How long does it take to register a company in Ireland?

How long does it take to register a company in Ireland? The requirements for the registration of corporation tax in Ireland and also the timelines to incorporate an acquire tax registration has changed in the past few months. Let’s go through the timelines of incorporation and discuss these elements as part of our entire process for our premium package, which is our most popular package. You can view all our company formation packages on our website. The timelines are generally the same to incorporate if you are registering a Public Limited Company or a Private Limited company with Shares.

Generally where you are an Irish resident or you have a European economic area resident as a director your timeline to incorporate is generally quite quick. As an Irish resident you will have a PPS number and you will not be required to acquire a verification of identity number, which can take a few days to do. Where you have to acquire a verification of identity number it can add 3 to 5 days to the incorporation process. Generally our team in Irish Formations perform these tasks very quickly within working day but Government agencies can take a number of days to process the documents that we submit to them.

Let’s look at the timelines for full process of incorporation and tax registration.

• Once you submit your information on our website, we will assess the information immediately and send you a verification of identity form within one day.
• Once you return the form to us, we will submit it and the Government will take 3 to 4 days to provide a verification of identity number.
• Once we receive a verification of identity number, we will email you all of your documents to sign and return to us.
• We will submit these documents the same or following morning on a working day and the company will be incorporated within 3 to 5 days.
• If you do not have a director living in the European economic area, then you will be required to acquire a section 137 non-resident directors bond which will add approximately 4 to 5 days to the incorporation.
• Your company will be incorporated at this point and you will be required to register for corporation tax if you trade with the company. If you own more than 15% of the shares in the company and are also a director of the company you will be required to acquire a PPSN number, which is a personal public service number. This number links you as an individual to revenue in Ireland. They will need this number to register you for Corporation Tax and if it is being applied for remotely, it can take 3 to 4 weeks. If you are a Director of the company and own more than 15% of the shares of the company a PPS number will be required.

It will not stop you from opening a bank account in Ireland or incorporating your company if you do not have a PPS number. A Personal Public Service number can also be applied for directly with the Irish Government.