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A European Directive has provided for certain requirements for publication of information in Iris Oifigiúil to be replaced by requirements to be published in an online CRO Gazette.
The Gazette includes the following lists in pdf format: New companies; change of name; annual returns received and registered; liquidations; foreign companies; other registered documents; strike offs; restorations.
CRO & RFS ANNUAL REPORTS 2016 The 2016 annual report for the Companies Registration Office is now available on the website. https://www.cro.ie/Publications/Publications/Corporate The Registry of Friendly Societies (RFS) annual report for 2016 is also available at Corporate Publications. COMPANIES (ACCOUNTING) ACT 2017 The Companies (Accounting) Act 2017 has been passed by the Oireachtas and commenced on 9th June 2017 (with the exception of s.80)
Link: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2017/act/9/enacted/en/html Section 15 amends Part 6 of the Companies Act 2014. It inserts a new Chapter 1A (sections 280A – 280H) which provides for the criteria for companies to qualify as “small”, “medium” or “large”, and introduces the new “micro” category of company. https://www.cro.ie/Annual-Return/Financial-Statements-Requirements/Micro-Company STRIKE OFF PERIOD TO BE REDUCED The period between a missed annual return and the commencement of strike off proceedings against out-of-date companies is to be reduced. The current period of over 300 days will, over three months, be reduced to 200 days. Link to further information on involuntary strike off https://www.cro.ie/Termination-Restoration/Company/Involuntary-Strike-Off DISCONTINUATION OF FAST TRACK FACILITY The Registrar of Companies has decided to discontinue the Fast Track facility for company restorations. The Fast Track facility was introduced to deal with a backlog in restoration applications. This backlog in restoration cases no longer exists and the CRO is introducing a new customer service target whereby companies will be restored within 5 working days of receipt of correctly completed applications, including all outstanding annual returns. Since 1st June 2017 efiling has been extended to facilitate the filing of multiple annual returns (B1s). Once a H1 application form (Restoration of Company on application to Registrar) has been filed within the statutory timeframe of 12 months after dissolution, outstanding annual returns can be efiled up to 15 months after the date of dissolution. The Fast Track facility has now been discontinued with effect from 1st August 2017.
MANDATORY EFILING OF CERTAIN FORMS FROM 1ST JUNE 2017 The CRO has introduced mandatory electronic filing for the forms B1, B2, B10 and B73 as of June 1st 2017. Changes to filing Form B1 after 1 June From 1 June 2017, the sole means of filing a B1 and financial statements and paying for an annual return is in electronic form. The return may be digitally signed using Revenue Online Service (ROS), otherwise, the signature page must still be printed off, signed and delivered to the CRO. Please see website pages on Mandatory E-filing https://www.cro.ie/2017-Changes/Electronic-Filing-Mandatory https://www.cro.ie/2017-Changes/FAQ-regarding-Mandatory-EFiling https://www.cro.ie/2017-Changes/FAQ-regarding-EFAs-and-Mandatory-EFiling Link to CORE (Companies Online Registration Environment) https://core.cro.ie/ BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP - CENTRAL REGISTER ETC Further information, including the definition of a "beneficial owner" and general information on the central register of beneficial ownership can be found at: https://www.cro.ie/2017-Changes/Beneficial-Ownership
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