CIPC started notifying companies and close corporations referred for deregistration due to non-compliance with Annual Returns.
To avoid deregistration enterprises should confirm their status and file all 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.
For more information:
- To confirm the company or close corporation status, go to https://bizportal.gov.za / login / select Services / BizProfile / follow prompts.
- To file Annual Returns, go to https://bizportal.gov.za / login / select Services / Annual Return Filing / follow 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, click here.
- If you have not received an email reminder to file Annual Returns in the past two years, CIPC does not have your updated contact details. Kindly file Annual Returns and then update the director or member contact details. Go to https://eservices.cipc.co.za / login / select Transact / select Amend Company Director detail (if a company) or amend CC member details (if close corporation).
CIPC offers a free online training course for Directors regarding their statutory obligations in terms of the Companies Act, 2008. If you are interested, click here.
If you have a mandate to file on behalf of a company or close corporation (so called intermediary – not CIPC agent), click here.
For further enquiries, kindly log a ticket via www.cipc.co.za / enquiries.
Read CIPC Notice 47 here.
