Guide to Singapore Company Registration

Professionals who are exploring Singapore companyoffice should match with the foreign office and should
registration won’t be disappointed in their decisionbe approved by ACRA before the Singapore
of jurisdiction. Singapore is located strategically andcompany incorporation. It is mandatory that a
offers very attractive tax benefits. The optionsSingapore company formed as branch office has two
available for company formation in Singapore includeagents residing in Singapore. The Branch office can
setting up a new Private Limited Company, asend home all its capital and earnings. And only those
Subsidiary Company, a Branch Office or aearnings obtained locally are taxed at the prevailing
Representative office. The immigration policies ofrates in Singapore.
Singapore are liberal and welcome foreign talent intoThe Subsidiary Company is the most popular option
the country. Moreover, many special incentives arewhen it comes to Singapore company registration for
available for Singapore registered companies forforeign companies mainly because its liabilities do not
growing their business locally as well as expandingget transmitted to the parent company as it is
overseas.considered to be a separate entity. Besides, it can
If a business person is interested in carrying outhave a name different to the parent company and it
international business, a Singapore company formationenjoys the tax benefits existing in Singapore. You also
as a private limited company is a very popular optionhave to appoint as minimum of one director and one
as it has the one of the best tax efficient arrangement.of these has to be a local resident of Singapore. Most
If you happen to be a foreign company or even aagencies which provide Singapore company formation
foreign national looking to start or expand yourservices will provide you with the services of a local
Singapore business, you just need to satisfy thenominee director when needed.
minimum statutory requirements of a local companySingapore company registration as a Representative
secretary, registered address, and a local director. IfOffice is the third possible choice for foreign
you wish, you can easily relocate to Singapore on acompanies. However, a representative office can not
work visa after registering your Singapore company.carry any income generating business activities. This
Singapore company registration for a branch office iskind of company formation in Singapore does not give
done by ACRA treating it as a simple annexe of thethe entity any legal status and it cannot get into any
foreign company. It is one of the options that havekind of contracts. It can take on only promotional
minimum takers as it is required to submit the accountsactivities on behalf of the parent company and can
of the Head Office which most companies wouldmake negotiations but cannot close any deals. The
rather not do given the choice. Further, The Headparent company is responsible for any activities of the
Office is responsible for any actions of the branchrepresentative office and it has to have at least one
office and the branch office is not allowed to claim themember from the head office on its staff who is
tax benefits of Singapore. The name of the branchlocated in Singapore.