Beneficial Ownership Filing in South Africa: What Every Company Must Do (and What Happens If You Don’t)
You open the CIPC system to file your company’s annual return, and it stops you. The problem isn’t the return. It’s a beneficial ownership declaration that was never filed, or one that was filed once and never updated. Since 1 July 2024, the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has strictly enforced the filing of […]