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Foreigners registering a business in Singapore
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Corppass, licences, taxation etc.
Buying business information
Business Entities
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Updating information of sole proprietorship
Renewing sole proprietorship
Common offences under the Business Names Registration Act
Closing the sole proprietorship
Variable Capital Companies
Setting up a VCC
Updating info of VCC and VCC officers
Register a charge for VCC
Filing annual returns for VCC
Companies
Filing Annual Returns
Holding Annual General Meeting
Registering a charge for companies
Striking off a company
Setting up Register of Registrable Controllers
Updating information of a company (include applying for alternate address)
Filing financial statements in XBRL format
Common offences for companies
Limited Liability Partnerships
Filing annual declarations
Appointing LLP manager
Closing a LLP
Updating information of LLP
Striking off an LLP
Limited Partnerships
Renewing a LP
Converting a limited partnership
Closing a limited partnership
Resignation of partners
Updating information of limited partnership
Common offences for limited partnership
Buying information for VCCs
Compliance
Enforcement Policy
Overview
Investigation
Compliance and Enforcement measures
Filing a complaint
Making representation
Key statutory requirements
Holding AGM
Filing Annual Returns
Updating particulars of a company
Setting up Register of Registrable Controllers
Directors duties in relation to financial reporting
Offences
Offences for not holding AGM or filing ARs
Common Statutory offences
Common offences under the Business Names Registration Act
Common offences for Limited Partnerships
Common offences for Limited Liability Partnerships
Enforcement action
Disqualification of directors
ACRA-initiated striking off of companies
Composition fines
Enforcement Notices
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Business Registry Statistics
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