NEWS & ANALYSIS

CIPC never manages to get it right

Sefu Sekgala says the least the commission can do is have an accreditation system for those who assist customers, but such practitioners cannot be wished away

CIPC Statement: "New Ways of Working Impact on so called RUNNERS", is a misleading and a mere self-defense against acts of poor performance and leadership.

The CIPC Statement published on politics web on the 8th of October, 2014 is highly misleading and a statement crafted to protect CIPC against CIPC's poor leadership and performance.

CIPC has never managed to get it right. Whenever there are changes at CIPC, their systems stop working for a minimum of six weeks. The CIPC must co-opt SARS project managers and IT specialists.

It is clear that, the biggest problem with CIPC is with the Project Managers and the IT Specialists they have employed.

It was important for the CIPC to note that, is not only runners that are a link between CIPC and the CIPC customers, but lawyers, auditors, accountants, tax practitioners and bookkeepers as well.

It was very important for the CIPC to realize that their customers, who might have no time or patience to deal with CIPC, prefer to send various individuals and companies to assist them. It is their constitutional right to do so.

The CIPC electronic Company Registration link has not worked since they have revamped their system. This is not unusual, it is the norm with CIPC for their system not to work for three to six months after every change.

It is important for CIPC to take full responsibility for poor performance.

The least CIPC can do is to have an accreditation system for those who assist customers, but CIPC cannot wish them away.

Sefu Sekgala is a Tax Practitioner, BBBEE Consultant and President, Association of Self Sustainable Communities (ASC)

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