Letterkenny and Buncrana to Killybegs, Donegal town and the west, from our practice in Co. Kerry. You get a Fellow Chartered Accountant handling your tax, accounts and compliance, without paying city-centre overheads or waiting a week for an email reply.

25+

Years’ experience

FCA

Fellow Chartered Accountant

3×

Award finalist 2025

30 min

Free business check

Accounting and Tax Services in Donegal

A full accountancy service for Donegal sole traders, contractors and limited companies, delivered online.

Income Tax Returns

Self-assessment returns for Donegal traders, contractors and cross-border workers, including preliminary tax, foreign employment income and rental income.

VAT Registration & Returns

VAT registration, VAT3 returns and OSS filings for Donegal businesses, including VAT on goods and services moving across the border.

Bookkeeping

Cloud bookkeeping on Sage with AutoEntry, so your books are current whenever a bank, investor or Revenue asks.

Payroll

Payroll for growing Donegal teams, real-time Revenue reporting on every pay date and help preparing for pension auto-enrolment.

Accounting for the way Donegal does business

Donegal works to its own economic map. Letterkenny is the commercial centre, with financial services, shared services and medtech employment alongside the hospital and the university campus. Killybegs remains the country’s most important fishing port, and the seafood catching, processing and servicing businesses around it operate on margins and cycles that look nothing like the rest of the economy. Tourism runs the length of the county, from Bundoran and Slieve League up to Glenveagh and Inishowen, and it is strongly seasonal. Behind all of it sits a large construction and trades sector and a farming base of sheep and suckler herds.

What makes Donegal genuinely different is the border. Thousands of people here live in the county and work in Derry or Strabane, and businesses routinely buy, sell and subcontract across the line. That brings foreign employment income, trans-border workers relief, currency and cross-border VAT into returns that would otherwise be straightforward. It is worth getting advice from someone who expects it.

Laptop on a desk for Donegal business accounts

Areas We Serve in County Donegal

From Letterkenny and Inishowen across to Killybegs, Donegal town and the south of the county, we work with clients wherever they are based.

How we work with Donegal clients

Everything runs online: secure document sharing, digital signatures, and phone or video calls with Ger at times that suit you. No long drive to an office and no city overhead passed on to you. Our practice is based in Co. Kerry, and Donegal clients get exactly the same service as clients on our doorstep.

Why Donegal Clients Choose Fuchsia Bell

Choosing an accountant is about more than filing returns. You need someone who knows your business and tells you what to do before the deadline, not after it.

A Fellow Chartered Accountant, directly

You work with Ger O’Connor FCA herself, backed by a small team, not a call centre or a rotating junior.

Cloud-based and fully online

Sage Cloud and AutoEntry keep your books live, so you can see where you stand at any time, even from your phone.

Fixed monthly fees

One agreed monthly price for the work you need. No hourly billing and no surprise invoices at year end.

Getting Started Is Simple

1. Free business check

A 30-minute call to review your position and spot gaps in your tax and accounts.

2. Clear fixed quote

We agree exactly what we will do and what it will cost each month.

3. Easy onboarding

Mary gathers your records and sets you up on Sage Cloud and AutoEntry.

4. Ongoing support

Returns filed on time, deadlines tracked and advice whenever you need it.

Ger O'Connor FCA, Chartered Accountant and founder of Fuchsia Bell

MEET YOUR ACCOUNTANT

Ger O’Connor FCA

Ger is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland with more than 20 years’ experience across practice, industry and running her own businesses. She holds a Commerce degree from the University of Galway.

That mix means her advice is commercial as well as compliant: she has been on the business owner’s side of the desk. Donegal clients deal with Ger directly.

Meet the Fuchsia Bell team →

What Our Clients Say

“We had a tax bill to settle which we felt was incorrect. Ger made us feel at ease from the outset and quickly rectified it for us.”

— Liam & Deirdre Cooney

“I met Ger and instantly knew I found the right person to work with. So professional and supportive.”

— Pink Ivy Boutique

“Ger was professional, efficient and flexible on meeting times. I would highly recommend her.”

— Tara Forristal

Irish Accountancy Awards 2025 finalist, Client Service of the Year
Irish Accountancy Awards 2025 finalist, Online Practice of the Year
Irish Accountancy Awards 2025 finalist, Small Practice of the Year

Proud finalists in three categories at the Irish Accountancy Awards 2025. Read our Google reviews →

Accountants in Donegal: Frequently Asked Questions

No. We are based in Co. Kerry and work with Donegal clients online. For a county this size that is often an advantage, because nothing depends on how far you are from a town. You still deal directly with a Fellow Chartered Accountant rather than a rotating junior.
You are generally taxable in Ireland on your worldwide income, with credit or relief for tax paid abroad. Trans-border workers relief can apply where the conditions are met. We prepare the return and check whether you qualify rather than assuming either way.
It depends on whether you are moving goods or services and where the customer belongs. We set your VAT registration, returns and records up to match how you actually trade, including customs paperwork where goods are involved.
Yes. We run weekly, fortnightly or monthly payroll, including seasonal and crew payroll, report each pay run to Revenue and help you get ready for pension auto-enrolment.
Yes. We handle the handover, collect prior-year records and link ourselves as your tax agent on ROS, so nothing falls between the cracks.

Ready to Take Control of Your Finances in Donegal?

Book a free 30-minute business check. We will review your current position and show you where you could save tax and time.

ger@fuchsiabell.ie · Lassaboy, Boolteens, Co. Kerry, V93 DF20