Log into your business RBO account, take a screenshot of the data, and upload it via the Dashboard. Click Proof of Business Registration and then Screenshot from online registration.

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All businesses with legal entities incorporated in Ireland are required to file data with the Central Register of Beneficial Ownership of Companies and Industrial and Provident Societies (RBO). This is in addition to the requirement to file company details with the Companies Registration Office (CRO) in Ireland.

See Company beneficial ownership and director requirement for general background.

Not required to file

You are NOT required to file data with the RBO if you are:

• An unincorporated business e.g. Sole Trader / Unincorporated Partnership
• An unincorporated business that has a registered business name with the CRO
• A company listed on a regulated market e.g. Public Limited Company (Plc)
• A branch of an entity that is not incorporated in Ireland
• Charities / Non-profit organization (NPOs) with no incorporated legal entity

Ensure your Type of business selection on the Tax details Settings page of the Dashboard correctly reflects your status.

Provided your business is in scope based on your Type of business selection, Stripe will check the business name, business number, and beneficial ownership information you have submitted on your account against the information listed on the RBO. This includes your:

• Company Registration Number (CRN)
• Company Name
• Company status
• The number of Beneficial Owners
• The name, date of birth, and % of ownership if applicable for each beneficial owner

No action is needed if your business name, business number, and beneficial ownership information match the information submitted to Stripe.

If your information doesn't match

If your beneficial ownership information submitted with Stripe does not completely match the information listed on the RBO (for example your beneficial owners names do not match the data listed on the RBO), then there is a discrepancy that Stripe is required by law to report to the RBO.

This doesn’t affect your ability to accept payments or make payouts to your bank account. Review the information listed on the RBO and the information you submitted on Stripe at any time and make necessary updates.

If your company number submitted on Stripe cannot be found in the RBO database (our search returns a ‘Not found’ result), or if your business name submitted on Stripe does not completely match the name listed on the RBO, or if your Business status is inactive on the RBO, Stripe will ask you to upload documentation about your account on the RBO website.

Before uploading any document, ensure your company number, business name and beneficial owner information currently saved on Stripe in the Dashboard matches the information on the RBO.

The most common reasons we are unable to find registered businesses in the RBO are:

• The number for your business or company name on the RBO and Stripe don't match. Update it in the Dashboard.
• Your Type of business on Stripe is not accurate. Update it in the Dashboard so Stripe knows you aren't required to file data with the RBO.

• Verify if your company status is active on the RBO. If not, contact the RBO to resolve the issue.
• You're a newly established business and your company’s incorporation and/or beneficial ownership details have yet to be filed. If so, complete your beneficial ownership registration with the RBO and submit proof to Stripe, via the Dashboard.

If you can't provide proof that your company has in fact registered with the RBO, then your ability to accept payments and get payouts to your bank account will be paused. We are also required to notify the Registrar that your legal entity does not match the information in the RBO.