CRO - Registering a business name

unnameduser · 03-06-2009 4:58pm #1

My brother is registering a business name.

He is waiting almost two weeks for it. He rang up enquiring and he was told that it will take up to 6 weeks.

Now anytime I have registered it has only taken 2 weeks or less. Is it the norm for it to take up to 6 weeks?!

dbran · 03-06-2009 5:35pm

Hi

If you file online it takes only a few days. If you file manually it can take significantly longer. I would not have thought it would be as long as 6 weeks however.

They are probably just covering themselves and it should come through in the next week or so,

DB

RoadKillTs · 03-06-2009 6:38pm

Also it only cost 20 euro as apposed to 40 if he registers electronically.

M@21 · 03-06-2009 9:25pm

I might be wrong but I think the yearly Company Returns have to be filed by every company created around this time of year, which might cause a backlog for new company setup's and business names.
I got setup within 10 days last November and had to file the return last week.

honeymonster · 04-06-2009 8:17am

I registered a business name recently online, Ive done it many times before and yea it usually only take 2 weeks. When I called them they said they were experiencing a backlog.

If your bro registered the business name to buy a .ie domain name you can just use the receipt they gave you to do it.

thecleverone · 04-06-2009 9:29am

I file business names on a daily basis for clients and it is taking approx 6 weeks at the moment.

Honeymonster is right - If your bro registered the business name to buy a .ie domain name you can just use the receipt they gave you to do it.

I might be wrong but I think the yearly Company Returns have to be filed by every company created around this time of year,

You're a bit confused...We're talking about businesses not companies and sole trader business names don't have any filing requirements with CRO apart from registration, changes in owership or cessation.

JoeTurner · 04-06-2009 11:37am

M@21 wrote: »

I might be wrong but I think the yearly Company Returns have to be filed by every company created around this time of year, which might cause a backlog for new company setup's and business names.
I got setup within 10 days last November and had to file the return last week.

Company annual return dates can fall at anytime in the year - first one is normally six months after incorporation followed by every twelve months after that. I don't think there's a particularly busy time of the year for them as far as I know...

hedgehog33 · 05-06-2009 7:34am

Yep, there seems to have been a backlog for the last 6 months at least. I was able to register a .ie domain with just the submission number from CRO so at least the delay didn't hold up the website, but you do need your RBN to open a business bank account.

flash harry · 05-06-2009 8:44am

unnameduser wrote: »

My brother is registering a business name.

He is waiting almost two weeks for it. He rang up enquiring and he was told that it will take up to 6 weeks.

Now anytime I have registered it has only taken 2 weeks or less. Is it the norm for it to take up to 6 weeks?!

had same problem and rang and explained I could not invoice and open bank account to cash cheques and it was a new vernture etc etc was given the reg section number and spoke to a nice lady who processed it as we spoke and said would pop in post last night (she even offered that I could collect it if I wanted)......

Still some people using there heads thankfully, I have no doubt they have a backlog but at least when I explained my case they saw the logic of bumping me!!!

Sorry cant find number was given

CRO - Registering a business name

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