RORC and beneficial-owner register under CSP Act 2024: Frequently asked questions
RORC and beneficial-owner register under CSP Act 2024: Frequently asked questions. For directors and company secretaries managing ACRA compliance.
Annual Return (AR) filing with ACRA: Frequently asked questions
Annual Return (AR) filing with ACRA: Frequently asked questions. For directors and company secretaries managing ACRA compliance. Practical 2026 walkthrough covering deadlines, fees, and requirements.
Removing a Liquidator in Singapore: The Court’s Power Under Sections 139 and 174 of the IRDA
Removing a Liquidator in Singapore: The Court's Power Under Sections 139 and 174 of the IRDA When a Singapore company goes into liquidation, the liquidator takes control of the company's assets, investigates its affairs and decides how creditors and members are eventually paid. Most liquidations run their course without incident. But directors, creditors, contributories and [...]
ACRA’s Company Director Fundamentals Programme: What the New Director Training Partnership Means for Singapore Company Secretaries
On 28 August 2026, the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) and the Singapore Institute of Directors (SID) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly develop the Company Director Fundamentals (CDF) programme, a structured training curriculum aimed at every director sitting on a Singapore company board, from first-time appointees at family businesses to seasoned independent [...]
M&A Allowance in Singapore: The Tax Relief SME Buyers Keep Missing (2026 Guide)
M&A Allowance in Singapore: The Tax Relief SME Buyers Keep Missing on Share Acquisitions (2026 Guide) When a Singapore company buys the shares of another business, the legal fees, due diligence costs and the purchase price itself do not simply vanish from the books. Yet many SME directors never claim the one piece of tax [...]
Converting an S Pass to an Employment Pass Mid-Employment: A Practical Guide for Singapore Employers
Converting an S Pass to an Employment Pass Mid-Employment: A Practical Guide for Singapore Employers It is a common moment for Singapore employers: an S Pass holder is promoted, takes on a materially different role, or receives a salary increase that now clears the Employment Pass (EP) qualifying salary. The employer's instinct is to "upgrade" [...]
EDGE Grant for Singapore’s Own Professional Services Firms: Accounting, Legal and Corporate Secretarial SMEs
EDGE Grant for Singapore's Own Professional Services Firms: How Accounting, Legal and Corporate Secretarial SMEs Can Fund Their Own Digitalisation Most of the coverage on the EDGE Grant, the consolidated scheme that will replace the Enterprise Development Grant (EDG), the Productivity Solutions Grant (PSG) and Market Readiness Assistance (MRA) from 30 September 2026, is written [...]
Deed of Novation vs Deed of Assignment: Transferring Contracts in a Singapore Share Transfer
Deed of Novation vs Deed of Assignment: Transferring Contracts Alongside a Singapore Share Transfer When a Singapore private company changes hands, the share transfer itself is usually the easy part. A signed instrument of transfer, board approval, an updated register of members and the ACRA notice under section 126 of the Companies Act 1967 will [...]
Annual General Meeting (AGM): dispensing, EOT, virtual: Frequently asked questions
Annual General Meeting (AGM): dispensing, EOT, virtual: Frequently asked questions. For directors and company secretaries managing ACRA compliance.
Company Secretary statutory duties under the Companies Act: Frequently asked questions
Company Secretary statutory duties under the Companies Act: Frequently asked questions. For directors and company secretaries managing ACRA compliance.