Buildings, machinery, renovations and computer peripherals are an example of tangible assets that will last your business more than one year of usage. But not indefinitely as they will eventually become obsolete, thus we depreciate these assets' value over the term of their useful life. For intangible assets such as intellectual property and brands equity, [...]
Share capital represents the amount that the shareholders invest in a company. Share capital may be increased or reduced. If the shares are paid for then the shares are considered paid up. If shares are partially paid or have yet to be paid up then we classify this as unpaid share capital. The shareholders holding [...]
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 [...]
A share certificate is proof of ownership of a company's shares. The persons holding the share certificates are the shareholders of the company. Shareholders are commonly referred to as owners. The preparation and issuance of a share certificate are usually done by the company secretary. The share certificate must be issued in accordance with the [...]
Keeping an eye on your business cash flow is without a doubt a key component to monitoring the financial health of your business. Running short of cash is one of the most common causes of business failure for start-ups. The statement of cash flows, also commonly known as the cash flow statement, is the report [...]
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 [...]
There are two types of shareholders resolutions. Ordinary Resolution Special Resolution A Special Resolution is a resolution whereby the votes cast in favour of the resolution is at least three times higher than the votes cast against it. Therefore, 75 per cent of the votes is required to be cast to pass a special resolution. If [...]
A company director was hit with a record SGD$113,400 fine for multiple breaches of the Companies Act. They include failing to hold annual general meetings (AGMs) and failing to file annual returns (ARs). According to the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA), Tan Hang Song was fined SGD$113,400. The fine was nearly double the previous [...]