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CIPC News
CIPC: Processing delays in business and...
- 27 February 2026
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has advised the public, customers, and sta...
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CIPC: Delays in companies and CCs re-ins...
- 26 January 2026
- CIPC
CIPC has confirmed it is aware of card payment issues affecting reinstatement applications for compa...
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CIPC: Prospectus filing requirements
- 14 January 2026
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has issued a Guideline on the requirement...
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CIPC: Disparity of registration and Inco...
- 14 January 2026
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has issued a notice to explain the Dispari...
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CIPC: Review of update of contact detail...
- 13 January 2026
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has issued a practice note on the Review o...
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CIPC: Accurate completion of Compliance...
- 12 December 2025
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has called on companies and urged them to...
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CIPC: Automation of company and CC volun...
- 12 December 2025
- CIPC
CIPC has announced the automation of the Company and Close Corporation Voluntary Deregistration serv...
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CIPC: Annual Customer and Stakeholder Sa...
- 09 December 2025
- CIPC
The CIPC has appointed Digital Republic to conduct stakeholder and customer segmentation, a satisfac...
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CIPC: Additional information required fo...
- 10 October 2025
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has issued a new Practice Note to provide...
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CIPC: Additional information required fo...
- 10 October 2025
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has issued a new Practice Note to provide...
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CIPC: New FAQs on External Companies
- 02 October 2025
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has published Frequently Asked Questions (...
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CIPC: Automation of registration of exte...
- 02 October 2025
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has announced the automation of the Regist...
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CIPC: Changes to Voluntary Deregistratio...
- 17 September 2025
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has confirmed that, effective 11 August 20...
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CIPC: New Step-by-step guide – Reinstate...
- 11 September 2025
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has published a new Step-by-step Guide to...
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CIPC: New Trade Mark AI Image Search Fun...
- 09 September 2025
- CIPC
The Trade Marks Division of CIPC has published a notice and a practice note, advising that they have...
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CIPC: New FAQs – Reinstatements
- 10 September 2025
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has published new Frequently Asked Questio...
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CIPC: Complaints re businesses operating...
- 01 September 2025
- CIPC
The CIPC has acknowledged complaints against entities deregistered for failing to file annual return...
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CIPC: Automation of application for re-i...
- 14 August 2025
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has published a notice announcing the auto...
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CIPC: Companies and their stakeholders i...
- 30 July 2025
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has published a practice note providing so...
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dtic: Accreditation of SAIT members as A...
- 30 June 2025
- CIPC
The dtic has confirmed that members of the South African Institute of Taxation (SAIT) are now qualif...
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CIPC: Draft Gap Data Models on IFRS 2025...
- 11 June 2025
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) hereby notifies the public that the Draft...
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CIPC: Enhancements to the B-BBEE certifi...
- 10 June 2025
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC), in collaboration with the dtic, has annou...
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CIPC: Consequences of non-compliance wit...
- 14 May 2025
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has issued a Guideline that aims to sensit...
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CIPC: Draft Gap Analysis on IFRS 2025 Ta...
- 07 May 2025
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has notified the public that the Draft Gap...
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CIPC: Update on Company and CC re-instat...
- 11 April 2025
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has informed customers that significant pr...
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CIPC: Company and CC re-instatements
- 18 March 2025
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has informed customers of an important upd...
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CIPC: Notice re Deregistrations due to A...
- 07 March 2025
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has issued a notice on deregistrations and...
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CIPC: Non-compliance with the filing of...
- 06 March 2025
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has issued a notice stating an observation...
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CIPC: Sustainability reporting survey /...
- 05 February 2025
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has informed customers of a market survey...
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CIPC: Change of Contact details of Direc...
- 27 January 2025
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has issued a notice setting out the latest...
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CIPC: Deregistration of Companies due to...
- 22 January 2025
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has initiated a large volume of deregistra...
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CIPC: Publication of Business Rescue Pla...
- 06 December 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has observed that based on case law that b...
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CIPC: Directors who appeared more than o...
