Your accounting team in Wexford, fully online

Looking for accountants in Wexford who keep the books, VAT returns and payroll moving without a trip across town? staxo is the complete team behind the management, bookkeeping and accounting of small businesses, working fully online from Ireland, day and night with AI. A café on the quay, an electrician busy with retrofits or a new company trading through the port gets the same deal: every filing prepared for you, and nothing goes to Revenue or the CRO until you approve it.

We handle company formation in Wexford too, from €199 for a limited company or €49 to register as a sole trader. The town suits a founder: Revenue's Business Division uses Anne Street as its postal address, Local Enterprise Office Wexford sits in the council offices at Carricklawn, and Rosslare Europort is 19 km south. Below are the local facts, with sources, so you can start a business in Wexford knowing who sets your rates and where to find help.

21,524 people lived in Wexford in April 2022 (CSO Census 2022)

Business in Wexford

Wexford had 21,524 residents at the 2022 census, with an average age of 40.6, and Wexford County Council has its offices at Carricklawn in the town. The M11 and N11 run to Dublin, the N25 links the town to Rosslare Europort, Waterford and Cork, and O'Hanrahan station on the Dublin to Rosslare line sits on the quayside. SETU, the South East Technological University set up on 1 May 2022, has a campus here. On the waterfront, the council's planned Trinity Wharf scheme would add about 200,000 sq ft of offices, a hotel and a 64-berth marina, with €20m allocated from the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund.

Port, ferries and logistics

Rosslare Europort, 19 km south of the town, is owned by the Fishguard and Rosslare Railways and Harbours Company and run as a division of Iarnród Éireann. Operators there include Stena Line, Irish Ferries and Brittany Ferries. The South-East Regional Enterprise Plan includes an action to help Rosslare secure up to €200m of infrastructure investment, good news for local hauliers.

Technology and business services

The South-East Regional Enterprise Plan records new IDA-backed investments in Wexford since 2020 by CSC Global, with 75 jobs, and Mtech Mobility, with 25. Graduates come through the SETU campus in the town, part of a university the plan counts among the three largest in Ireland, with about 25,000 students across the region.

Food and agri-food

Wexford Creamery is one of the larger private employers in and around the town. Johnstown Castle, about 6 km from Wexford, houses Teagasc, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, so national agri-food research sits right beside local food producers and suppliers.

Construction, retrofit and green skills

Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board opened a pilot NZEB (nearly zero energy building) training centre in Enniscorthy in 2018. The regional plan includes an action to grow a National Centre of Excellence for High Performance Buildings in Wexford, and the ETB is seeking a planned 52,000 sq ft further education campus in the town.

Arts, tourism and public services

Wexford Festival Opera, held each autumn at the National Opera House on High Street, reached its 75th edition in 2026. Wexford General Hospital on Newtown Road has 280 beds and belongs to the Ireland East Hospital Group, and Wexford County Council is the other main public employer in the town.

What staxo does for a Wexford business

staxo is the complete team behind the management, bookkeeping and accounting of a small business in Wexford. We work fully online from Ireland, day and night with AI, and nothing goes to Revenue or the CRO until you approve it.

Bookkeeping in Wexford, kept current every week

Harbour View Café, our fictional example on the quay, takes card payments all day and buys from a long list of suppliers. Each receipt reaches staxo by photo or email, the bank feed matches it, and the books stay current week by week. When the opera festival brings late October crowds to town, the owner sees the real margin for each week before placing the next order.

VAT returns prepared for you, filed after your yes

Cronin Electrical Ltd, our fictional contractor, takes on retrofit jobs around the county and buys materials on account. We code every invoice to the right VAT rate, build the VAT3 from the books and send it to you with the figures behind it. You approve in the app and we file through ROS. If a job brings relevant contracts tax (RCT) into play, we flag it first.

Payroll for a Wexford team

Blackrock Physio, the fictional clinic we use as an example, employs part-time physiotherapists and a receptionist. We process wages each pay day, report them to Revenue, issue payslips and keep track of holiday pay. A clinic close to Wexford General Hospital on Newtown Road would get exactly this: hours in, payslips out, and you approve the run before any money moves.

Year end, CT1 and the annual return

For a Wexford limited company, staxo prepares the year-end accounts, the corporation tax return (CT1) and the CRO annual return, and keeps every deadline in one calendar. Cronin Electrical Ltd would see draft accounts with a plain note on the tax due, approve them, and we file. Sole traders get the Form 11 income tax return handled the same way.

Management numbers you can act on

Each month you get cash, profit, money owed to you and money you owe, in plain words. A haulier or freight agent working the Rosslare routes can spot which customers pay slowly and chase them before cash runs tight. Plans start from €49 per month (ex VAT), and the same online team answers your questions day and night, all year round.

Company formation in Wexford, fully online

staxo can register a company in Wexford from €199, or register you as a sole trader from €49, without a single office visit. For a limited company the CRO needs a name that passes its checks, at least one director with a PPSN, a company secretary, a registered office in the State and a constitution, all filed on Form A1 with a €50 CRO fee. Your home in the town can be the registered office, provided An Post delivers there, so no office lease is needed. The ordinary online CRO queue is currently about two weeks.

