By Caitlyn Buchanan, 9th June 2021 Our contact within the Bank of Ireland says that approximately 52% of new corporate bank account applications are being refused because they have not filed with the Central Register of Beneficial Ownership (RBO). The Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2021 came into force in April 2021 […]

By Company Bureau, 1st June 2021 Despite more than a year of uncertainty and continuing challenges brought on by Brexit, System updates and worldwide pandemic, Ireland has seen a 24% increase in new company registrations in 2021. In the first four months of 2020, the pandemic took hold and major lockdown restrictions were enforced in […]

By Caitlyn Buchanan, 13th May 2021 The new Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Amendment Act 2021 commenced into Irish law in April 2021. The Act makes amendments to the AML Criminal Justice Act 2010 and transposes the majority of the Fifth EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD) into law. This new anti money laundering legislation […]

By Caitlyn Buchanan, 13th March 2021 From 2021, all charities must prepare an annual submission to comply with the Charities Regulatory Authority (CRA) Governance Code. The CRA Governance Code is relevant to every charity operating in Ireland including voluntary public hospitals and healthcare providers with charitable status. The ongoing pandemic has put increased pressure on […]

By Agne Grigutyte, 10th February 2021 At the start of the 2000s, most Irish registered companies were required to file audited accounts as part of their Annual Return filed with the Companies Registration Office. Thankfully, things have evolved from then and since the Companies Act 2014 was commenced into law, the vast majority of companies […]

By Caitlyn Buchanan, 13th January 2021 One of the most important things to consider when starting a business is how to set up a business email for yourself and your staff. Even if your company is small with few employees, having professional business email addresses is one of the easiest and most effective ways to […]

The Company Bureau team would like to take this opportunity to wish you a relaxing and enjoyable Christmas! We greatly appreciate your support through the tougher times we have all experienced in 2020, and we hope that the New Year 2021 will bless you with health, wealth, happiness and maybe even some travel! Instead of sending cards […]

By Sarah Dixon, 23rd November 2020 With the end of the calendar year approaching, we often have clients enquiring about annual returns and how to choose a financial year end date for their companies. It is essential for companies to stay on top of key dates for annual returns to avoid unnecessary penalties including fines […]

By Caitlyn Buchanan, 12th October 2020 Ireland is showing remarkable entrepreneurial drive despite Covid-19 threatening an economic recession. Our findings show that new Irish companies registrations in 2020 are now on par with Quarter 3 of 2019. The new start-up numbers in Q3 have proven to be remarkably resilient given that new registrations had dropped by […]

By Caitlyn Buchanan, 2nd October 2020 The Irish Charities Regulatory Authority (CRA), published their 2019 annual report in July 2020. The report showed that the number of Registered Charities in Ireland has surpassed 10,000! As of 2019, there were 10,514 charities listed on the public Register of Charities, a 7% increase (715) from 2018. This […]