Singapore Company Formation Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

2 mins video Singapore is one of the world's leading international financial centres, third most globalized economy among 60 of the world’s largest economies, a major capitalist service economy characterized by low taxation and free trade. Singapore is the best ease of doing business over the world as World Bank. Singapore private limited company is most popular and easier for foreigner.

All business and bank account outside Singapore is tax-free (Offshore Status), Singapore company formation requires a minimum of one Local Director who is Singaporean citizen.

How to incorporate a company in Singapore?

Singapore Private Limited Company Formation (Pte. Ltd), initially Our Relationship Managers team will ask You have to provide the detailed information of the Shareholder/Director's names and information. You can select level of services you need, normal with 3 working days or 2 working days in urgent case. Furthermore, give the proposal company names so that we can check the eligibility of company name in Singapore Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) system. Our services included Local Secretary who is local Singapore citizen.

You settle the payment for Our Service fee and official Singapore Government Fee required. We accept payment by Credit/Debit Card     , Paypal  or Wire Transfer to our HSBC bank account  

See more : Payment Guidelines

After collecting full information from you, Offshore Company Corp will send you a digital version (Certificate of Incorporation, Register of Shareholder/Directors, Share Certificate, Memorandum of Association and Articles etc.) via email. Full Singapore Offshore Company kit will courier to your resident address by express (TNT, DHL or UPS etc.).

You can open bank account for your company in Singapore, European, Hong Kong or other other jurisdictions supported offshore bank accounts! You are freedom international money transfer under your offshore company.

Your Singapore Pte. Ltd formation completed, ready to do international business!

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Word such as "Temasek" is prohibited to be used. This is a name which the Minister has directed the Registrar not to accept for registration. Offensive and vulgar words are also prohibited to be used for registration.

Director/Shareholder's Passport(s)

Director/Shareholder's Residential Address Proof(s) (for example: Electricity/Water/Phone bill...not older than 03 months)

Yes, a Singapore company is required to have at least one local resident director. In order to qualify as locally resident, the person must:

• be a Singapore citizen; or
• be a Singapore permanent resident; or
• hold an Employment Pass (the Employment Pass should be from the same company for which he/she wants to act as a director); or
• hold an Entrepreneur Pass (the Entrepreneur Pass must be from the same company for which he/she wants to act as a director).

A director must be a natural person and over 18 years old. Corporate directors are not permitted.

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• How to set up company in Singapore
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We can have your company approved by and registered with the Accounting Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) within 1 day once receiving signed documents from you.

Yes, Singapore Companies Act allows for 100% ownership of Singapore companies by foreign persons or entities.

There are also no restrictions on the type of business activities that a company can engage in. No special approvals are required by foreigners. In other words, there is no difference between a local or a foreign person who wishes to form a Singapore company.

Read more: Starting a company in Singapore as a foreigner

Yes, all Singapore companies must have a Singapore registered address

The foreigner can register his business/company by engaging the services of a corporate service provider to do the registration on his behalf. What is SingPass: SingPass stands for "Singapore Personal Access". It is your common password to transact online with the Government and it acts as your signature when you e-file. A SingPass is also required to transact online via BizFile (www.bizfile.gov.sg).

A Singapore company can be registered with a minimum paid up capital of S$1 (or its equivalent in any currency). Standard amount we prefer is S$ 10,000

We can support the whole process online.

