CIPC: Correction of new company registration information and certificates across electronic platforms

CIPC: Correction of new company registration information and certificates across electronic platforms

• 17 November 2023
• Legal and Compliance
• South African Accounting Academy

As part of its drive to ensure the correctness and reliability of documentation, CIPC reviewed the information that companies and directors receive after registering a private company. 

Such change was released on 6 November 2023, but unfortunately, the company name and registration number incorrectly reflected on the generated Memorandum of Incorporation.

This was corrected, and the company registration information and certificate were re-issued to customers. If you have not received the corrected company registration information, kindly download the accurate information from any of the available electronic platforms.

Steps to retrieve the company documents information via e-services:

• Visit https://eservices.cipc.co.za  and sign in with your customer code and password

• Select on Transact on the top right/Certificates and Disclosures/Incorporation (MOI) Documents

Steps to retrieve company registration documents via Bizportal:

• Visit www.bizportal.gov.za and sign in with your ID and password

• Click on Company Registration on the home page/Registration certificate or on Services/Company registration/Registration certificates

For any further enquiries, kindly log a ticket via www.cipc.co.za/enquiries.

Click here to download the Notice:

https://www.cipc.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Standardisation-of-MOI_apology_V1.0-002.pdf

Relevance to Auditors, Independent Reviewers & Accountants:

• The Companies Act is yet another piece of legislation that your clients must comply with, and which you must assess compliance with.  If they don’t comply with the relevant laws and regulations, you have certain reporting obligations in terms of NOCLAR (Non-Compliance with Laws And Regulations) – this could include reporting to management, qualifying your audit opinion, reporting a Reportable Irregularity, etc.

• As an auditor, independent reviewer and accountant, you also need to monitor your client’s compliance with the Companies Act and all relevant notices/enforcements/practice notes/customer letters issued by CIPC as the regulator.

• Where you perform these compliance tasks on behalf of your client, you need to ensure that you comply with all relevant notices/enforcements/practice notes/customer letters issued by CIPC as the regulator.

• Company Secretarial staff play a critical role in bridging the gap between entities and CIPC. As legislation, regulations and tax law are continuously changing and evolving, it is of utmost importance for companies and company secretarial practitioners to keep abreast of such changes in so that companies continue to meet their compliance obligations.

Relevance to Your Clients:

• An entity (company or close corporation) has a duty to comply with the Companies Act, and all relevant notices/enforcements/practice notes/customer letters issued by CIPC as the regulator.

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