Chris Fick & Associates

All companies: Prepare for the mandatory new CIPC compliance checklist

The CIPC (Companies and Intellectual Property Commission) has announced that its new “compliance checklist” requirement, voluntary until now, becomes mandatory for all companies and close corporations from 1 January 2020. You must complete the checklist before submitting your annual return. So firstly check when your due date for the annual return is – for companies […]

WHEN CIPC DEREGISTERS YOUR COMPANY …

If, for whatever reason, the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) did not receive your company (or CC)’s annual return on due date, it will assume that the company is inactive and will start the deregistration process – the legal effect of which is that the company ceases to exist. Deregistration is disastrous That has […]