Business Name Termination

Chern & Co prepares and files the CRO RBN3 form to cancel a registered business name when you stop trading under it. We check the business name record, complete RBN3 with the cessation date, arrange the correct signatures and file it on CORE, then send you the confirmation that the name has been removed from the Register of Business Names. There is no CRO fee for Form RBN3.

When you need to file Form RBN3

You stop trading under a registered business (trading) name
A sole trader closes the business or moves it into a limited company
A partnership stops trading under its business name
A company stops using a business name it registered

Form RBN3 should be filed within three months after the business has ceased. There is no CRO fee for Form RBN3.

What our RBN3 service covers

Checking the business name record on the CRO register
Preparing Form RBN3 with the date the business ceased
Arranging the right signatures: the individual, all partners of the firm, or a director or liquidator of the company
Filing the form on CORE and sending you the confirmation
Answering CRO queries on the filing

What you provide

The registered business name and its registration number
The date the business ceased
The details of the owner, the partners or the company that registered the name
Proof of ID and address, as required by Anti-Money Laundering (AML) rules

How it works

You contact us and we send an invoice and a service contract.
We check the business name record and prepare Form RBN3.
You sign the form, or each partner or the director signs.
We file the form on CORE and send you the confirmation.

Frequently asked questions

What is Form RBN3?

Form RBN3 is the CRO form to notify that a business has ceased to carry on business under a registered business name.

Is ceasing a business name the same as closing a company?

No. Form RBN3 only removes a business (trading) name. Closing a limited company is a separate process, see our company closure service.

When must Form RBN3 be filed?

Within three months after the business has ceased.

Is there a fee?

There is no CRO fee for Form RBN3.

Who signs Form RBN3?

For an individual, the individual, or the personal representative if the individual has died. For a partnership, all persons who were partners when the business ceased. For a company, a director or a liquidator.

Have questions? Contact us for a free consultation.

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Chern & Co Ltd is a Trust and Company Service Provider (TCSP) in Ireland, authorised and supervised by the Department of Justice.

Our official registration reference is TCSP APP/1211/2018, and we are listed in the public TCSP register maintained by the Irish Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Unit.

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