Accountants in Newry
Accounting, tax, payroll and advisory for Newry businesses — run from our office in Ballymena. Fixed fees, plain English, and someone who picks up the phone.
- A named accountant, not a call centre
- Books kept current, not a January project
- Fixed monthly fee, agreed up front
- Your deadlines tracked and filed
- Portal and app included
- Switching handled for you
The business base in Newry
Newry's position on the border shapes almost everything about its economy — retail that draws custom from both jurisdictions, a substantial haulage and logistics sector on the Belfast–Dublin corridor, construction, and manufacturing.
Currency and cross-border trade are routine in Newry. Retailers deal with two currencies at the till, hauliers run routes that cross the border several times a week, and plenty of businesses have customers, suppliers and staff on both sides.
Getting to us, and us getting to you
About an hour and a half from Ballymena, so most Newry work runs by video and phone.
We're not local to Newry. Cross-border trading is routine work for us.
What we do for Newry businesses
Two currencies, two jurisdictions and a border a few minutes down the road.
- Euro at the till — a consistent translation basis with exchange differences kept visible instead of buried in turnover where they distort your margin.
- Selling into the Republic — the goods position under the Windsor Framework, which frequently works in your favour — and the different answer for services.
- Irish VAT registration — establishing properly whether you need one. Both a missed registration and an unnecessary one cost you.
- Haulage and logistics — costing routes that cross the border several times a week, with the vehicle and driver costs priced in properly.
- Retail accounts — stock, margin and takings across two currencies, reconciled.
Questions we get asked
I take euro at the till — how do I account for it?
Pick a consistent translation basis, record the rate used, and don't let exchange differences sit inside sales where they'll distort your margin.
Which VAT applies when I sell to a customer in the Republic?
For goods, Northern Ireland's alignment with EU rules for goods means the treatment differs from a GB business selling the same thing — often to your advantage. For services, UK rules apply and the place-of-supply rules decide it. The single most common error we see is applying the goods answer to a services business.
Should I be registered for VAT in the Republic as well?
Possibly, depending on what you sell, where it's delivered and whether you exceed the Irish registration thresholds. Worth establishing properly, because both a missed registration and an unnecessary one cost you.
Looking for an accountant in Newry?
Tell us what you need and we'll come back to you, usually the same working day.
Prefer to talk first? Call the Ballymena office on 028 2522 0100, or:
We work right across the region
Northern Ireland is our largest base. Most work runs by phone, video and WhatsApp, so distance from Ballymena matters a lot less than it used to.