Friday, November 4, 2011

Company Strike Off in Ireland-Consequences for Directors

Amplify’d from businessandlegal.ie

he striking off of a company from the Register of Companies can be voluntary or involuntary. Elsewhere on this site you can read about the voluntary strike off scheme; in this piece we will take a look at involuntary strike off of a company and how to restore it to the register of companies.


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Serious consequences


When a company is struck off the Register of Companies it is dissolved and no longer exists.


This means that



  • Company directors could be held personally liable for debts of the company incurred after strike off;

  • Limited liability protection no longer exists;

  • The company’s property becomes the State’s property.


Involuntary strike off


Involuntary strike off can happen if the Registrar of Companies strikes off for failure to file returns for example; the Revenue Commissioners can also apply to have a company struck off.

Read more at businessandlegal.ie