Quick Answer What Is a CIPC Annual Return? A CIPC annual return is a compulsory yearly filing confirming your company still exists. It is due within 30 business days of your registration anniversary, costs R100 to R3,000 depending on turnover, and requires an up-to-date beneficial ownership declaration. Skipping it leads to deregistration. What this means in plain language It is not a tax return and not financial statements – those go to SARS. The annual return is the companies register’s yearly roll-call plus a fee that keeps your registration alive. Even dormant companies must file. The Companies Act makes no exception for companies that did not trade – you file…