12 answers for owners and founders of a Ireland company, from ordering to banking, annual compliance and what happens after incorporation. General information, not legal or tax advice; your specialist confirms how it applies to you.
Yes. The CRO lets you reserve a name online for 28 days for €25, and that amount comes off the incorporation fee if the company is filed within the 28 days. A private company limited by shares must end its name with Limited or Teoranta, and it cannot drop the suffix.
Source: Company name registration, Companies Registration Office (CRO)
Yes. Under the EU SEPA Regulation, a payer who can make euro transfers must accept a payee account held anywhere in the EU, so an IBAN from another member state works for euro payments. Many owners start with an EU payment institution and add an Irish bank later.
Source: Regulation (EU) No 260/2012 (SEPA Regulation), Article 9, EUR-Lex, European Union
Through a tax agent on the Revenue Online Service (ROS), or with Form TR2 (FT), the paper form for non-resident companies. One registration can cover Corporation Tax, VAT and employer PAYE. Once registered, the company files all returns and payments online through ROS.
Source: How to register for tax as a new company, Revenue (Irish Tax and Customs)
No. Filing and updating beneficial ownership details with the Register of Beneficial Ownership is free. A fee applies only to people with legal access who buy a report from the register.
Source: Register of Beneficial Ownership: FAQs, Register of Beneficial Ownership (RBO)
The CRO fee for Form H15 is €15, and you also pay for a newspaper notice published within 30 days before you apply. Any late filing penalties on old annual returns must be paid first. Our strike-off service starts from Quote.
Source: Voluntary strike-off, Companies Registration Office (CRO)
The certificate of incorporation and constitution, the CRO extract showing directors, ID and proof of address for each director and beneficial owner, and a short business plan with expected volumes. Irish tax registration details help, so apply after Revenue has registered the company where you can. The institution decides whether to open the account.
Six months after incorporation, and this first Form B1 goes in without financial statements. The next annual return date is 12 months later, and from then on each return must include accounts. You have 28 days after the annual return date to file.
Source: Annual return date, Companies Registration Office (CRO)
A late filing fee of €100 applies the day after the 28-day deadline, plus €3 a day, up to €1,200 per return. Filing late can also cost the company its audit exemption, so we diary the date from the day the company is formed.
Source: Filing an annual return, Companies Registration Office (CRO)
You complete Form VIF, and the CRO then issues an Identified Person Number (IPN) that you use on every later filing. Since 30 April 2026 the CRO accepts only VIF forms signed with the witness and you physically in the same room, so book a notary or other witness in your country early. This step often sets the pace of the whole formation.
Within 14 days of the change. That covers a new or departing beneficial owner and a change of name or address for an existing one. The update is filed on the RBO portal, and a company that misses it can be fined and prosecuted.
Source: Register of Beneficial Ownership: FAQs, Register of Beneficial Ownership (RBO)
File Form B10 online through CORE within 14 days of the change. The same form covers resignations and changes to an officer's name or address, and missing the deadline is an offence. A new director without a PPS number needs an IPN before the B10 can go in.
Source: Changing company officer information, Companies Registration Office (CRO)
A special resolution, a Revenue letter of no objection dated within the last 3 months, and all annual returns filed with any late fees paid. Each director also certifies that assets and liabilities are no more than €150 each and that there is no pending litigation.
Source: Voluntary strike-off, Companies Registration Office (CRO)
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