Companies and Intellectual Property Authority

Companies and Intellectual Property Authority (CIPA)^[1] is Botswana's registrar of companies and is a government parastatal. It falls under the Ministry of Trade and Industry. All types of companies (as permitted by Botswana Companies and Intellectual Property Authority Act) are incorporated and registered with CIPA, which requires them to file specific details in accordance with the current Companies and Intellectual Property Authority Act.^[2] All registered limited companies, including subsidiary, small and inactive companies, must file annual financial statements alongside their annual company returns. The registration of companies is now done online since the introduction of the online business registration system launched by Bogolo Kenewendo.^[3]

CIPA

Government parastatal overview
Formed	25 March 2011 (2011-03-25)
Jurisdiction	Botswana
Headquarters	Gaborone, Botswana
Government parastatal executive	Paul Conductor Masena, Chief Executive Officer
Parent department	Ministry of Trade and Industry of Botswana
Website	www.cipa.co.bw

Types of companies

There are many different types of companies, including:

• Private Company
• Public Company
• Close Company
• Company Limited by Guarantee

See also

• Air Botswana
• Bogolo Kenewendo
• The Voice Botswana
• Botswana Unified Revenue Service