Pick a name and we check it against the CRO rules, with an optional reservation if you want to hold it.
Send the director and secretary details: the director's PPSN goes onto the Form A1, and a sole director needs someone else as secretary.
Confirm the registered office, which can be your Wexford home, and approve the constitution.
Sign the Form A1 online and we file it with the CRO, then track it through the queue.
Once the certificate of incorporation arrives, we register the company with Revenue through ROS as your agent.

After incorporation the company has five months to register its beneficial owners with the RBO, free and online. It needs a Revenue registration for corporation tax and, where they apply, VAT and PAYE. Trading under another name means registering a business name with the CRO. The first annual return is due six months after incorporation, without financial statements, and staxo puts each date in your calendar.

A new Wexford company has its Local Enterprise Office in the council building at Carricklawn, with Start Your Own Business events, mentoring and the Feasibility grant for testing an idea. The Business Information Service at the library on Malin Street offers research help and meeting space, and County Wexford Chamber runs a Skillnet training programme and a member directory.

How company formation works in Ireland · Register a business online

Local Enterprise Office and supports

Local Enterprise Office Wexford works from Wexford County Council at Carricklawn, in the town itself. It offers a 10 step Start a Business guide, Start Your Own Business events (check its site for the next date), Business Advice Clinics and mentoring in financial management, sales and marketing, HR and technology. Grants include Feasibility, Business Expansion and Market Explorer, the Grow Digital voucher covers 50% of eligible costs up to €5,000, and Microfinance loans are available.

Local Enterprise Office Wexford · County Wexford Chamber · Business Information Service, Wexford County Library · The Hatch Lab, M11 Business Campus, Gorey

Rates, the council and Revenue

Wexford County Council is the rating authority for the town. Its statutory notice of 7 January 2026 sets the 2026 Annual Rate on Valuation at 0.253, the same rate the council used for 2025. Tailte Éireann sets each property's Net Annual Value separately, so a Net Annual Value of €1,000 means a rates bill of €253. Bills usually issue at the end of January, with 30 days to pay in full or agree a payment plan.

Revenue's Business Division uses Anne Street, Wexford as its postal address, and the Government Offices on Anne Street hold a Revenue public office, open by appointment only. Business contact is national: you register for tax through ROS or myAccount, then send questions through MyEnquiries, which Revenue says resolves most queries.

Nearby towns we also serve

The same team and the same books follow you if you trade across County Wexford or open in a second town.

Starting a business in County Wexford · All towns we serve

Guides

Plain guides for Irish owners on the filings that come up most.

Accountants in Wexford: your questions

Which council sets commercial rates for a business in Wexford town?

Wexford County Council. Its elected members set the Annual Rate on Valuation at the budget meeting, and the 2026 figure is 0.253. Tailte Éireann sets your property's Net Annual Value independently, and your bill is the two multiplied. Bills usually go out at the end of January. You can pay online, by direct debit, card, bank transfer or at the Post Office, or agree a payment plan within 30 days.

Where is the Local Enterprise Office for Wexford?

Local Enterprise Office Wexford is based in Wexford County Council's offices at Carricklawn, right in the town, and its website lists that single office. It runs Start Your Own Business events, Business Advice Clinics and mentoring, and handles the Feasibility and Business Expansion grants and the Grow Digital voucher. staxo can prepare the accounts and cash projections a grant application asks for.

Do I need an office to set up a company in Wexford?

No. The CRO needs a registered office in the State that An Post can deliver to, and a PO box will fail that test. Many founders use their Wexford home address. staxo forms a limited company online from €199, the CRO fee for an online Form A1 is €50, and the ordinary queue is currently about two weeks. No office visit is needed, in town or in Dublin.

How do I register as a sole trader in Wexford?

Start with a PPSN, which becomes your tax reference number once you register. Revenue calls online eRegistration through myAccount or ROS the fastest route, with Form TR1 as the paper option. If you trade under a name other than your own, register a business name with the CRO as well. staxo handles registration as a sole trader in Wexford from €49 and can then keep your books and file your Form 11.

Is there a Revenue office in Wexford town?

Yes. Revenue has a public office in the Government Offices on Anne Street, open by appointment only, and its Business Division uses the same Anne Street address for post. For everyday questions Revenue points businesses to MyEnquiries in ROS or myAccount, and its business helpline covers income tax, corporation tax, VAT, RCT and tax registration. As your agent, staxo deals with Revenue for you.

Can staxo help a Wexford business that trades through Rosslare Europort?

Yes. Hauliers, freight agents and exporters around Wexford deal with VAT on sales to EU customers and with long payment terms. staxo codes sales to EU business customers correctly, prepares the VAT3 and the VIES statement where they apply, and shows you each month who owes you money. Our guide to selling to EU businesses from Ireland explains the zero rate and VIES.

Sources and last reviewed

Last reviewed 2026-10-16. Rates, grants and hub details change, so check the source before you act on a figure.

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