Companies Registry

Annual Returns

The Companies Act, Ch. 81:01, stipulates that each company, on the Register of Companies maintained by the Registrar, must file an Annual Return containing the prescribed particulars, with the Registrar within thirty (30) days of the anniversary of incorporation, continuance or amalgamation of the company.

How to File an Annual Return

To file an Annual Return you are now required to:

Create a Companies Registry Account (CRA) to access the Companies Registry Online System (CROS)
Log into your CRA using the role of director/secretary
Complete and submit the Annual Return and pay the fee
Deliver the signed Annual Return to the Registry

Filing an Annual Return

To file your return, you must complete the following steps:

Step 1 – Submit the Annual Return

Electronically file an Annual Return. To file your notice:

Log into your CRA using the role of director/secretary
Select the ‘Post Incorporation’ Service
Complete the Annual Return and pay the fee

Fee: $40.00

Step 2 – Deliver the signed annual return

Once the payment is processed, each director and secretary will receive confirmation, by email, that the return was successfully received. Your copy of the registered Annual Return will be included. To complete the filing:

Print and sign two copies of the completed Notice (duplicate originals)
Deliver the duplicate originals to the Companies’ Counter to be stamped
Receive your registered Annual Return

Penalty for Late Filings

If a person or a company fails to deliver an Annual Return within the stipulated time, the Registrar of Companies is entitled to collect from the person or company a penalty of three hundred TT dollars ($300.00) for every month, or part thereof, that the notice is “late” in being filed (section 516 of the Companies Act, as amended by section 16(e) of the Finance Act No. 2 of 2013).