We briefly spoke about dormant companies in a previous article: What is a Dormant Company Here is a further elaboration to the topic. A company is considered dormant during a period in which there is no accounting transaction. A company is considered dormant if: It has been dormant from the time of its formation It [...]

Traditionally, company seals are used by companies to execute deeds. Instances, whereby a company seal may be used, are when purchasing a property or issuing a share certificate. However, with effect from the 31st of March 2017, it is no longer necessary for a company to execute such documents with a company seal.   Section [...]

Before incorporating a Singapore company, you will need to fill in the incorporation documents and provide our firm with the relevant identification documents. The company registration documents can be found here: https://singaporesecretaryservices.com/company-registration-documents/ Click here for the steps to incorporate a Singapore Company. Once all the documents and payments are made, our firm can incorporate the [...]

There are two parts to the answer. If you are looking to be the local resident director of a Singapore company then the answer is no as dependant pass holders are not allowed to work in Singapore. Being a local director is a form of employment. To be allowed to work in Singapore, you will [...]

Every company must appoint a secretary within 6 months from the date of incorporation. The post of company secretary must also not be left vacant for more than 6 months. The company secretary must be a local resident of Singapore and cannot be the sole director of that company. The secretary may also be held [...]

Before 31st March 2017, a Singapore company executing a document as a deed was required to affix the company's common seal on the deed in accordance with the company's constitution. The typical model constitution of a Singapore company incorporated before 31st March 2017 would state that the common seal of the company would have to [...]

According to Section 26(1) of the Companies Act, "Unless otherwise provided in this Act, the constitution of a company may be altered or added to by special resolution." Usually, companies will adopt the model constitution as provided in the Companies Act upon incorporation. As a company progresses, it may decide to make changes to the [...]

The common question we get when clients look for us to incorporate a Singapore company is regarding paid-up capital. In a nutshell, paid-up capital is the amount of money that the company has received in exchange for its shares. Shares can be paid-up or not paid-up. A company is a separate entity from the shareholders. [...]

A director of a Singapore company can be disqualified when: The director becomes bankrupt. The director is convicted of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty that is punishable with an imprisonment term of 3 months or more. The director has been convicted for 3 or more filing offences under the Companies Act within a period [...]