| Certain foreign business contracts (e.g. leasing contracts) or agreements with foreign government departments (most common matter is establishing a branch or representative office in an other country) and opening corporate bank accounts abroad require certified or apostilled company documents.
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| Apostille: Futuramax can obtain Irish apostilles quickly and cost-efficient. An Apostille issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs in Ireland consists of two parts: An official document (e.g. Good Standing Certificate, certified Company Printout or in case the information is not on the public record a notary certificate) and the apostille itself. |
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| Embassy Legislation: If the foreign country is not a member state of the Hague Conference on Private
International Law you usually require embassy legislation of company documents. This is often the case for contracts in the Middle East. |
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| Translation Services: Due to our co-operation with international translation agencies world-wide we can procure translations of company documents in (almost) every language. |
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| Beware of "discount legalisation and translation offers" promoted by certain other providers. Keep in mind it's your time that you are wasting with documents not suitable for the specific purpose. What you buy cheap, you usually buy twice!
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| Online company admin: Our online company admin service allows clients to access electronic copies of their company documents 24 hours a day, 365 days per year from anywhere worldwide. If you need to make changes to the company record this can also be done online by completing a simple, self-explaining form. We will take care of the rest and prepare the required forms. |
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| Provision of company secretary*: A company secretary is a legal requirement for Private Limited Companies and Public Limited companies. Our secretary timely reminds you of the due dates for Annual Returns and Accounts. Thus a professional company secretary ensures your Irish company remains in good standing and avoids late filing fees. |
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| Maintainance of statutory books*: Irish LTD's and PLC's are required to keep a register of certain company documents - the statutory books - either at the registered office address or any other address in the Republic of Ireland. Changes to the company register (e.g. resignation or appointment of directors, mortgages, share transfers) need to be entered in the statutory books and also be filed within a legal deadline. |
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| Annual return filing** All Irish LTD's and PLC's, regardless whether trading or not, are required to file an annual return at least once a year and accounts need to be attached to this return. An exemption applies only to the first return, which may be filed without accounts. Filing an annual return can be a time consuming task for business people not familiar with company administration. Futuramax's annual return filing service provides a real benefit to start-up and small companies. |
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Tax & VAT Registration***: Irish companies need to register with the tax authorities before they start trading. If the annual turnover exceeds 37.500 EUR (services) or 75.000 EUR (supply of goods), a VAT registration is manadatory. Having a VAT number is also practical when doing business within the European Union. Our form preparation service takes the hassle out of the procedure to apply for an Irish VAT number. |
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