	Sole-Proprietorship	Partnership	Limited Partnership(LP)	Limited Liability Partnership(LLP)	Company
Definition	A business owned by one person.	An association of two or more persons carrying on business in common with a view to pro?t.	A partnership consisting of two or more persons, with at least one general partner and one limited partner.	A partnership where an individual partner’s own liability is generally limited.	A business form which is a legal entity separate and distinct from its shareholders and directors.
Owned by	One person.	Generally between 2 and 20 partners. A partnership of more than 20 partners must incorporate as a company under the Companies Act, Chapter 50 (except for professional partnerships).	At least 2 partners; one general partner and one limited partner, no maximum limit.	At least 2 partners, no maximum limit.	Exempt private company –20 members or less and no corporation holds bene?cial interest in the company’s shares. Private company – 50 members or less. Public company – can have more than 50 members.
Legal status	Not a separate legal entity – owner has unlimited liability. Can sue or be sued in individual’s own name. Can also be sued in business name. Can own property in individual’s name. Owner personally liable for debts and losses of business.	Not a separate legal entity – partners have unlimited liability. Can sue or be sued in ?rm’s name. Cannot own property in ?rm’s name. Partners personally liable for partnership’s debts and losses incurred by other partners.	Not a separate legal entity. General partner has unlimited liability. Limited partner has limited liability – can probably sue or be sued in ?rm’s name. Cannot own property in ?rm’s name. General partner is personally liable for debts and losses of the LP. Limited partner is not personally liable for the debts or obligations of LP beyond the amount of his agreed contribution.	A separate legal entity from its partners Partners have limited liability. Can sue or be sued in LLP’s name. Can own property in LLP’s name. Partners personally liable for debts and losses resulting from their own wrongful actions. Partners not personally liable for debts and losses of LLP incurred by other partners.	A separate legal entity from its members and directors. Members have limited liability. Can sue or be sued in company’s name. Can own property in company’s name. Members not personally liable for debts and losses of company.
Registration requirements	Age 18 years or above. Singapore citizen/permanent resident/EntrePass holder. If the owner is not resident in Singapore, he must appoint an authorised representative who is ordinarily resident in Singapore. Self-employed persons must top up their Medisave account with the CPF Board before they register a new business name, become a registrant of an existing business name, or renew their business name registration. Undischarged bankrupts cannot manage the business without approval from the Court or the Official Assignee.	Age 18 years or above. Singapore citizen/permanent resident/EntrePass holder. If the owners are not resident in Singapore, they must appoint an authorised representative who is ordinarily resident in Singapore. Self-employed persons must top up their Medisave account with the CPF Board before they register a new business name, become a registrant of an existing business name, or renew their business name registration. Undischarged bankrupts cannot manage the business without approval from the Court or the Official Assignee.	At least one general partner and limited partner – both can be individuals (at least 18 years old) or body corporate (company or LLP). If all general partners are ordinarily resident outside Singapore, they must appoint a local manager who is ordinarily resident in Singapore. Self-employed persons must top up their Medisave account with the CPF Board before they register as a partner of a new LP, become a registered partner of an existing LP, or renew their LP registration. Undischarged bankrupts cannot manage the business without approval from the Court or the Official Assignee.	At least two partners, who can be individuals (at least 18 years old) or body corporate (company or LLP). At least one manager ordinarily resident in Singapore and at least 18 years old. Undischarged bankrupts cannot manage the business without approval from the Court or the Official Assignee.	At least one shareholder. At least one director ordinarily resident in Singapore, at least 18 years old. If a foreigner wishes to act as a local director of the company, he can apply for an EntrePass from the Ministry of Manpower. Undischarged bankrupts cannot be a director and cannot manage a company without approval from the Court or the Official Assignee.
Formalities and expenses	Quick and easy to set up. Easy to administer and manage. Registration cost is minimal. Fewer administrative duties. Can renew business registration for one year or three years.	Quick and easy to set up. Easy to administer and manage. Registration cost is minimal. Fewer administrative duties. Can renew business registration for one year or three years.	Quick and easy to set up. Easy to administer and manage. Registration cost is minimal. Fewer administrative duties. Can renew business registration for one year or three years.	Quick and easy to set up. Fewer formalities and procedures to comply with than a company. Registration cost is relatively minimal and fewer regulatory duties to adhere to than a company. No statutory requirement for general meetings, directors, company secretary, share allotments, etc. Only an annual declaration of solvency/insolvency must be lodged by one of the managers stating whether the LLP is able or not able to pay its debts during the normal course of business.	More costly to set up and maintain. More formalities and procedures to comply with. Must appoint a company secretary within 6 months of incorporation. Must appoint an auditor within 3 months after incorporation unless the company is exempt from audit requirements. Annual returns must be ?led. Statutory requirements for general meetings, directors, company secretary, share allotments etc must be complied with.
Taxes	Pro?ts taxed at owner’s personal income tax rates.	Pro?ts taxed at partners’ personal income tax rates.	Pro?ts taxed at partners' personal income tax rates (if individual) or corporate tax rate (if corporation).	Pro?ts taxed at partners’ personal income tax rates (if individual) or corporate tax rate (if corporation).	Pro?ts taxed at corporate tax rates.
Continuity in law	Exists as long as the owner is alive and desires to continue the business.	Exists subject to partnership agreement.	Exists subject to partnership agreement. If there is no limited partner, the LP registration will be suspended and general partners are deemed registered under the Business Names Registration Act. Once a new limited partner is appointed, the registration of the LP will be restored to “live” and general partners’ registration under the Business Names Registration Act ceases.	The LLP has perpetual succession until wound up or struck off.	A company has perpetual succession until wound up or struck off.
Closing the business	By owner – cessation of business. Registrar can cancel registration if not renewed or where Registrar is satis?ed business is defunct.	By the partners – cessation of business. Registrar can cancel registration if not renewed or where Registrar is satis?ed business is defunct.	By general partner – cessation of business or dissolution of LP. Registrar can cancel registration if not renewed or where Registrar is satis?ed LP is defunct.	Winding up – voluntarily by members or creditors, compulsorily by creditors.	Winding up – voluntarily by members or compulsorily by creditors.

