Your CRO annual return: the B1
From the EcoLedger blog
Every Irish company must file an annual return - Form B1 - with the Companies Registration Office once a year, whether it traded or not. Your first one arrives sooner than most founders expect: six months after incorporation.
Late filing is where it hurts. There is an automatic late fee that grows the longer it runs, and persistent lateness can cost a small company its audit exemption - which means paying for an audit you never needed.
What actually gets filed:
- Form B1 itself: your company's snapshot - directors, registered office, share capital.
- Your financial statements, attached to the return from your second year on.
- The filing fee, which rises sharply once you are late.
EcoLedger files CRO annual returns as part of the €199 monthly package - and your very first B1 is free when you join.