Does anyone follow this act entirely?
Walk down any main street in Ireland and check if the name over the door is registered.
While I can understand Sole Traders not being familiar with the act, it is laughable that
a Limited company could think it can start trading as something other than its name and
not register a Business Name.
If I was a TD/Senator I’d reform the registration of Business Names and Companies and introduce
a PPS style system for all businesses. Whereby any business would have a “Business Number”.
I would mirror the Australian system.
Or would I? hmmm it certainly would be tidy, but it would be more red tape for business owners.
No, I would instead tackle this problem from another tack. I would pass the buck to banks, and
force them to not lodge cheques payable to other names to business owners accounts.
In that way Example Company t/a MadeUpName would soon realise is has to register MadeUpName
as an RBN.
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