- 06 December 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has issued a notice regarding the repercus...
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CIPC: Foreigner Assurance common problem...
- 05 December 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) hereby informs customers that it is receiv...
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CIPC: Disparity of Registration numbers...
- 07 January 2025
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has issued a notice to explain the Dispari...
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CIPC: List of Companies and CCs not comp...
- 13 January 2025
- CIPC
The CIPC has published a list of Companies and Close Corporations (CCs) not compliant with compulsor...
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CIPC: Guideline for corporate compliance...
- 29 November 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has republished a previous guideline to em...
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CIPC: Processing delays in various servi...
- 27 November 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (“CIPC”) has informed customers that due to a dra...
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CIPC: New customer verification process...
- 20 November 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has emphasized the importance of a previou...
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CIPC: Director Amendments – Resignation...
- 08 November 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has issued a notice on Director Amendments...
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CIPC: Practice Note re Status report req...
- 25 October 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has issued a Practice Note providing guida...
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CIPC: New eservices Automation System fo...
- 23 October 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has announced that they are implementing a...
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CIPC: Annual submission of reports and f...
- 23 October 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has announced the introduction of online f...
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CIPC: iXBRL Taxonomy Update
- 03 October 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has released their inline eXtensible Busin...
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CIPC Public Alert: Public Alert: Beware...
- 03 October 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has published an important notice to alert...
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CIPC: Scan to e-mail requirements
- 25 September 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has re-issued a notice originally dated 20...
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CIPC: Additional automation of filing of...
- 20 September 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has issued a notice to introduce additiona...
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CIPC: Academic requirements for business...
- 20 September 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has issued a notice to advise all prospect...
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CIPC: Recommencement of referral for der...
- 03 September 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) would like to inform its customers that as...
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CIPC: Additional function on Beneficial...
- 03 September 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) wants to inform its customers that as from...
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CIPC: Notice of Beneficial Ownership non...
- 03 September 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) wishes to clarify the confusion with the B...
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CIPC: Notice to accounting officers of C...
- 30 August 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has issued a notice to accounting officers...
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CIPC: List of Active Licensed Business R...
- 28 August 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has published the list of Active Licensed...
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CIPC: Enforcement of beneficial ownershi...
- 23 August 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has issued a notice to customers confirmin...
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CIPC: Filing of Prospectuses Online
- 15 August 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has issued a notice confirming that filing...
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CIPC: CC transfer of member’s interest
- 14 August 2024
- CIPC
From 12 August 2024, the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) now requires the docu...
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CIPC: Progress update on objectives outl...
- 07 August 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has issued a media release on the progress...
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CIPC: Delays in processing re-instatemen...
- 12 July 2024
- CIPC
The CIPC has informed its customers of delays in the processing of re-instatement applications (form...
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CIPC enquiries system not available – al...
- 12 July 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has updated customers on the email address...
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CIPC: Rejection of BRP license renewal a...
- 09 July 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has noted that a significant number of bus...
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CIPC: Republication: Rotation of Auditor...
- 08 July 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has republished a previous notice to empha...
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CIPC to enforce BO declaration with AR f...
- 01 July 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) will, with effect from 1 July 2024, strict...
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CIPC: GN 1 of 2024 - CM forms vs COR for...
- 24 June 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has issued a guidance note (in terms of Re...
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CIPC: Failure to file Annual Returns aft...
- 14 June 2024
- CIPC
The CIPC reminds that companies and CCs must file outstanding Annual Returns within 30 business days...
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CIPC: Masking of information on COR39 pr...
- 11 June 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has introduced masking of personal informa...
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CIPC: Incorporating BO information with...
- 06 June 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has issued a notice to inform customers th...
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CIPC: Appointing and resignation of audi...
- 22 May 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has issued a notice to customers regarding...
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CIPC: Payment reference for direct depos...
- 16 May 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has issued a notice to highlight the impor...
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CIPC: Foreigner assurance service
- 08 May 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has issued a notice to customers to emphas...
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CIPC: NB aspects re delay in processing...
