Over SGD$5.5 billion will be paid out in the next tranch of payments under the Jobs Support Scheme (JSS). This will be made out to more than 140,000 employers for the wages of over 1.9 million employees. The payouts will be made from October 29th onwards. This latest payout will be for wages paid to [...]
[ANNOUNCEMENT ON ACRA.GOV.SG] We thank our BizFile+ users for their patience and understanding in the past one week while we are working urgently to resolve the system slowness and intermittent disruption issues. We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience users may have experienced. As we expect the traffic to the portal to continue to be high and [...]
BizFile+ portal will be available from 14 Sep at 6am onwards. The “Update Register of Registrable Controllers (RORC)” transaction in the Bizfile+portal will continue to be suspended. Advance notice will be given when the lodging of RORC information resumes and a revised deadline is set. As previously announced, penalties for statutory filings with due dates between [...]
Dear Sir/Madam, Important notice on filing of RORC information We are suspending the “Update Register of Registrable Controllers (RORC)” transaction in the BizFile+ portal until further notice due to technical issues. ACRA will further extend the deadline for companies and LLPs to lodge RORC information by one month to 31 Oct 2020. As some [...]
Due to technical issues with ACRA’s BizFile+ Portal, some users have experienced difficulties with filing transactions over the last few days. The deadline to lodge the Register of Registrable Controllers (RORC) information with ACRA will be extended to 13 Oct 2020. ACRA will also waive any penalties incurred for filings with due dates between 8 Sep [...]
Due to technical issues with ACRA’s BizFile+ Portal, some BizFile+ users have experienced difficulties with filing transactions over the last few days. Our IT team is currently working urgently to resolve the issues. 2 As some CSPs have not been able to file transactions for your clients in Bizfile+, ACRA will waive any penalties incurred for filings with [...]
On 27th August 2020, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) announced changes to its foreign workforce policy. Changes to the Minimum Qualifying Salary for Employment Pass and S Pass Candidates and renewals For new applicants: From 1st September 2020, It will be raising the minimum qualifying salary for Employment Pass (EP) candidates to SGD$4,500 from [...]
Update as of 24 July 2020 The new requirements for companies and limited liability partnerships (LLPs) to lodge their Register of Registrable Controllers (RORC) information with ACRA will take effect from 30 July 2020. Under the law, all companies, foreign companies and LLPs, unless exempted, are required to file the information in their existing RORC with ACRA’s [...]
To strengthen fair employment practices, the Ministry of Manpower is putting in place new licence conditions for all new and existing employment agencies when they engage in recruitment work. These new licence conditions are No discrimination practices are allowed Workplace discrimination based on age, race, nationality, gender and disability is not allowed. Where discriminatory practices [...]
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 [...]
