Key requirements & common offences: Companies
Check important compliance requirements such as annual general meetings (AGMs) and annual returns (ARs).
Last updated 3 February 2026
Holding annual general meetings (AGMs)
Check AGM compliance requirements for local companies. This includes due dates and extensions, penalties, and ways to dispense with AGMs.
Annual filing for foreign companies
Learn about the financial reporting obligations for foreign companies operating in Singapore, including head office and branch financial statements.
Preparing financial statements
Get practical guidance on preparing financial statements, including exemptions and relief from disclosure requirements.
Filing financial statements in XBRL format
Check the requirements and steps to file your company's financial statements in XBRL format.
Filing annual returns (ARs) for companies
Check AR compliance requirements for local companies. This includes deadlines and extensions, penalties, and steps to file annual returns.
Maintaining a local company’s information & registers
Check requirements for company registers, RORC, ROND and RONS, and how to update company information within 14 days.
Maintaining a foreign company’s information
Check the requirements for updating your public register of members and representative or director information.
Company directors’ duties & key obligations
Learn about your key responsibilities as a company director and penalties for non-compliance.
Common offences for local companies
Learn about common company offences under Singapore's Companies Act 1967, including penalties for registration, filing, and director offences.