Every Singapore Private Limited Company must appoint a company secretary within 6 months from the date of its incorporation. In other words, the post should not be left vacant for more than six months.

The company secretary who performs the secretarial services in singapore "need not be a professionally qualified person " under section 177 (1AA),( i.e. CPA, Lawyer, or Chartered Secretary) unless the company is listed in the stock exchange of Singapore.

It is a common practice for small companies to appoint one of the directors as company secretary (if there is only one director in the company, then he cannot be the director cum secretary, he can appoint his sibling to the post) and outsource the following secretarial services in Singapore.

• Change of directors, shareholders, etc.
• Maintaining the register of directors and shareholders
• Issuing share certificates and recording transfers of shares if necessary
• Maintaining the register of members and debenture holders and register of nominee director and controllor
• Preparation and submission of the Annual Returns (ACRA)
• Filing of documents and changes with corporate regulatory body (ACRA)

Many companies have failed to meet the deadline set by ACRA for their annual returns and have to pay a penalty for late submission ($300 to $600). And sometimes the directors are summoned to Court. This is because the company secretary is not aware of all the statutory requirements, and miss the filing deadline or tax return to IRAS

If you need help in carrying out the secretarial services in Singapore, such as

• change of company name,
• change of company address,
• appointment of director/secretary,
• allotment of new shares,
• AGM documentaion,
• ACRA annual returns,
• striking off company
• and other consultancy on ACRA requirements

Please give me a call (or whatsapp or WeChat) me at 65 9489-9429, I will be happy to be of service to you. (You can rest be assured that my price is very competitive; and turnaround time is fast!)

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Scretarial services in Singapore 2018