Commissioner: CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has commenced with the notification in terms of Companies Regulation 40 (2011) via e-mail for companies and close corporations referred for deregistration due to non-compliance with Annual Returns.
Companies and close corporations are advised to confirm the status of their enterprises, and if doing business or will be conducting business in the near future, to comply with filing outstanding Annual Returns and the required Audited Financial Statement (AFS) or Financial Accountability Supplement (FAS) and Compliance Checklist.
Outstanding Annual Returns and the required AFS or FAS, including the Compliance Checklist, must be filed before final deregistration. The estimated period for final deregistration is mid-November 2023. The final date for final deregistration will be communicated in due course.
Please take note of the following:
To confirm the company or close corporation status, please visit the following website address. Select Services, then BizProfile and kindly follow the prompts.
To file Annual Returns, please visit the following website address. select Services, then Annual Return Filing and kindly follow the prompts.
When making use of BizPortal Service do not deposit funds with CIPC. BizPortal makes use of card payments only. For a short video on how to file via BizPortal, please visit the following website address.
If you have not received an email reminder to file Annual Returns in the past two years, it means that CIPC does not have your updated contact details. Kindly proceed to file Annual Returns and then update Director or member contact details. Please visit the following website. Select Transact, then select Amend Company Director detail (if you are acting on behalf of a company) or amend CC member details (if you are acting on behalf of a closed corporation).
The CIPC offers a free online training course for Directors regarding their statutory obligations in terms of the Companies Act, 2008. If you are interested, kindly visit the following website.
If you have a mandate to file on behalf of a company or close corporation (so called intermediary – not CIPC agent), please visit the following website.
For further enquiries, kindly log a ticket on the CIPC website.
