How to Add or Remove a Shareholder in South Africa (2026)
Step-by-step guide to adding, removing or transferring shareholders in a SA company: documents, securities register, beneficial ownership and tax.
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How to Change Your Company's Financial Year-End (CIPC & SARS)
When and how to change your company's financial year-end at CIPC and SARS, the 15-month rule and the knock-on effects for tax.
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Read more How to Check if a Company Is Registered with CIPC (Free, 2026)
Step-by-step: check any SA company's CIPC registration and status for free — by name, number or director ID. Statuses explained, plus FAQs.
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Read more Letter of Good Standing: How to Get or Renew Yours (2026)
What a letter of good standing is, who issues it, how to apply or renew online, and why applications get stuck. Updated 2026.
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Read more How to Download Your CIPC Company Registration Certificate (COR14.3)
Where to download your CIPC registration certificate (COR14.3), the other company documents you may need, and how to fix download problems.
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Read more How to change company directors with CIPC
Appoint, resign or remove company directors correctly, then update CIPC. Get the document checklist and next steps before you submit a change.
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Read more How to register your company on SARS eFiling
Link your company to SARS eFiling after CIPC registration. Prepare representative documents and activate the tax types your business needs. Read the guide.
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Read more Company name reservation at CIPC in South Africa
Check and reserve your company name at CIPC. Understand the R50 fee, approval rules and next steps. Read the guide before you apply.
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Read more How to check company directors in South Africa
Find company directors through official CIPC searches and disclosures. Learn what the record proves, person searches and when to investigate further.
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Read more CIPC vs SARS: the difference for your business
CIPC registers and maintains companies. SARS handles tax. Learn which filings belong to each and why compliance with one does not cover the other.
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Read more Why CIPC Requests More Information on Applications
Find out why CIPC requests additional information on company applications and amendments, and how to prepare your filing so it goes through first time.
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Read more How to check your CIPC compliance status
Check your company status, annual returns and beneficial ownership separately. Learn what an active CIPC record does and does not prove.
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