Incorporation of Companies and Business Set-Up

We can help you to set up your legal entity in Singapore. Whether it’s a Singapore company, branch of a foreign corporation, partnership, sole proprietor, representative office, society or charity, we will be able to take you through the necessary steps to incorporate your business in Singapore. These include:

• Business name registration
• Preparation of incorporation documents and lodgment of those documents with the relevant regulatory bodies such as the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA)
• Formation of societies
• Advice on compliance obligations such as:
  • Company secretary requirements
  • Local Singapore office address requirements
  • Singapore local director requirements
  • Minimum shareholder requirements
• Provision of a start-up kit, including Company’s Constitution, directors’ resolutions, share certificates, common seal and bank account opening

Corporate Secretarial Compliance Services

We can act as your company secretary to ensure legal compliance and corporate governance of your entity. We can help you to fulfill these corporate secretarial administrative and reporting duties:

• Maintain statutory registers and records
• File statutory returns in compliance with ACRA regulations and the Companies’ Act
• File statutory returns in compliance with Registry of Societies and the Societies Act
• File statutory returns in compliance with MCCY and the Charities Act
• Update changes in Company’s Constitution / Society’s Constitution
• Convene and facilitate directors’ and shareholders’ meetings
• Prepare and record minutes or resolutions of directors’ and shareholders’ meetings
• Update changes in directors, secretaries or auditors
• Update changes in the corporate name, registered office or mailing address
• Update changes in allotments of new shares, transfer of shares, rights and bonus issues, share option schemes and reduction of capital
• Update changes in Society’s membership and committee roles

xBRL Filing

When filing their annual returns, Singapore-incorporated companies are required to submit their financial statements with ACRA using the eXtensible Business Reporting Language (xBRL) format. Under the revised xBRL filing requirements, companies have to use the templates provided by ACRA’s BizFinx portal. Our experienced team is well-versed with xBRL reporting and can assist you in preparing and filing your xBRL statements accurately and efficiently to ensure your compliance with the Companies’ Act.