Firm Registration
Application for registration as a firm is made on Form 2. This form is available on our website and should be printed, completed, signed and emailed to us at registry@irba.co.za.
The registration fee for the period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 is R7,130 and this fee is not pro-rated during the course of the year.
If you wish to register a new firm, we require the following documentation together with your completed Form 2:
- Business plan;
- A statement that ISQM has been implemented, with substantiation, as set out in Annexure A;
- Details of firm ownership and directorship, if applicable, including memorandum of incorporation, shareholders agreement, copy of shareholders register / securities register, share certificates and CIPC COR39 Form.
This requirement applies whether you are applying for a new firm together with your application for individual registration as an RA, or whether you are an existing RA applying to register a new firm.
This requirement also applies when you are re-registering a previously registered firm where the above documents were not submitted on the previous registration of the firm, or where converting existing firms from non-assurance to assurance.
Application for firm registration may not be made through the website.
If you wish to register a firm that has one or more branches, other than the head office of the firm, you will need to complete a Form 2A for each branch, in addition to completing the Form 2.
The following documents are available on the website through the following links:
If you need any assistance completing the forms, please contact the Manager: Registrations, Caroline Garbutt, at registry@irba.co.za or +27 10 496 0547 / +27 10 496 0600.
