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Following the introduction of the European Union (Anti-Money Laundering: Beneficial Ownership of Corporate Entities) Regulations 2016 (the “Regulations”) effective 15 November 2016 every company or other legal entity incorporated in Ireland must keep a Beneficial Ownership Register, with the exception of listed companies and those …

Time is running out for companies wishing to convert to a Company Limited by Shares under the Companies Act 2014 as the deadline of the 30 November 2016 approaches. As we approach the end of the period in which companies can proactively convert (by 30 …

In accordance with Section 60 of the Companies Act 2014 Directors of an existing private company have a duty; to prepare a new constitution for the company in the form provided for in the Act; to deliver a copy of such constitution to each member; …

Digital Certificates will replace paper Certificates of Incorporation of a Company Name from early September 2016. These digitally certified documents will replace the paper certificates previously posted out to presenters.  They will be emailed as a pdf document to the email address entered in the …

Companies wishing to be converted by re-registration to a DAC using the re-registration procedure under Part 2 of the Companies Act 2014 must, under the Act, pass an ordinary resolution to re-register by 31st August 2016, no filing fees are applicable for this process. Re-registering …

Digital Certificates will replace paper Business Names Certificates from the 2nd August. The Digital Certificates will now be emailed as a pdf document to the email address entered on the form submitted to the CRO to apply for a business name. This will facilitate immediate receipt …

Following changes introduced by the Companies Act 2014, private companies limited by shares may now have a single director. While many companies may be considering this change, particularly if once of the Directors is not active in the company, there are a few items that …

Business Names Regulations 2016 came into effect on 4th July 2016. This introduced changes to the business names forms. The new forms contain an additional field for the presenters email address to facilitate the introduction of the digital certificates which will commence in August 2016. They …

Here at FCS Services we had a great opportunity this morning to speak at one of the Local Enterprise Office (“LEO”) Galway’s Networking Events which was held in the Portershed, the new innovation hub in the Galway City Innovation District. A copy of our presentation, which …

Having just passed the 1st anniversary of the commencement of the Companies Act 2014, are Company owners/directors on-board with the changes and new company structures implemented at that time? Recent evidence would indicate that Companies have been slow to date on embracing the changes with, of …