A business that has ceased its activities is allowed by the Authority and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) to file one Director's signature when filing annual returns, without holding annual general meetings for 6 years, as its liabilities would be time-barred by then. Does this mean that ACRA endorses debtors who adopt a stance of avoiding debt payment after 6 years?
As a self-employed, is there anything I should know about Medisave?
Can a business firm be converted to a company?
Can a company director also be the company's secretary?
Can a person incorporate a company without the help of a service bureau or a professional?
Can a private company be converted to a public company ?
Can a public company be converted to a private company?
Can a sole proprietorship be converted to a partnership ?
Can an undischarged bankrupt continue to participate in business?
Can I carry on business using a different name from the registered name?
Can I choose not to register my business?
Can I make more than one change within one transaction when registering my business via BizFile?
Can I register my business at CitizenConnect Centres? Where are these centres and what are their operating hours?
Can I renew a terminated business?
Can I reserve a business name while I'm registering my business with the Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA)?
Can i start trading after i have registered my company name with Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA)?
Can I terminate my business without my partner's endorsement?
Can I work for another company after I have registered a company?
Can professional firms request for proof of a business filing and identity of the person who filed, through BizFile?
Can we still file our documents through the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) counters after BizFile is launched?
Do all business partners have to sign the application to register a business via BizFile?
Do all owners of a business need to endorse changes in a business' registration, which need to be submitted via BizFile?
Do all the owners need to submit the application if it is a partnership?
Do I have to pay any fees when I submit a transaction to rectify typographical errors in my business registration documents?
Do I need a signboard at my business premises?
Do I need special training to use BizFile?
Do I need to have broadband Internet access in order to use BizFile?
Do I need to pay any fees to file the termination and cessation of my business?
Do the professional firms need to build their own front-end interface to use BizFile?
Does a company secretary acting for a group of related companies require a Professional Number to lodge documents via BizFile?
Does a foreigner who want to incorporate a company with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) need to have an EntrePass?
Does BizFile still offer Batch Filing services?
Does filing via BizFile mean that my business is registered within 10 minutes?
Does the Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) still offer conventional business registration for the computer-illiterate, who may not know how to use the online BizFile service?
How can I access BizFile?
How can I find out details of an existing business or company?
How can I find out more about ACRA's services?
How can I find out what is the Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSIC) code that is relevant to my business activity?
How can I pay for the business registration transactions I make via BizFile?
How can I print a copy of my registered business profile?
How do I check my business registration status?
How do I close down my business firm?
How do I renew registration of my business via BizFile?
How do partnerships change their constitution?
How does the Approval-In-Principle Employment Pass (AIP-EP) holder (or foreigner) submit a copy of the approval letter from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) in order to register a business?
How does the owner submit a letter of approval from the Housing Development Board (HDB) that allows him to use his residential address as the business address?
How long does it take for the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) to process transactions?
How long does it take to incorporate a company?
How long does my business registration remain valid, and what are the renewal fees payable?
How long will it take for me to get my Professional Number after I apply for one from the Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA)?
How long will the Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) take to process my application to register a new Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)?
How many directors are required for a private limited company?
How many owners, partners and shareholders can there be?
How many proposed business names can I apply for at any one time?
How much does it cost to incorporate a company?
How soon will I be notified of the outcome of my application to register a new business?
How will authentication of employee IDs be done?
I am a Singapore Permanent Resident. Do I need to apply for an Approval-In-Principle Employment Pass (AIP-EP) before registering a business in Singapore?
I am only a sleeping director. Why was I issued the summons to face charges related to not filing my business' Annual Return on time?
I am unable to pay the composition amount, charged for each summons issued for failing to file my business' annual return (AR) on time. What can I do? Does ACRA have an installment plan for paying the composition amount?
I have a summons to attend court for the first time, for failure to file my business' annual return (AR) on time. If I cannot file the AR by the mention date, can I request for more time?
I have filed my business' annual return. Why am I under a Warrant of Arrest?
I intend to sell my products online, as well as to local retailers. My overseas business partner already has a company registered in his country, which we use as the base for our online sales. Do I have to register my company in Singapore?
I want to close my business, which is registered to the Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA). What is the difference between termination and cessation of business?
I want to register a business with another party. What is the definition of a partnership?
I want to register my new business, but my business name has been rejected. Why?
I was cheated and made a director of this company, how am I supposed to get out of this situation, and the liabilities attached to the position?
I wish to start a business myself. What is the definition of a sole-proprietorship?
I would like to register a business. What is the definition of an exempt private company?
If a business is allowed to file its annual return (AR) without holding an annual general meeting (AGM), has it thus complied with Section 175 of the Companies Act, which requires all companies to have an AGM once every calendar year?
If a director has pleaded guilty to a charge of failing to file his company's annual return (AR) and paid the fine, is he still required to file the audited accounts and AR?
If a foreign company is the owner of a new business, who endorses the business' registration application?
