Grassroots innovation journey spotlights new pathways
Creating impact in the innovation ecosystem and reaching disadvantaged communities has been central to the Inventor Assistance Program (IAP), helping turn innovative ideas into commercial assets. The IAP is the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) flagship project, launched in partnership with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC).
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Young Ideas — South Africa’s Future Gold Standard, CIPC IP Youth Awards 2026
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) is proud to announce that they will be hosting the CIPC Intellectual Property (IP) Youth Awards 2026. The Competition is a dynamic platform designed to celebrate bold thinking, fresh innovation, and the next generation of business leaders.
Read more: Young Ideas — South Africa’s Future Gold Standard, CIPC IP Youth Awards 2026
dtic, CIPC AND SPU to host the 6th annual intellectual property and technology commercialisation colloquium
Key stakeholders from government, academia and business will convene in Kimberley, Northern Cape, for a colloquium aimed at strengthening South Africa’s innovation and technology commercialisation ecosystem and unlocking new economic opportunities.
CIPC launches a Case Management System
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) is pleased to announce the launch of its new Case Management System (CMS), a modern digital platform designed to improve how the public submits and tracks complaints and legal documents.
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- Optimised beneficial ownership filing
- Step-by-step guide: Beneficial ownership filing (discarding of draft filing)
- BO-step-by-step guide: Optimised BO Filing
- BO technical troubleshooting FAQ
- Step-by-step guide: E-Services Beneficial Ownership Filing (Affected Company)
- Step-by-step guide: E-Services Beneficial Ownership Filing (Non-Affected Company With Beneficial Ownership)
- Step-by-step guide E-Services Beneficial Ownership Filing (Non-Affected Company With NO Beneficial Ownership)
- Step-by-step guide: Beneficial Ownership filing (Complex structure – Juristic persons and trusts)
- Mandate
- Beneficial Interest Register
- securities register content
- Securities Register Template
- Business Step-by-Step Guidelines For Status Report Submissions
- Business Step-by-Step Guidelines For Termination/Substantial Implementation of Proceedings Submissions
- Step by step guide: New E-services Business Rescue Practitioner License Renewal
- Step by step guide: New E-services Business Rescue Practitioner appointment
- Step by step guide: New e-Services Business Rescue Practitioner Licensing
- New E-Services Customer Registration
- New E-Services Password reset
- Step by step guide: New e-services – New Company Registration
- Step by step guide: New e-services name reservations
- Automation of company and close corporation voluntary deregistration
- Re-instatement automation – company and close corporation
- Director Change- Contact Details
- Director Amendment- Director resignation
- Director Amendment- Change director type
- Director Amendment- Update passport
- Director Amendment- Update invalid SA ID
- Director Amendment- Update name of SA ID holder
- Director Amendment- Appoint a passport holder
- Calculating Annual Returns and Filing Annual Returns
- Director Amendment – Back Office Appointments and Resignation
- Director Amendment – Automated Appointments and Resignation
- Disqualified Director Register
- Step-by-step Guide Foreigner Assurance
- Associated name reservation
- New process for updating customer code contact details/password reset
- Application for B-BBEE certificate via e-Services
- Electronic (via e-Services) Authorised Share Changes
- Name Reservations
- Automation of Shares
- Domain name registration
- Annual Returns
- Documents Upload – New Company Registration
- Name Change – Online
- Documents Upload – CC (CK2) amendments
- Customer Registration
- New Private Company Registrations (Standardised MoI)
- Non Profit Company Registrations ( without members with a Standardised Memorandum of Incorporation (NPC – CoR 15.1C Registration)
- Appointment and resignation of auditors (CoR44)
- Close Corporation Membership Change
- Company and Close Corporation address changes
- Company and Close Corporation financial year end changes
- Disclosures
- Enterprise enquiry
- Upload of documents – Member Changes e-Services
- Upload of documents New Company Registration e-Services
- External Company Automation
- Step by step guide: New e-services co-operatives B-BBEE certificate
- Step by step guide: New e-services annual returns co-operatives
- Step by step guide: New e-services primary Co-operative registration
- Step by step guide: New E-services for Secondary Co-operative
- Step by step guide: New E-services for Tertiary Co-operative
- Step guide for manual change of directors of Cooperatives
- Step by step guide: IXBRL based electronic filing platform for Annual Financial Statements (AFS) for Co-operatives
- Annual Returns: How to file Annual Returns
“Disclaimer: Not applicable to companies that are subject to a mandatory audit.”