The requirements for setting up a Singapore company:

• A company needs to have at least one shareholder who can be a local or foreign individual or company.
• At least one of the directors must be a natural person, above the age of eighteen years old, and a resident of Singapore.
• A shareholder who is a natural person can also be a director of the company.
• A qualified company secretary has to be appointed. The secretary must be a resident of Singapore.
• Company must have a physical, local address in Singapore. (Read more: Office address in Singapore)
• The company must have a paid up capital of at least $1. 

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Each Singapore company must appoint one Singapore resident director.

If you are a foreign business professional or a foreign entity who does not have a local director, you can utilize our Local Director service to satisfy this statutory requirement.

The service can be provided on a short-term or annual basis as below:

• If you are not relocating to Singapore, you will need our local director service on an annual basis.
• If you are applying for employment pass, you will need our local director service on a temporary basis. Once your employment pass is approved and you have local residential address, you will be able to take over as the local director.

Please note that in Singapore, a Local Director has the same responsibilities as any other director. Therefore providing a local director for your company imposes certain responsibilities on you as well as us and we would like to highlight the terms of our local director service as below.

• We will appoint one of our team members as the local director for your company
• The service is offered for statutory compliance only. The local director will not be involved in any management, financial, or operational matters of the company. You must appoint one or more other individuals (who can be foreign individual(s) including yourself) as the executive directors who will be responsible for running the company.
• In addition to our local director fee, we also collect a refundable security deposit for the provision of our local director service. The security deposit is collected to safeguard the interests of local director.
• You can ask our local director to resign at any time by identifying another person who will be acting as the local director. We will refund the security deposit within 5 working days after the change has been affected with ACRA.
• You are required to engage our Registered Address, Accounting & Corporate Tax Filing service unless otherwise approved by our compliance team.
• You are required to provide copies of your company's bank and financial statements on a monthly basis.
• The bank account must be with a bank that's on our list of approved banks (OCBC, UOB, DBS, Citibank, HSBC). Click here for more information.

Note that a higher local director or security deposit fee may apply if your company falls under any of the following:

• The annual turnover of the company exceeds S$1 million.
• The company has external debt.
• The company has a bank account with a bank that is not on our list of approved banks.

Yes, once company get done, we will go on supporting to open a corporate account in Singapore some the following banks:

• OCBC Bank
• DBS
• MayBank
• UOB

Who acts as the executive director(s) of the company i.e. who runs the company?	Client
Who acts as the bank signatory?	Client
Who signs contractual and financial documents of the company?	Client
Who acts as the shareholder of the company?	Client
Is local director involved in any matters of the company except to satisfy the statutory local director requirement?	No

Yes, in some banks you can open a multi-currency intergrated in the only account. And some banks require you need to deposit respectively for each type of currency . It depends on your choice of bank the specific account chosen.

