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Starting a Business
Before you start
Who must register with ACRA
Choosing a business structure
Reserving a business name
Addresses to register with ACRA
Foreigners registering a business in Singapore
Register your business
Starting a sole proprietorship/partnership
Setting up a local company
Registering a limited partnership
Registering a limited liability partnership
Transfer of Registration /Re-domiciliation
Incorporating a VCC
Other Useful Information
List of referral authorities
Corppass, licences, taxation etc.
Buying business information
Business Entities
Sole-proprietorships & Partnerships
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
Accountancy
Financial Reporting
Preparing financial statements
Financial Reporting Surveillance Programme
Filing financial statements in XBRL format
Sustainability Reporting
Overview
Sustainability Reporting Advisory Committee
Public Accountants
Audit Regulation in Singapore
Public Accountants Registration
Public Accounting Entities
Practice Monitoring Programme
Regulatory Notices
Audit Quality Indicators and Industry Average
Professional Resources
Who We Are
Overview of ACRA
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Business Registry Statistics
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Before You Start
Who Must Register with ACRA?
Choosing a Business Structure
Reserving a Business Name and Specifying the Business Activity
Addresses Registered with ACRA
Foreigners who wish to register a business in Singapore
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Companies
Starting
Managing
Closing
Setting Up a Local Company
Application for Transfer of Registration - Foreign Corporate Entities
Registering a Foreign Company
Share and updating share information
Annual Filing for Foreign Companies
Holding Annual General Meetings
Buying Information
Company-Related Fees
Filing Annual Returns
Filing Financial Statements
Offences, Prosecutions and Penalties for Companies
Lodging Complaints
Preparing Financial Statements
Registering a Charge for Companies
Setting up and maintaining Register of Registrable Controllers (RORC)
Filing a Notice of Error (NOE)
Resignation and Disqualification of Directors
Subscribing to Business Name Alert service
Updating Information of Companies and Company Officers
Closing a Company
Converting to Limited Liability Partnership LLP
Striking Off a Local Company
Variable Capital Companies
Starting
Managing
Closing
Setting up a VCC
VCC: Application for transfer of Registration - Foreign Corporate Entities
Buying information for VCC
Filing of Annual Returns for VCC
Holding AGM for VCCs
Offences, Prosecutions and Penalties for VCCs
Updating Information of VCCs and VCC officers
Managing a VCC
Registering a Charge for VCC
Closing a VCC
Sole-proprietorships
Starting
Managing
Closing
Starting Sole-Proprietorships or Partnerships
Renewing registration for sole-proprietorship
Buying Information
Common Offences under the Business Names Registration Act
Lodging Complaints
Sole-Proprietor and Partnership Fees
Updating Particulars of Sole-Proprietorships or Partnerships
Subscribing to Business Name Alert
Closing a Sole-Proprietorship or Partnership
Partnerships
Partnerships
Starting
Managing
Closing
Starting Sole-Proprietorships or Partnerships
Renewing registration for partnership
Buying Information
Common Offences under the Business Names Registration Act
Converting a Limited Partnership
Converting to Limited Liability Partnership LLP
Lodging Complaints
Sole-Proprietor and Partnership Fees
Subscribing to Business Name Alert Service
Common Offences for Limited Liability Partnerships
Common Offences for Limited Partnerships
Updating Particulars of Sole-Proprietorships or Partnerships
Closing a Sole-Proprietorship or Partnership
Closing a Limited Partnership LP
Limited Liability Partnerships
Starting
Managing
Closing
Registering a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)
Buying Information
Common Offences for Limited Liability Partnerships
Errors and Typos in Limited Liability Partnership Transactions
Filing Annual Declarations
LLP-Related Fees
Lodging Complaints
Updating particulars of Limited Liability Partnerships
Closing a Limited Liability Partnership LLP
LLPs under Receivership
Limited Partnerships
Starting
Managing
Closing
Registering a Limited Partnership
Renewing your registration for limited partnership
Buying Information
Common Offences for Limited Partnerships
Converting a Limited Partnership
Limited Partnership-Related Fees
Lodging Complaints
Resignation of Partners in Limited Partnerships
Updating Particulars of Limited Partnerships
Closing a Limited Partnership LP
Converting to Limited Liability Partnership LLP
Public Accounting Entities
Setting up
Managing
Closing
Setting up a public accounting firm
Setting up a public accounting corporation
Setting Up an Accounting LLP
Change in Particulars of Public Accounting Firm
Change in Particulars of Public Accounting Corporation
Change in Particulars of an Accounting Limited LLP
Changing Name of Public Accounting Entity
Cancelling a Public Accounting Entity
Public Accountants
Registering
Managing
Closing
Professional Requirements for Registration as Public Accountants
Registering as a Public Accountant
Change in Particulars of Public Accountant
Renewing Public Accountant Registration
Cancelling Registration as a Public Accountant
Corporate Service Providers
Registering
Managing
Closing
Registration of RFA and QI
Mandatory Training and Proficiency Test requirements for RFAs
Appointment or Withdrawal of Qualified Individual
Change in Particulars of Filing Agent and Qualified Individual
Maintenance of Client list
Maintenance of Employees
Renewal of RFA and RQI
Mandatory Training and Proficiency Test requirements for Registered Filing Agents
De-Registration of FA and QI
2022/01/27
Others
Applying to be an Approved Liquidator / Renewing Registration for Approved Liquidator
Application for consent to resign as auditor of public interest companies or their subsidiaries.
Lodging a Complaint against Public Accountants or Public Accounting Entities
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