- 07 May 2024
- CIPC
CIPC has issued a notice to customers to explain the delay in processing company and close corporati...
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CIPC: Requirements on filing of CM 100 a...
- 30 April 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has issued a customer notice setting out t...
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CIPC: Preparation and approval of AFS
- 15 April 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has observed that a significant number of...
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CIPC: Customer verification update
- 11 April 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has updated the system and most challenges...
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Key Updates from the Companies Act and C...
- 10 April 2024
- CIPC
Learn about the key changes to the Companies Act and CIPC procedures for 2024, including beneficial...
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CIPC: Verification of customers when app...
- 08 April 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has noted that some clients are struggling...
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CIPC: Customer Code Update Process
- 08 April 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has notified customers that the process fo...
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CIPC: Alternative processes – email addr...
- 08 April 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has notified customers of the email addres...
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CIPC: Enforcing beneficial ownership inf...
- 19 March 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has issued a notice confirming that Benefi...
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CIPC: Period of dies non for application...
- 19 March 2024
- CIPC
CIPC has published a notice informing customers that for the purpose of submission of applications/d...
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CIPC: Update on customer verification
- 15 March 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has issued a notice to acknowledge that th...
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CIPC: Rejection of Re-instatement applic...
- 13 March 2024
- CIPC
CIPC has informed customers that re-instatement applications will be rejected as from 14 March 2024,...
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CIPC: New customer verification process
- 06 March 2024
- CIPC
In line with securing customer accounts, the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) h...
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CIPC: Notification of security compromis...
- 05 March 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has issued a notification of security comp...
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CIPC: Foreigner assurance process integr...
- 27 February 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has issued a notice to inform their client...
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CIPC: Beneficial ownership register – Re...
- 27 February 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has issued a notice to announce the rollou...
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CIPC: Acceptable proof of physical addre...
- 26 February 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has confirmed what constitutes acceptable...
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CIPC requires certified evidence of regi...
- 26 February 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has issued Practice Note 1 of 2024, which...
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CIPC: Delay in processing company and CC...
- 26 February 2024
- CIPC
The CIPC has announced a delay in processing company and CC re-instatement applications and respondi...
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CIPC: High Court Ruling regarding a clai...
- 09 February 2024
- CIPC
The Gauteng High Court in the matter between CIPC, the Companies Tribunal and G.U.D Holdings (Pty) L...
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CIPC: Enforcement of beneficial ownershi...
- 08 February 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has published a follow-up enforcement noti...
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CIPC: Deregistration of companies and CC...
- 06 February 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) deregistered companies and close corporati...
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CIPC: Director Amendment Guide – Appoint...
- 02 February 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has published a new step-by-step guide dea...
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CIPC: Director Amendment Guide – Update...
- 02 February 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has published a new step-by-step guide dea...
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CIPC: Director Amendment Guide – Update...
- 02 February 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has published a new step-by-step guide dea...
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CIPC: Director Amendment Guide – Update...
- 01 February 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has published a new step-by-step guide dea...
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CIPC: Director Amendment Guide – Change...
- 01 February 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has published a new step-by-step guide dea...
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CIPC: Director Amendment Guide – Directo...
- 01 February 2024
- CIPC
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has published a new step-by-step guide dea...
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Ethics: Final Technology-Related Revisio...
- 05 May 2023
- CIPC
The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA) has released final revisions to the...
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Ethical Impacts of Major Technological T...
- 11 January 2023
- CIPC
IESBA released its Technology Working Group’s final report, IESBA Technology Working Group Phase 2 R...
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IESBA revises International Code of Ethi...
- 20 May 2021
- CIPC
The revised Non-Assurance Services and fee-related provisions in the Code significantly strengthen t...
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Exploring the International Ethics Stand...
- 25 March 2021
- CIPC
The building blocks approach demonstrates the interconnected structure of the IESBA Code of Conduct...
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IESBA Code – an overview of the parts an...
- 15 March 2021
- CIPC
IFAC publishes an overview of the parts and sections in the IESBA Code.
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