Part 1: Company Formations 2026: What Every Accountant Needs to Know (Jul 26)
Category: Company Law & Insolvency | Duration: 1hr | Tag: VODIRE2641 | Type: Video | Course Level: Foundation | Speaker: Sinead Gortland | Date: 02/07/2026 11:30
Course Details
Company formation requirements continue to evolve, creating greater risk of delays, rejected applications and avoidable corrections.
In this practical on-demand session, Sinéad guides you through the Irish company formation process from start to finish. The session highlights the areas most likely to cause issues and explains how accountants can prepare submissions correctly, manage client expectations and reduce delays with the CRO.
Topics covered include:
- Choosing the appropriate company type, including LTDs, DACs, CLGs, PLCs and unlimited companies
- Completing Form A1 and preparing the required supporting documentation
- Director eligibility, responsibilities and directorship limits
- EEA residency requirements and Section 137 bonds
- PPSN, IPN, RBO/BEN2 and VIF identity-verification requirements
- Appointing company secretaries, subscribers and shareholders
- Registered-office and company-name requirements
- Director residential-address protection
- Standard and bespoke company constitutions
- Wet-ink signatures and common submission errors
- Practical steps to avoid CRO queries and rejected applications
- Upcoming developments that may affect company formations
CPD Course Speaker
Corporate Consultant
Sinead Gortland
Sinead has worked in company law and company secretarial for ten years. Sinead’s focus is Beneficial Ownership, Annual Compliance, Corporate Governance and Anti-Money Laundering. Sinead is passionate about making company secretarial, company law and AML accessible and approachable to agents and accountants.
In her previous roles, Sinead has been responsible for carrying out; Company formations, Section 343 applications, High Court Company Restorations, Annual Compliance, Company Law Compliance and AML. As well as this, Sinead delivers bespoke training in the areas of corporate governance and compliance.
In her previous roles Sinead spent time in education and ESG and has a MSc from Maynooth.
In her previous roles, Sinead has been responsible for carrying out; Company formations, Section 343 applications, High Court Company Restorations, Annual Compliance, Company Law Compliance and AML. As well as this, Sinead delivers bespoke training in the areas of corporate governance and compliance.
In her previous roles Sinead spent time in education and ESG and has a MSc from Maynooth.