Deadline watch from €49.99 + VAT a year. Let us file it, and if we're late, we fix it at our cost.

Never Miss a CRO Annual Return Again

We Watch Your Deadline All Year, Remind You in Plenty of Time, and Can File It for You.

A late annual return costs up to €1,200 in CRO penalties, and a second one within five years costs the company its audit exemption. For less than the price of one late fee, a licensed company secretarial team keeps track of it for you, and our guarantee backs every plan.

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  • 5reminders a year
  • From €49.99+ VAT a year
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  • TCSPlicensed

When Is Your Annual Return Due?

Enter your company's annual return date from the CRO register. You'll see the filing deadline, how long you have, and what a late return would cost.

Pick a date to see your deadline. Not sure of your annual return date? It's on your company's page on the CRO's CORE website, or ask us and we'll look it up.

What a Missed Annual Return Costs

Up to €1,200

CRO late filing penalty

€100 the day after the deadline, then €3 a day, up to €1,200 for each return. On top of the €20 filing fee, and not tax deductible.

2 years

of audited accounts

Since 16 July 2025, a company that files late more than once in five years loses its audit exemption for the following two years. An audit usually costs far more than the penalty.

Strike-off

if it keeps happening

The CRO can strike off a company that doesn't file, and its directors can face enforcement action. Restoring a company costs far more than filing on time.

Choose Your Plan

Every plan renews yearly. We invoice you once we've confirmed your annual return date, and you can cancel any time before renewal.

Your accountant files

Watch

€49.99 + VAT / year
€61.49 a year including VAT, about €5 a month

For companies whose accountant files the return, or who file it themselves.

  • Your annual return date monitored all year
  • Reminders at 90, 60, 30, 14 and 7 days, by email and text
  • A calendar invite for your deadline
  • Client portal: your next deadline and filing history
  • Weekly check of the CRO's strike-off lists, with an alert if your company appears
  • A yearly reminder to check your RBO and registered office details
Choose Watch
Most popular

Watch & File

€149.99 + VAT / year
Worth €189.98 + VAT: save €39.99 a year. €20 CRO fee included.

Everything in Watch, plus we prepare and file the return for you.

  • Your B1 annual return prepared and filed, using financial statements you or your accountant supply ready for filing
  • €20 CRO filing fee included
  • One standard change filing a year (a B2 or B10), such as a new director or address
  • Your statutory registers kept up to date from the information you give us*
  • Our late filing guarantee
Choose Watch & File
Dormant companies

Dormant Care

€249.99 + VAT / year
Worth €349.98 + VAT: save €99.99 a year

Everything in Watch & File, plus we prepare the dormant accounts too.

  • Dormant company accounts prepared every year
  • Filed with your annual return
  • Yearly check that the company still qualifies as dormant and for audit exemption
  • Priority support
Choose Dormant Care

All prices exclude VAT at 23%. Watch & File doesn't include preparing trading accounts. *You give us the company's registers electronically. Recreating missing registers, backdated corrections and other extra work are quoted separately. The company's directors remain legally responsible for its filings; we help them meet the deadlines. "Worth" is our price for buying each part separately: Watch €49.99, a B1 annual return €119.99 plus the €20 CRO fee, and a B1 with dormant accounts €299.99, all + VAT.

Already late?Fix it first through LateAnnualReturns.ie, then we keep you on time from then on.
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Our Guarantee, Plan by Plan

  • Watch & File and Dormant Care: if we file late, we fix it at our cost. If we file a return late after receiving your accounts and signed documents on time, we pay the CRO late filing penalty and put the company right again. Where needed, that includes a Section 343 District Court application to extend the filing time, so the late fee and audit exemption loss don't apply to that return.
  • Watch: if we don't send your reminders, we refund your year. On Watch, your company or your accountant files the return, and its directors remain responsible for filing it on time.

Why Not Just Remember It Yourself?

Plenty of companies rely on a director, a relative or a calendar note. It works, until the year it doesn't.

AnnualReturnWatch.ieA calendar note or a relative
Knows CRO rules and company lawYes, a TCSP-licensed teamNot always
Deadline tracked all yearYes, with 5 remindersOne reminder, if set
Strike-off lists checkedEvery weekRarely
Pays the late fee if it goes wrongYes, when we file for youNo
Can fix a late return in courtYes, Section 343No

How It Works

  1. Join in 3 minutes

    Choose a plan and tell us the company. No card needed today.

