How To Check CAC Code & Company Registration Status with CAC
CAC Code & Company Registration Status with CAC regular check is a way of verifying the existence or authenticity of a registered company in Nigeria. Although it is time consuming and daunting task requiring you to visit a CAC office to fill paper forms at times.
Procedure For Checking Availability Code For CAC Company Registration- If you’ve opted for online business registration at Corporate Affairs Commission Nigeria website, you will need an availability code for you to complete the registration process after your company or business name might have been approved by CAC.
Before You Proceed, Check: How To Register Business Name in Nigeria
HOW TO CHECK CAC CODE & COMPANY REGISTRATION STATUS
Here, i have stated the necessary procedure to guide you through and steps to take to check and download your CAC approval note so you can get the availability code needed for the completion of your online business registration.
The availability code is clearly printed on the approval note which you will have to download from the CAC portal. Click here
HOW TO GET THE CAC APPROVAL NOTE
Step one
- Go to CAC login portal :
- Click on “Sign in”
- Enter your username & password and click on “Log In”
- Click on “Name Search” tab
- Click on “My Reservation History” tab
- You will see list of your approved business names
- Click on the “Action” button and click on “view payment history”
Step two
You will be prompted to save the pdf file and Once download is completes, open the pdf file you will find the serial number which is your availability code.
You can now go back to the registration tab, enter the availability code, to complete your company or business name registration.
Kindly note that your approved business name will be reserved for 60 (Sixty) days.
HOW TO CHECK COMPANY REGISTRATION STATUS WITH CAC
Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) is an autonomous body charged with the responsibility to regulate the formation and management of companies in Nigeria.
To check if a company or business is registered, follow this simple steps:
- Visit CAC website by clicking here,
- Type the company name in the field provided without “Plc”, “Limited” or “Ltd”.
- Check the “I am not a robot” CAPTCHA box
- Click submit .
If the company exists, you will get a result with (the RC Number, Company Name, Address and Date of Registration). However, if the company doesn’t exist you will get an empty result.
Sometimes, you will get many results if the company has other companies bearing similar name, just scroll down to locate the company with matching name.
Sometimes, a company might still be undergoing registration, in that case you won’t see it’s RC Number, you will see Undergoing Registration.
HOW TO CHECK COMPANY REGISTRATION STATUS WITH FIRS
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) is the institution saddled with the responsibility of collection and payment of Federal government taxes in Nigeria. After getting the company’s RC Number using the steps above, you can check a company’s TIN and registration status on the FIRS website using the following steps
- Visit the FIRS Official TIN Verification page by clicking here
- Scroll down to the Search form
- Select CAC Registration number in the search criteria dropdown list
- Enter the CAC Registration Number preceded by the corresponding alphabets (RC for Corporate entities (public/limited liability companies) and BN for Enterprises (Sole proprietorships or partnerships)) in the search value field. E.g RC11111111 or BN1111111. Note the RC Number you get from the CAC website doesn’t bear the prefix letters RC or BN you have to append it.
- Type the correct Captcha Image text and click on the search button
If the Number is correct the name of the company will be displayed with details shown below (remember to scroll down to view results)
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HOW TO CHECK COMPANY REGISTRATION STATUS JOINT TAX BOARD
- Visit the Joint Tax Board TIN Verification page
- On the TIN Registration Search Panel enter company registration date (You can get this from the CAC step above)
- Select Search Criteria (TIN/BVN/Company Registration Number (RCxxxxxx or BNxxxxx) or Registered Phone Number
- Check the “I am not a robot” CAPTCHA box
- Click submit .
If the information is correct the name of the company will be displayed with details shown below (you can also get the details emailed to you).
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