IRISH COMPANY FORMATION PREPARATION CHECKLIST
namecheck.ie — preparation worksheet adapted from our reviewed guides
Updated 9 October 2026

General questions for your presenter, not an application or a guarantee.
Keep identity details private; do not send this worksheet to Namecheck.ie.

YOUR NAME AND STRUCTURE
[ ] Discuss the appropriate legal structure with your adviser
[ ] Prepare a preferred name and a genuinely different backup
[ ] Research company-name matches and naming rules
[ ] Separate trading-name, trade-mark and domain questions

YOUR APPLICATION BRIEF
[ ] Agree the intended company type with your presenter
[ ] Prepare the registered-address plan and correspondence owner
[ ] Confirm officers and any residency questions with the presenter
[ ] Agree ownership, share details and intended activity
[ ] Use the presenter’s secure process for personal identity information

YOUR PROVIDER QUOTE
[ ] Confirm final payable total and VAT treatment
[ ] Check whether filing charges are already included
[ ] Record digital/printed document inclusions
[ ] Quote address and secretary services separately where needed
[ ] Record included registrations, support and exclusions
[ ] Write down first-year and renewal charges

YOUR NEXT STEPS
[ ] Assign each post-incorporation task and deadline to an owner
[ ] Confirm the exact domain, registrant and separate availability check
[ ] Record domain registration and renewal totals
[ ] Agree website and business-email account ownership
[ ] Keep application evidence and provider terms privately
[ ] Resolve remaining questions before making final branding commitments

Sources and explanations: https://namecheck.ie/guides/irish-company-formation-checklist/
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