What you receive after registration
These documents are what a bank, funder or corporate client will ask for when they verify that your business is formally registered.
- Company registration certificate (COR14.3)
- Reserved company name confirmation
- Company income tax reference number
- Registration documents sent to you electronically
CIPC is not only about registration
Once registered, a company has ongoing obligations. An annual return must be filed each year to keep the company active, and beneficial ownership information must be on record.
We help with both. Annual returns are R250 plus any applicable CIPC fees, and beneficial ownership registration is R500. We confirm any separate CIPC charge with you before payment.
What CIPC registration does and does not do
Registration creates a legal company with its own registration number and tax reference. It does not automatically open a bank account, grant funding, or win tenders, and it does not replace tax registration with SARS where that applies.
It does give you the formal standing that those processes usually require as a first step.