Filing the annual return with financial statements is just one element of the Annual Company Secretarial Compliance requirements for a company. We have set out the main requirements that a company should consider keeping the company compliant with company law below and some points to consider for each step. September to November is the busiest
Posts Tagged: Audit Exemption
Our May Newsletter is out with some potentially good news about welcome changes to the Audit exemption, and information on the Public proposals to enhance the Companies Act 2014. Note: The content within the newsletter is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute legal or other advice.
A very welcome change to audit exemption is proposed in a consultation document issued by The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. The closing date for submissions from stakeholders and interested parties on all the proposals is 5pm on 9th June 2023. The document seeks responses on the following proposals regarding audit exemption:- Should the
Q – We missed the Annual Return Date (“ARD”) filing deadline for our Company. What options do we have if we want to retain the audit exemption? DO NOT FILE!! Sorry to be so dramatic but if you file the late annual return, you lose potentially the only option you have to retain the audit
Its that time of year with the 30 September 2019 Annual Return Dates due to be filed no later than 29th October 2019 in CRO. So with this in mind we highlight some issues to be aware of that could lead to a missed filing. Due to the change in the audit exemption rules, companies
Every January we set out ten points to consider from a company law and company secretarial practice perspective. These are practical points for all firms to consider that may bring some benefit to the services you provide. As always if we can be of any help please feel free to contact any one of the
A fear many directors and presenters have is missing the Annual Return Date (“ARD”) for a company. This is because the penalties are severe particularly for SME companies.
The Companies (Statutory Audits) Act 2018 was passed on 25th July 2018. A commencement order was signed on 21st September 2018.
Companies miss the annual return filing deadline for various and legitimate reasons and the penalty for missing the filing deadline even by one day is very severe! A company that files late must will lose audit exemption for the following two financial years. This can have a significant impact on the viability of an SME company.
After a number of significant proposals in the committee stages, the Companies (Statutory Audits) Act 2018 has not changed the ability of companies who are late in filing an annual return to apply to the District Court to retain the audit exemption and avoid paying late filing penalties. When the Bill was introduced, it was