- Webinar: Memorandum of Incorporation, Special Resolutions and CIPC Access
- Co-operatives – Co-operatives
- Cinematograph films –Cinematograph films
Webinars 2022
CIPC’s next webinar will be on TBC
Topic: TBC
Venue: Facebook and Youtube
Time : 10h00-11h00
No need to register
Follow CIPC on Facebook or YouTube to join the webinar:
2022 Webinars
Filing Co-operatives Annual Returns & Audited Annual Financial Statements using XBRL
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– Presentation
2021 Webinars
Smart regulation by the CIPC through XBRL
– Podcast Main Querries Received by CIPC – 29 Nov 2021– Podcast
Annual Submission of information and compliance requirements using iXBRL – 25 Nov 2021
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Independent reviews and related reports- 29 October 2021
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Public offerings of company securities – 23 September 2021
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Legal requirements for co-operatives and future automated processes – 22 September 2021
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Automated Process for Business Rescue – 24 June 2021- Podcast– Presentation
New Automated Services
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Director Changes – 25 March 2021
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Delinquent Directors – 05 March 2021
– Podcast
New E-services
– Commissioner’s address, 01 March 2021
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– New e-services Webinar – 23 Feb 2021
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Co-operatives Act 2005, as amended by Co-operatives Amendment 2013; 12 February 2021
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2020 Webinars
Accounting Officers and Auditors- 26 November 2020
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Director Duties – 11 November 2020
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– Presentation
Co-operatives Act, 2013: 14 October 2020
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De-registrations and Re-instatement: 17 September 2020
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MOI amendments and company shares: 29 September 2020
– Podcast
Products and Services – 17 August 2020
– Podcast – Products and services: 17 August 2020
Business Rescue – 28 July 2020
Companies and Co-ops (SEDA and CIPC)
- Presentations Webinar Sessions 25 June 2018
- Co-operatives act No. 6 2013
- Presentations Information Sessions 27 September 2016
- Presentations Information Session 05 July 2016
- Changes to company directors and close corporation members
- MoI Amendments and shares
- Presentations Webinar (22 April 2016) and Information session 19 April 2016)
- Name reservations
- Moi Amendments and shares
- Presentations Information Session 16 March 2016 and Webinar 30th March 2016
- Presentations Information Session 25 February 2016
- Deregistration and Re-instatement
- Co-operatives
- Presentations Information Session 28 January 2016
- Deregistration and Re-instatement
- Revenue Management / funds allocations
- Presentations Webinar 19 November 2015
- Presentations Information Session 04 November 2015
- Presentations Information Session 15 October 2015
- Presentations Webinar 17 September 2015
- Close corporation member amendments
- Presentations Information Session 5 August 2015
- CIPC Service Access
- Memorandum of Incorporation and Shares
- Compliance (Companies Act 71 of 2008)
- IP Compliance Campaign
- Compliance Companies Act 2008
- Presentations Webinar 23 July 2015
- Presentation on Memorandum of Incorporations
- Presentation on CIPC Service Access
- Presentation on Technical Support/Troubleshooting
- Presentation on the CIPC Enquiries System
- Presentation on CIPC Website Navigation
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CIPC recognises that maximised human capital is key to delivering its vision. For this reason it strives to uphold values that will encourage, enlighten and enable its most important resource, people.
Our people values
• Foster motivated people to achieve healthy relations
• Mentor and develop people unselfishly
• Treat people with uncompromising truth
• Embrace cultural diversity
• New ideas shape our future
Do you have the passion to join the close-knit team which will turn CIPC into a world class organisation? Do you want to be part of transforming CIPC into an organisation where all stakeholders enjoy professionalism and the ultimate registration experience?
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Private or personal liability companies that are required to be audited by the Companies Act, 2008 or regulation 28, must file a copy of the latest approved Audited Financial Statements on the date that they file their annual return with the CIPC.
The following private companies are required to have their annual financial statements audited:
- Any private or personal liability company if, in the ordinary course of its primary activities, it holds assets in a fiduciary capacity for persons who are not related to the company, and the aggregate value of such assets held at any time during the financial year exceeds R5 million;
- Any private or personal liability company that compiles its financial statements internally (for example, by its financial director or one of the owners) and that has a Public Interest Score (PIS) of 100 or more;
- Any private or personal liability company that has its financial statements compiled by an independent party (such as an external accountant) and that has a Public Interest Score (PIS) of 350 or more;
Unless the company has opted to have its annual financial statements audited or is required by its Memorandum of Incorporation (MOI) to do so, a private or personal liability company that is not managed by its owners may be subject to independent review if:
- It compiles its financial statements internally and its Public Interest Score (PIS) is less than 100;
- It has its financial statements compiled independently at its Public Interest Score (PIS) is between 100 and 349;
Private or personal liability companies that are not required to have their financial statements audited, may elect to voluntarily file their audited or reviewed statements with their annual returns. If such companies choose not to file a full set of financial statements, they must file a financial accountability supplement with their annual return.
How to file your annual financial statements
- Either Financial Accountability Supplements (FASs) or Annual Financial Statements (AFSs) should be filed via the e-services portal:https://eservices.cipc.co.za/ together with Annual Returns (ARs).
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