If BizFile is available every day, does this mean that Sundays are considered filing days for the purposes of the Companies Act?
If I am holding a valid Employment Pass (EP) at my present job, and wish to start my own business without resigning from my job, must I cancel my existing EP before applying for Approval-In-Principle Employment Pass (AIP-EP) in order to be a business owner-cum-local manager?
If I am making payment for my BizFile transactions via cheque, who should I address the cheque to?
If I am not a Singapore PR yet but have been granted an In-Principle Approval (IPA) for PR or Approval for Landed PR (LPR), do I need to apply for Approval-In-Principle Employment Pass (AIP-EP) before registering a business in Singapore?
If I do not have a Professional Number, will I be penalised for trying to conduct business registration transactions via BizFile?
If I have a summons to attend court, but cannot be present, who can represent me?
If I have a summons to attend court, can I be represented by my co-director or by family members?
If I have lost my receipt for payment of BizFile transactions. Can I have a replacement receipt?
If I need a Business Profile with Certificate of Production, for producing to court or use as evidence, how can I purchase this?
If I terminate my business before the expiry date, will I get a refund of the registration renewal fees?
If I want to purchase information from the Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) via its Package Information Service, is it cheaper for me if I'm a regular subscriber to the service?
If I've received a summons to face charges related to failing to hold an annual general meeting (AGM) or filing my business' Annual Return (AR), do I have to pay a fine in court?
If my business associates and I have formed and registered a company, can we request for hard-copy incorporation certificates from the Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA)?
If my business firm does not have a fixed place of operations, where is my Place of Business?
If my business partner does not have any email address, how will the Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) inform him to endorse our business registration?
If the foreign director of a locally incorporated company abandons the company, is the local nominee director obliged to file the Annual Return and prepare the required audited accounts?
Is it necessary to appoint a manager for my business firm?
Is it necessary to notify the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) when I terminate my business firm?
Must a business firm submit accounts and annual returns to ACRA?
Must a company submit accounts and annual returns to the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA)?
Must all shareholders be at least 21 years old if one of them is already 21?
Must I pay a fee for a copy of my business' Certificate of Registration?
Now that BizFile has been launched, can I still file business registration documents manually?
Under Section 201(5) of the Companies Act, the Directors' Report needs to be signed by at least two directors. How do I submit it if I am the sole Director of the company?
What are Business Firms?
What are companies?
What are the business registration transactions I can use BizFile for?
What are the differences between business firms and companies?
What are the different types of business firms ?
What are the different types of companies?
What are the legal implications of a Business firm?
What are the penalties payable to the Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) for late lodgment?
What does a foreigner have to do if he wants to register a business firm in Singapore?
What duties do company directors have?
What happens after I submit my incorporation papers?
What happens after my application for a business firm is approved?
What happens if I do not renew the registration of my business?
What happens if my partner fails to endorse within 3 days after I filed my business registration? Can I proceed to register the business on my own instead?
What happens when a partner pulls out, is made a bankrupt or dies?
What happens when a shareholder pulls out, is made a bankrupt or dies?
What happens when the sole proprietor dies?
What happens when there are disputes between partners of a business firm?
What has to be done to change the name of a local/foreign company?
What income tax must sole proprietorship and partnership firms pay?
What is a Business Profile, which I can get from the Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority's (ACRA) Instant Information Service via BizFile?
What is a company limited by shares?
What is a constitution of a company?
What is a private company ?
What is a public company?
What is an unlimited company?
What is required to change the constitution of a Company ?
What is the Companies Act ?
What is the cost of purchasing information from the Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) on microfilm?
What is the cost of purchasing information from the Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) via an Extract?
What is the definition of a foreign company and what must it do before it can commence business in Singapore?
What is the fee payable for registering a new business with the Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA)?
What is the maximum equity a foreigner can hold in a company?
What is the procedure for changing the name of a foreign company which has a branch in Singapore?
What is the procedure for incorporating a local company?
What is the procedure for registering a branch of a foreign company in Singapore?
What is the registration number issued by the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA)?
What kind of information can I obtain from ACRA's website?
What mistakes in business registration documents can be rectified through BizFile?
What must I do to update my business registration with changes in my personal/business particulars?
What qualifications must one have to become a company secretary, as required by the Companies Act?
What should I do after the name of my company is approved?
What will happen if I do not notify ACRA of changes in my business particulars?
What would happen to a company with two directors, with one bankrupt and another uncontactable? What can the company's secretary do to resolve the matter, with regard to filing the company's Annual Return (AR)?
When did online business registration via BizFile start?
When I'm applying for a Professional Number at the Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA), can I scan my letter of authorization on the spot?
When must a company appoint an auditor after its incorporation?
When must a local company hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) and file its Annual Return (AR)?
Where can I download company-related forms?
Where can I get more information on domain name registration for businesses?
Which type of busines entity has more procedures to follow?
Who can be considered as a domestic craftsmen?
Who can set up a business firm?
  
     
 
 
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