CIPC

Annual returns fall due within 30 business days.

Check my status

Miss two years running and CIPC can deregister your company.

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SARS

Individual returns close 23 October 2026.

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Checking what you owe costs nothing.

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CIPC registration fee

R175

Annual return

from R100

Re-instatement

R200

SARS filing

no fee

Business made simpler

Start your business. Stay compliant. Get online. Grow. Everything your business needs, from registration and compliance to websites, domains, accounting and payroll.

Starter Package

Your company, registered

R650
Private company registration
Official CIPC registration documents
Get started

Tender Package

Registered and ready to tender

R1 250
Company registration
CSD registration
SARS tax number
B-BBEE affidavit
Get started

Business Website

Up to 5 pages

R4 500
Up to 5 pages
Professional website design
Mobile responsive design
Contact forms
WhatsApp integration
.co.za domain for first year
SSL certificate
Basic SEO
Google Analytics
Up to 5 business email addresses
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Complete Business Launch

Registered, branded and online

R6 500
Company registration
SARS tax number
CSD registration
B-BBEE affidavit
Professional logo design
Up to 5-page business website
.co.za domain for first year
SSL certificate
Up to 5 business email addresses
WhatsApp integration
Basic SEO setup
Get started
BEST VALUE

Inside 30 days

Lodged first

Issued by SARS

CIPC annual returns

Filed inside your window

Beneficial ownership

Lodged before the return

Tax clearance

The PIN clients check

Checking your status is free.

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Register your company properly

Company registration

Name reservation, CoR14.1 incorporation, Memorandum of Incorporation, share certificates and your SARS income tax number. Not just a certificate, but a company you can actually trade and bid with.
Company registration
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File before CIPC deregisters you

CIPC annual returns

Every company and close corporation files an annual return each year, trading or not. It falls due within 30 business days of your incorporation anniversary, and beneficial ownership has to be lodged first or CIPC blocks the submission entirely.
Annual returns

Returns filed, penalties stopped

SARS tax returns

ITR12 personal and ITR14 company returns, provisional tax, and the compliance status your clients check before they pay you. Years of outstanding returns are normal, and we file the backlog first.
SARS returns
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Get registered, get paid

Tenders and supply

B-BBEE affidavits, Central Supplier Database registration and the good standing letters an organ of state checks before it releases payment on a contract.
Tenders and CSD

Graded, registered and ready to bid

Construction

CIDB Grade 1 registration, CSD, COIDA letters of good standing and B-BBEE affidavits, so a construction company can bid for public sector work.
Construction compliance
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Books, statements and payroll

Accounting and payroll

Bookkeeping, annual financial statements, management accounts and monthly payroll with PAYE, UIF and SDL, handled by the same people who look after your CIPC and SARS filings.
Accounting and payroll

Get your business online

Web and digital

Websites from R2 500, online stores, .co.za and .com domains, hosting, business email, logo design and branding, with WhatsApp built in so customers can reach you.
Website design
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Why people use us

You can file with CIPC, SARS and the CSD yourself. People use us for the guidance, the paperwork and the time it saves. Essa & Company is an independent private business service provider, not CIPC, SARS, CIDB, the CSD or any government department.
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Fixed prices, up front.

Our package prices are published. Anything else is quoted per job after we check your position at CIPC and SARS. No hourly billing, no surprises halfway through.

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Proof of every filing.

The certificate, the confirmation of submission, and the date your next return falls due.

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Catching up is normal.

Most of our work is companies that fell behind. We file the backlog first, then deal with the penalties.

Common questions

When is my CIPC annual return due?

Within 30 business days of the anniversary of your incorporation date, every year, whether the company traded or not. Close corporations get a wider window: the anniversary month of registration and the month after it.

What happens if I do not file?

In year one your entity is flagged non-compliant on the CIPC register, which is usually where a tender or a bank application falls over. With returns outstanding for two successive years CIPC may refer the company for deregistration, and once that is final the company ceases to exist in law.

What is beneficial ownership, and why does it block my return?

Since 1 July 2024 CIPC will not accept an annual return until your beneficial ownership register is current. The system blocks the submission and your deadline keeps running while you are blocked. For most small companies the beneficial owners are simply the shareholders, but the declaration still has to be lodged.

I have years of outstanding tax returns. Is that a problem?

It is common and it is fixable. SARS charges an administrative penalty for every month a return stays outstanding, so the sooner it is filed the smaller it gets. We file the outstanding years first, then deal with the penalties, which can often be reduced once you are compliant again.

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