  2. We confirm your date

    We check your annual return date on the CRO register, set up your portal and alerts, and email your first-year invoice.

  3. Reminders in plenty of time

    Email and text at 90, 60, 30, 14 and 7 days before your deadline, plus a calendar invite.

  4. We prepare the return

    On Watch & File and Dormant Care, send us the accounts at least 30 days before the deadline, or we prepare dormant accounts. We email you the B1 to sign.

  5. You sign, we file

    Sign the B1 signature page in ink, as the CRO requires, and send us a scan within 7 days. We file it with the CRO and update your portal.

Your Client Portal

Every plan includes the portal, so you can see where your company stands at any time.

  • Your next annual return date and days remaining
  • Alerts and reminders in one place
  • Filing history and copies of filed returns
  • Documents waiting for your signature
  • Strike-off list and CRO status checks
Example Trading LimitedCRO 654321
Filing deadline9 May 202756 days after your annual return date
Plan
Watch & File
Annual return date
14 March 2027
Accounts needed by
9 April 2027
CRO status
Normal
Strike-off lists
Not listed
Last return
Filed 2 May 2026, on time

Example only, not a real company.

Conditions for Watch & File and Dormant Care

So we can file on time, and so our guarantee applies:

Accounts 30 days ahead

Your accounts must reach us at least 30 days before your filing deadline. We remind you first. For Dormant Care, confirm the company stayed dormant.

Signed within 7 days

We email you the B1 signature page. The CRO requires it signed in ink, so print, sign and scan it, and send it back within 7 days.

Registers, electronically

Give us the company's registers electronically. Recreating missing registers is a separate fee.

The guarantee doesn't cover late filing caused by accounts or signed documents reaching us after these dates.

Join the Watch List

Under two minutes. No card needed today: we confirm your company and annual return date, then email your invoice.

1. Choose your plan
2. Your company and email

That's all we need. We look up the annual return date and filing history on the CRO register before we invoice.

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Watch & File, first year€149.99
VAT at 23%€34.50
Yearly total, invoiced once we confirm your date€184.49

If your plan includes filing, each director gets a secure link from AML HQ, our identity verification platform, to confirm their ID. Please don't email ID documents.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is an annual return, and when is mine due?

Every Irish company files a B1 annual return with the CRO each year, made up to its annual return date. It must be filed within 56 days of that date, moving to the next working day if the 56th day is a weekend or public holiday. Apart from the company's first annual return, it includes a set of financial statements. Try the deadline calculator, and we confirm your date from the CRO register when you join.

What happens if the return is late?

The CRO charges €100 the day after the deadline, then €3 a day, up to €1,200 for each return, on top of the €20 filing fee. Since 16 July 2025, a company that files late more than once in five years also loses its audit exemption for the following two years.

What exactly does the guarantee cover?

On Watch & File and Dormant Care, if we file a return late after receiving your accounts and signed documents on time, we pay the CRO late filing penalty and put the company right again, including a Section 343 District Court application where needed. On Watch, if we fail to send your reminders, we refund that year's fee; the company still files its own return.

When do I pay?

Once we've confirmed your annual return date from the CRO register, usually within one working day, we email your invoice. Your plan then renews each year, and we invoice before each renewal.

Why do you need the accounts 30 days before the deadline?

So we have time to prepare the B1, send it to you for signing, and file it before the deadline, with a margin for anything unexpected.

Can I sign the annual return electronically?

No. The CRO doesn't accept electronic signatures on the B1 signature page: it must be signed in ink, then scanned. We email it to you; print it, sign it, scan it and send it back within 7 days.

What counts as a "change filing"?

A standard CRO filing for a change during the year, such as appointing or removing a director or secretary, or changing a registered address. One a year is included on Watch & File and Dormant Care.

My company is already late. Can I join?

Yes. Fix the late return first: a Section 343 application through LateAnnualReturns.ie can extend the filing time, so the late filing fees and audit exemption loss don't apply to that return. Then we keep you on time.

Can I switch plans or cancel?

Yes. Move to a different plan, or cancel, any time before your renewal date.

Questions Before You Join?

Tell us the company name and we'll look up its annual return date and filing history, free.

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Annual Return Guides

All guides

How to find your annual return date

Your annual return date sets your deadline. Here's where to find it.

Read the guide

Late filing penalties explained

The €100, the €3 a day, the €1,200 cap, and what it really costs.

Read the guide

Audit exemption and late filing

The rule that changed in July 2025, and how a second late return costs you.

Read the guide