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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
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Registering a Foreign Company
Requirements, steps and fees for setting up in Singapore.
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Foreign companies can set up operations in Singapore in four different ways:
Transfer of Registration
Setting up a Representative Office
Incorporating a Subsidiary / Local Company
Registering a branch of a Foreign Company
Topics
Transfer of Registration (Re-domiciliation)
Setting up a Representative Office
Incorporating a Subsidiary / Local Company
Registering as a branch of a Foreign Company
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Registration Fees
Processing Time
Other important information
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How do businesses set up operations in Singapore
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