CIPC Turn Around Times PDF
CIPC Turn Around Times PDF
Important to note
The standards are an indication of the maximum time it will take to process 90% of received applications.
Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) is committed to maintaining and exceeding the 90% target
performance of the service delivery standards. This is to allow CIPC to stabilize its internal resource environment.
In Thus, upon the expiry date of the service standard, the client can register on the system to enquire about the status of the
lodged transaction/s.
CIPC will continue to maintain and improve on 90% performance on the standards, on condition that the below requirements
are adhered to:
o The Customer’s account has sufficient funds available for the transaction to be processed.
CIPC SERVICE DELIVERY STANDARDS
NAME RESERVATIONS
COMPANIES, CLOSE CORPORATIONS, AND CHANGE OF DIRECTORS
On receipt of an application with complete, accurate information and sufficient funds in the relevant account,
CIPC will process 90% of the requests in each area within the maximum period indicated below:
Service Service Standard Process Channel of Filing an The link below will direct
Offering application clients to query resolution
process or system. The
turnaround time for the
resolution of queries is 10
working days.
Name reservations 5 working days from the date of Email to
approved tracking an application http://www.cipc.co.za/index.php/ http://enquiries.cipc.co.za
namereservationsandregis
manage-your-business/manage-
your-company/private- [email protected]
3 working days from receipt of company/making-changes-your-
Name reservation payment allocation. companys-management-
on Self-help administration-and- http://www.cipc.co.za/inde
terminals governance/changes-company- x.php/notices/view/?uploa
(electronic). name/ d_section_filter=2&display
s=1&submit=FilterPost
Service Service Standard Process Channel of Filing an The link below will direct
Offering application clients to query resolution
process or system. The
turnaround time for the
resolution of queries is 10
working days.
New on-line 3 working days from receipt of CoR15.1A Email supporting documents http://enquiries.cipc.co.za
company the supporting documents.
for electronic registration to
registration http://www.cipc.co.za/index.php/
register-your- [email protected]
business/companies/
http://www.cipc.co.za/index.ph
p/notices/view/?upload_sectio
n_filter=2&displays=1&submit=
Filter
Service Service Standard Process Channel of Filing an The link below will direct
Offering application clients to query resolution
process or system. The
turnaround time for the
resolution of queries is 10
working days.
New manual 25 working days from the date of http://www.cipc.co.za/index.php/ Email to http://enquiries.cipc.co.za
company tracking an application. register-your-
business/companies/ [email protected]
registrations and
issue of a certificate
[email protected]
15 working days from the date of http://www.cipc.co.za/index.ph
Company changes tracking an application
in financial year end p/notices/view/?upload_sectio
n_filter=2&displays=1&submit=
Filter
Service Service Standard Process Channel of Filing an The link below will direct
Offering application clients to query resolution
process or system. The
turnaround time for the
resolution of queries is 10
working days.
Conversion of close 20 working days from the date of http://www.cipc.co.za/index.php/ [email protected] http://enquiries.cipc.co.za
corporations to tracking an application. manage-your-business/manage-
companies your-close-corporation/
Company and close 30 working days from the date of http://www.cipc.co.za/index.php/ [email protected] http://enquiries.cipc.co.za
corporation re- tracking an application. manage-your-business/manage- http://www.cipc.co.za/index.ph
instatement your-close-corporation/
(including re- p/notices/view/?upload_sectio
instatement court http://www.cipc.co.za/index.php/ n_filter=2&displays=1&submit=
orders) manage-your-business/manage-
your-company/ Filter
Service Service Standard Process Channel of Filing an The link below will direct
Offering application clients to query resolution
process or system. The
turnaround time for the
resolution of queries is 10
working days.
Receipt of Auditors, 15 working days from the date of http://www.cipc.co.za/index.php/ [email protected] http://enquiries.cipc.co.za
Accounting Officers tracking. manage-your-business/manage- for auditors/company secretary
and Company your-close-corporation/
Secretary
Appointment and
[email protected]
resignation
for CK2A forms and
supporting documents, i.e.
consent letter of accounting
officer and certified ID copy
Company and close 10 working days from the date of http://www.cipc.co.za/index.php/ [email protected] http://enquiries.cipc.co.za
corporation tracking an application. manage-your-business/manage-
deregistration your-close-corporation/
Please note that full finalizations http://www.cipc.co.za/index.ph
of de-registrations are http://www.cipc.co.za/index.php/ p/notices/view/?upload_sectio
dependent on statutory manage-your-business/manage- n_filter=2&displays=1&submit=
advertisement process which is your-company/ Filter
3 months.
Service Service Standard Process Channel of Filing an The link below will direct
Offering application clients to query resolution
process or system. The
turnaround time for the
resolution of queries is 10
working days.
Notices to Start Within 2 working days of receipt CoR123.1 or Court Order [email protected] http://enquiries.cipc.co.za
Business Rescue of the notice of appointment.
Proceedings. http://www.cipc.co.za/index.php/
manage-your-business/manage-
your-close-corporation/
http://www.cipc.co.za/index.php/
manage-your-business/manage-
your-company/
COR123.2
Service Service Standard Process Channel of Filing an The link below will direct
Offering application clients to query resolution
process or system. The
turnaround time for the
resolution of queries is 10
working days.
Company and Close 10 working days from the date of CoR40.1 or CM26 [email protected] http://enquiries.cipc.co.za
Corporation tracking an application.
http://www.cipc.co.za/index.ph
Liquidations http://www.cipc.co.za/index.php/
p/notices/view/?upload_sectio
(including court manage-your-business/manage-
n_filter=2&displays=1&submit=
orders setting aside your-close-corporation/
Filter
the liquidation
proceedings)
http://www.cipc.co.za/index.php/
manage-your-business/manage-
your-company/
Service Service Standard Process Channel of Filing an The link below will direct
Offering application clients to query resolution
process or system. The
turnaround time for the
resolution of queries is 10
working days.
Provide response to Within 5 working days from COR125.1; CoR125.2 and [email protected] http://enquiries.cipc.co.za
filing of Business receipt of notice CoR125.3
Rescue Status
Report, Business http://www.cipc.co.za/index.php/
Rescue manage-your-business/manage-
Terminations and your-close-corporation/
Business Rescue
Substantial
Implementation http://www.cipc.co.za/index.php/
manage-your-business/manage-
your-company/
Service Service Standard Process Channel of Filing an The link below will direct
Offering application clients to query resolution
process or system. The
turnaround time for the
resolution of queries is 10
working days.
Electronic Filling of The processing happens CIPC website http://annualreturns.cipc.co.za/ http://enquiries.cipc.co.za
Annual Returns electronically immediately via the http://annualreturns.cipc.co.za/
CIPC website. http://www.cipc.co.za/files/781
4/0679/6908/Info_Guide_Annu
http://www.cipc.co.za/files/7814/
al_returns_v1_3.pdf
0679/6908/Info_Guide_Annual_r
eturns_v1_3.pdf
Self Help Service: Immediately after allocation of Access Self-Help Terminals in Access Self-Help Terminals in n/a
Pretoria Offices, Sunnyside
Annual Return payment and filling of returns Pretoria Offices, Sunnyside