How To Register A Small Business Name In South Africa

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How to register a small business name in south africa. You can register online with companies and intellectual property commission cpic. A company registration may vary between r125 and r475 r125 for a private company r475 for a non profit company registered without members. For every new business established you are required to register with your local sars office to obtain an income tax reference number. And yes you can do it yourself. Address change for your company s registered addresses.

In a statement on. Only r799 00 for a business trade defensive name application. Companies registered outside south africa may conduct business in south africa in two ways. An upfront cost between r125 and r475 is involved depending on the type of business you are registering. New company registration free share certificate tax number.

South africa section international section below pty ltd companies south africa. Each name reservation application costs r50. If you are a pty ltd company close corporation or individual sole proprietor trading as a business name according to south african law you must register the business name. There are three options to register a name either by registering a company first using your name and file for registration of the name later or reserve the name and then initiate the company incorporation process later. You may apply for between 1 and 4 names during each application process.

Sign the power of attorney giving s z patent attorneys authority to file your trademark in your name with cipc the south african trademarks office. There are five types of companies that you can register. Registration must be done within 60 days after starting operations by completing an it77 form available at your local sars office or from the sars website. If your initial name reservation application is not approved you will need to apply for new names. You may choose to register a name by registering the company first using your name and file for registration of the name later or reserve the name and then initiate the company incorporation.

Register a business trade defensive name. This form can help you to do that. Your business name trademark will immediately be filed with cipc and you will receive a trademark application number within a business day. Choose from these online services. This process is actually quite simple.