Along with being one of the world’s top financial centers with wide availability of funding and assistance schemes for start-ups or established companies, the city-state of Singapore is also known for its ease of doing business and pro-business regulatory environment, along with a very attractive corporate tax framework.

Singapore also has comprehensive trade agreements with over 100 regions of the world, excellent connectivity, strategic geographical location, proximity to world’s largest emerging markets including India and China, and robust IP protection.

Most definitely yes. We can assist you in completing your Singapore company registration and other formalities in just under a few hours.

Apart from the huge tax advantage, and benefits of over 100 comprehensive trade agreements, one of the major advantages of incorporating a private limited company is that it is a separate legal entity and is limited by shares. As a result, shareholders of a Singapore company are not liable for its debts and losses beyond their amount of share capital.

There are five different structures to choose from – Sole-Proprietorship, Partnership, Limited Partnership, and Limited Liability Partnership (LLP), and the most common and flexible business entity – the Private Limited Company. Do note that all companies in Singapore must be registered and abide by the country’s Companies Act.

• at least one shareholder which may be an individual or a corporate entity
• one resident director (either a Singapore citizen, permanent resident, Employment Pass holder or a Dependant Pass holder)
• one resident company secretary
• initial paid-up share capital of at least S$1, or equivalent in any currency
• a physical Singapore office address, and cannot be a PO Box

For a private company in Singapore, maximum number of shareholders is limited to 50. Importantly, the memorandum and articles of association (MAA) of a Singapore company puts restriction on its members to transfer their shares in the company.

Copy of passport, proof of residential address and bank reference letter for every non-resident shareholder and director; whereas for each resident shareholder/director, documents needed are a copy of Singapore ID, and copy of passport for foreign individuals.

Meanwhile, if the shareholder is a corporate entity, documents needed are copy of the parent company’s certificate of incorporation, and copy of official documents reflecting the registered address and directors of the parent company.

An important consideration while choosing a company name is to first check whether the chosen company name matches an available domain name. You can either go for .sg, .com, .org or any other domain extensions, and it will depend on your target market region. Another consideration is to check on ACRA’s online registration portal BizFile+ if the intended company name is available. If yes, you have to get it approved by ACRA. Do note that this process of name selection is critical and must be done diligently as it is critical for brand-building – including your business activities within the company name itself can be beneficial.

In Singapore, a company can be registered with a minimum paid up capital of S$1 (or its equivalent in any currency

Yes, every Singapore company must have at least one director who is “ordinarily” resident in Singapore, which means either a Singapore citizen, a Singapore permanent resident, an employment pass/entrepreneur pass holder, or a dependant’s pass with a residential address in Singapore.

Importantly, a company director and shareholder can be the same or different person in Singapore

For those who wish to set up a Singapore company but cannot relocate to Singapore, we provide the services of a resident nominee director on a long-term or temporary basis. This can help you in fulfilling the Singapore companies’ statutory requirement of a resident director.

Easy answer is, just under a day. As part of our Singapore company incorporation services, we can get your company registered with the Accounting Corporate Regulatory Authority within one day.

No, it’s not needed. All signing of documentation can be done via email or fax, whatever you prefer.

Depends. As some – though not all – banks may require you to be present for the corporate bank account opening process.

We will email you the electronic copies of all relevant documents as soon as the company is incorporated. All originals will be posted to you within one day.

Yes, paid-up capital of a Singapore company can be increased at any stage after incorporation.