Registering for tax

How to register for tax as a new company

To register for tax, you must have a Companies Registration Office (CRO) number issued by the CRO.

When you start a new company, you or your tax agent must inform Revenue.

If your company is represented by a tax agent, they must submit an online registration application on your behalf through the Revenue Online Service (ROS).

If your company is not represented by a tax agent, you must submit a:

The TR2 forms can be used to register for:

For further information on how to send the forms, please see the ‘Additional Information’ section of Forms TR2 and TR2 (FT).

You will be given a Tax Reference Number (TRN) to use when trading and filing your tax returns.

Filing returns and making payments

Once your company has been registered, you must file all payments and returns online through ROS.

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