Closing a company in Singapore has never been a simple administrative exercise, but 2026 has brought a more complex regulatory landscape than before. The Corporate and Accounting Laws (Amendment) Act 2025 (CALA 2025) — which passed Parliament on 5 November 2025 and commenced in phases from April 2026 — has reshaped the statutory framework for [...]
In April 2026, Singapore's Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) issued Practice Direction No. 1 of 2026 on External Private Capital Arrangements in Accounting Entities. For most business owners, this may sound like an internal regulatory matter for the accounting profession. But if your company engages an external auditor — as many Singapore private limited [...]
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Singapore has long been regarded as one of the world's most trusted business hubs, and that reputation depends in no small part on robust corporate transparency measures. Among the most important of these is the Register of Registrable Controllers (RORC) — a statutory register designed to identify the ultimate beneficial owners, or "controllers", behind every [...]
If you are a foreign entrepreneur looking to start a business in Singapore and manage it personally, the EntrePass is designed for you. Unlike the Employment Pass (EP), which requires a sponsoring employer, the EntrePass allows you to incorporate your own company, hold equity in it, and obtain a work pass to manage it directly. [...]