Electronic Filing Agent

The CRO has put in place a system which allows most forms to be signed and filed wholly electronically.

Under section 57 Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2005, a company may authorise a person to be its Electronic Filing Agent. If a company chooses to do this, there will no longer be a need for directors and secretaries of companies to apply for ID and PINs. For more information on Electronic Filing Agent, see Information Leaflet No. 15.  It is also possible to sign electronically in CORE using ROS Certificate (Revenue Online Service)

Link to Information Leaflets

What do I need to do to become an e-filing agent?

You need to have

  • An account in credit with CRO

AND

An approved Secretarial Software Package

OR

Register on our website at www.core.ieLinks to external website

You need to file:

  • A Form J1A. When this form is processed, you will receive a digital cert and your electronic filing agent ID number ( This is the number that you need to insert on all B77 Forms)
  • A Form J2 for each person within your office who will be filing online. They will then receive their own ID and PIN numbers
  • A Form B77 for every company for which you intend to file. This can now be done Free of Charge from your secretarial software package or online at www.core.ieLinks to external website. If you submit a paper B77, downloadable from our website, you should also include a fee of €15.00.

Link to Forms Page J1A-J2   Link to Forms Page B77    Link to Form A/c1

ROS (Revenue Online Service) Electronic Certificate

It is possible for Electronic Filing Agents (EFAs) to sign a B1 in CORE with a ROS (Revenue Online Services) electronic signature. This possibility will only be visible where the person verifying the contents of the form is an Electronic Filing Agent.

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