Filings, not renewals
Company Filings & Changes in Singapore
A Singapore company is never renewed. It is kept alive by filing, and struck off if you stop.
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There is nothing to renew
Businesses from licence-based jurisdictions look for the Singapore renewal and cannot find one. A company continues indefinitely provided it holds its AGM where required, files its annual return and keeps its registers current.
- Every ACRA and IRAS deadline on one calendar
- Changes filed within their statutory windows
- Register of controllers kept current
20+
Mainland, free zone and offshore jurisdictions we file in — so the recommendation is based on your activity, not on which authority we happen to be registered with.
7,000+
Companies successfully established.
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What we handle
Ongoing filings and company changes
Most changes have a short notification window.
| Item | Filed with | Timing |
|---|---|---|
| Annual return | ACRA | Annual, after financial statements are ready |
| Annual general meeting | Internal, where required | Annual, unless dispensed with |
| Financial statements | ACRA, in XBRL where required | Annual |
| Corporate tax return | IRAS | Annual, separate deadline |
| Director and secretary changes | ACRA | Within a short statutory window |
| Register of controllers | Maintained, and lodged with ACRA | Updated when control changes |
Filing deadlines, AGM requirements and notification windows are set by ACRA and IRAS and change. Incorporation and corporate secretarial filings in Singapore are made through a registered filing agent, and a foreign applicant must use one. We co-ordinate your engagement with a registered Singapore agent and manage the process end to end; the regulated filings are made by them.
How it works
Keeping the company compliant
The aim is that no deadline is ever a surprise.
01
Review and calendar
Financial year end, AGM position, annual return status and tax deadlines captured in one calendar.
02
File as they fall due
Financial statements, annual return and tax return prepared and filed on time.
03
Changes as they happen
Director, secretary, shareholding and controller changes filed within their windows and registers updated.
- Business profile and UEN
- Constitution
- Financial year end
- Current annual return status
- Current director and secretary details
- Shareholding and recent transfers
- Register of controllers
- Registered office arrangements
- Prior financial statements
- Any late filing notices received
- Corporate tax filing status
- Details of changes you intend to make
Scope
What is included, and what is not
Stated plainly, so nothing is added once the engagement starts.
Included in the service fee
- One compliance calendar
- Annual return preparation and filing
- AGM documentation where required
- Financial statements lodgement
- Director and secretary changes
- Share transfers and allotments
- Register of controllers updates
- Registered office changes
Not included, quoted separately
- ACRA and IRAS fees, paid at cost
- Late filing penalties already incurred
- Statutory audit where not exempt
- Accounts preparation, quoted separately
- Legal advice on shareholder disputes
- Striking off, quoted separately
- Tax advisory work
- Regulated filings, made by the registered filing agent
Verify independently
Official Singapore authorities
We file directly with these bodies on your behalf.
Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA)Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS)Ministry of ManpowerCentral Provident Fund BoardSingapore CustomsIntellectual Property Office of Singapore
Questions
Singapore filings and changes — FAQs
Do I renew a Singapore company?
No. There is no renewal. The company continues provided you file, which is a different model from an expiring licence.
What happens if I stop filing?
ACRA can strike the company off and directors can face penalties and disqualification. Restoring a struck-off company is possible but costly.
Do I have to hold an AGM?
Requirements depend on the company and whether members have dispensed with it. We confirm your position rather than assuming.
How quickly must I report a director change?
Within a short statutory window. Changes are filed as they happen rather than batched.
Can you take over a company someone else formed?
Yes. We review the filing position, deal with anything overdue, and run the calendar from there.
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