What Is a Registered Office Address in Singapore? Every company incorporated in Singapore must have a registered office address. This is a legal requirement under the Companies Act 1967 and is not optional — it is the official address on record with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) where statutory notices, government correspondence, and [...]
What Is a Company Strike-Off? When a Singapore company ceases operations and is no longer needed, one of the most cost-effective ways to close it is to apply for a strike-off under Section 344 of the Companies Act (Cap. 50). A successful strike-off results in the company being removed from the ACRA register, effectively dissolving [...]
Being a company director in Singapore carries significant legal responsibilities. The Corporate and Accounting Laws Amendment Act 2025 (CALA 2025) has sharpened those responsibilities considerably — expanding ACRA's enforcement powers, tightening the disqualification framework, and increasing the personal exposure of directors who fail to meet their statutory duties. If you are a director of a [...]
The Corporate and Accounting Laws (Amendment) Act 2025 (CALA 2025) commenced on 6 May 2026 — but many company secretaries and directors are still working through what this means for their day-to-day practice. The foundational changes have been well-documented; this guide goes further. Here are six specific things every Singapore company secretary must now do [...]
Share buy-backs — where a company repurchases its own shares from shareholders — are a routine corporate finance tool used to return capital to investors, reduce share count, or accommodate departing shareholders in private companies. In Singapore, share buy-backs are governed by a detailed statutory framework under the Companies Act 1967 (Cap. 50), principally in [...]
The Corporate and Accounting Laws Amendment Act 2025 (CALA 2025) commenced on 6 May 2026 — and while the foundational article on what changed has been widely read by directors and secretaries, the harder question is what to actually do differently. Knowing that the maximum fine for a director duty breach has risen is one [...]
Singapore company law imposes substantial duties and liabilities on directors — but these obligations do not apply only to formally appointed directors whose names appear on ACRA's register. The Companies Act 1967 and Singapore's courts have long recognised two additional categories of person who may bear the same liabilities as a registered director: the shadow [...]
A Singapore private limited company can reduce its share capital — but the process is more involved than many directors realise. The Companies Act 1967 requires court approval or, where certain conditions are met, a solvency statement procedure. This guide walks directors through both routes, the legal requirements, common reasons for a reduction, and what [...]
Singapore has cemented its position as the premier Asian hub for family offices, with the number of single family offices holding Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) incentive approvals growing substantially over the past decade. Central to this success are two tax incentive schemes: Section 13O (formerly 13R) and Section 13U (formerly 13X) of the Income [...]
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 [...]