{"id":237,"date":"2019-04-22T14:20:14","date_gmt":"2019-04-22T14:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gometa.co.za\/info\/?p=237"},"modified":"2019-04-22T14:20:14","modified_gmt":"2019-04-22T14:20:14","slug":"does-a-sole-proprietor-need-a-bee-certificate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forms24.co.za\/data\/does-a-sole-proprietor-need-a-bee-certificate\/","title":{"rendered":"Does a sole proprietor need a BEE certificate?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Customers can apply for a B-BBEE certificate on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/eservices.cipc.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">eservices website<\/a>&nbsp;or at the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cipc.co.za\/index.php\/Access\/cipc-self-service-centres-and-partner-sites\/\">CIPC Self Service Terminal<\/a>.<\/p><div class=\"forms-atf\" style=\"margin-top: 15px;margin-bottom: 20px;\" id=\"forms-4121778547\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9198760278752355\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- Responsive ads atf -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9198760278752355\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"8381596201\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n<p>For a business with a turnover of less than R10 million, a B-BBEE certificate is not required.&nbsp; Customers can complete an Affidavit, signed by an Commissioner of Oaths, and hand it instead of the B-BBEE certificate.&nbsp; Once the Affidavit has been stamped by a Commissioner of Oaths, the Affidavit serves as a B-BBEE certificate as no other verification is required for Exempted Micro Enterprises.<\/p>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cipc.co.za\/index.php\/download_file\/view\/61524\/1174\/\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to download the sample B-BBEE affidavit.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who Must Comply with BEE?<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Size is relevant in determining the levels of B-BBEE compliance. All organs of state, public entities and any private enterprise that undertakes business with a public entity must implement the Codes.<\/p>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Any business providing goods or services to another business that is subject to BEE (B-BBEE) compliance may also need to provide evidence of its own BEE (B-BBEE) compliance.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n<p>The size of your business is significant in determining the required levels of BEE (B-BBEE) compliance.&nbsp;The Codes provide for three levels of compliance based on the size of your business:<\/p><div class=\"forms-content\" id=\"forms-3616603373\"><div style=\"width: 300px; padding: 20px; margin: 0 auto; border: 1px solid #ddd; border-radius: 8px; background-color: #f9f9f9; text-align: center; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">\r\n    <p style=\"font-size: 16px; margin: 0 0 10px;\">Need Information or Confused about Something ? <\/p>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/onlineapplications.co.za\/ask\/\" style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 10px 20px; background-color: #007BFF; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 4px; transition: background-color 0.3s;\">Ask a Question<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"forms-btf\" style=\"margin-top: 15px;margin-bottom: 20px;\" id=\"forms-1215329934\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9198760278752355\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- Responsive ads btf -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9198760278752355\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"5513273173\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Exempted Micro Enterprises (EMEs)<\/strong>, which are businesses with an annual turnover of less than R10 million. This is a new amendment, EMEs were previously businesses with an annual turnover of less than R300 000 and less than five staff members.<\/li><li><strong>Qualifying Small Enterprises (QSEs)<\/strong>, which are businesses with an annual turnover of between R10 to R50 million.<\/li><li><strong>Medium to large enterprises (M&amp;Ls)<\/strong>, which are businesses with an annual turnover of more than R50 million.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Advantages of BEE compliance<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Allows participation in the formal South African economy<\/li><li>Companies will favour you as a client, particularly those aiming to acquire at least 50% of annual procurement from companies with BEE (B-BBEE) certificates.<\/li><li>Able to bid for Government tenders, apply for licences, get permits and are favourably considered for procurements by the Public Sector and all BEE (B-BBEE) verified enterprises.<\/li><li>Have access to tax incentives and financial grants, specifically aimed at the BEE (B-BBEE) programme.<\/li><li>Avoid long questionnaires relating to BEE (B-BBEE) when tendering for a contract.<\/li><\/ul>\n<div class=\"forms-cpc\" id=\"forms-1838533151\"><hr>\n<h1>Did You Know : Top 15 Free Online Learning Platforms<\/h1>\n\n<ol>\n  <li>\n    <strong>Free Online Education Degrees : Coursera:<\/strong>\n    <p>Coursera partners with universities and organizations worldwide to offer a wide range of courses. 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For a business with a turnover of less than R10 million, a B-BBEE certificate is not required.&nbsp; Customers can complete an Affidavit, signed by an Commissioner of Oaths, and hand it instead of the B-BBEE certificate.&nbsp; Once the Affidavit has &#8230; <a title=\"Does a sole proprietor need a BEE certificate?\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/forms24.co.za\/data\/does-a-sole-proprietor-need-a-bee-certificate\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Does a sole proprietor need a BEE certificate?\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forms24.co.za\/data\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forms24.co.za\/data\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forms24.co.za\/data\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forms24.co.za\/data\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forms24.co.za\/data\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=237"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forms24.co.za\/data\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forms24.co.za\/data\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forms24.co.za\/data\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forms24.co.za\/data\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}