Yes, directors and shareholders information is public information in Singapore. It's listed in the company's business profile extract available for purchase from Registrar of Companies. If for certain privacy reasons you would like to stay anonymous, please contact us for a further discussion.

All banks in Singapore require clients’ personal visit, so your presence is required

No, you are not required to visit Singapore to incorporate your subsidiary company or register a company in Singapore. We can work with you via emails and document couriering in order to get the necessary work done.

However for the bank account opening, all banks in Singapore require an interview with the stakeholders and the process can go a lot smoother if there is a face-to-face meeting between you and the bank officer, otherwise we can support open bank account in other countries remotely.

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Each bank has its own different regulations, It depends on which bank you choose and which package you are interested in

With Singapore company and bank account there you need to pay tax no matter where you run business or all income is derived from Singapore you are subject to tax also.

Yes, it is necessary for a Singapore company to have at least one director who is a local resident. In order to qualify as a local resident of Singapore, the individual has to be a Singapore citizen, a Singapore permanent resident or an Employment Pass holder (the employment pass must be from the same company where the individual wants to be a director).

Furthermore, the local director must be a natural person above the age of 18 years and not a corporate entity. Foreign companies or entrepreneurs who wish to incorporate and operate a Singapore company can either:

A) Have a foreign executive relocate to Singapore to act as the resident director (subject to the approval of their work pass);

B) Or use the Singapore nominee director service of a corporate services firm to meet the resident director requirement.

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A dormant company does not need to have its accounts audited and can file unaudited accounts.

Even if a company was dormant, it is mandatory to hold AGM and file Annual Return.

A virtual office address in Singapore is a real street address for the business office is the best choice management today. 

The virtual office address can help your business in secure and faster sending and receiving of mails, plus other benefits for business offices and personal use. This keeps your home address private in other ads and websites.

The virtual office will have a business address in Singapore to ensure the owners can reach their business anywhere in the world. Establish and maintain a professional network with a specific business address, and allow themselves the freedom and dynamic in a working environment, accessing the global communities without their presence in Singapore. 

One IBC offers your business the incentive packages in owning a virtual office as well as the address in Singapore. A virtual office is an ideal solution for work-life combinations.   

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There are some document information that potential business owners will have to submit in opening the corporation in Singapore. 

One of the requirements in setting up the company in Singapore is that it must register the office address in Singapore, which will be input in the application form for the company, then submit send to and be recorded by Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA).

As a mandatory part of register processing for opening the company in Singapore, the business cannot be incorporated if they do not register office address in Singapore, even they can use the registered office services.

Besides that, these are two options for the owners in choosing the kind of offices to register in Singapore: Physical office and virtual office

• Physical office: this is a “live” office. The owner will have the real office address is located in Singapore. This office has at least one administrative personnel to attend and act things at the office.
• Virtual office: this receiving and forwarding all mail notifications and dedicating the phone lines and fax to email.  (Read more: Virtual office address in Singapore)

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The first reason is the rental cost is very high in Singapore. The investors might spend much money on the ground rent. The owners may have a headache with these expenses and cannot focus on their business operations in Singapore.

Secondly, operating a business office from home is a great way to save money, save time and more efficient. It is inconvenient and difficult to protect your private home and family when your home address is also your company’s mailing address.

Moreover, with some business people, they already have a business address or own their space, and now they want to expand their business in Singapore. They cannot manage all their business with their presence. The mutual virtual office address Singapore will make it easier for investors to manage and operate in Singapore. The virtual office in Singapore will handle all mail, fax, and other services that help the owners always run the business smoothly, even without them

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Singapore has been known as the business-friendly environment, and the heart of the economy in Southeast Asia. The government has conducted many policies to create a friendly, warm and welcome business environment in Singapore to attract foreign investors and companies to do business in Singapore.

The modern legal system, developed economy, political stability, and highly skilled workforce are the main factors that made Singapore preferred by foreign companies.

Singapore has appeared in most of the international ranking tables as one of the top countries with a business environment that is easy to set up a company.

• 1st globally in World Bank's Human Capital Index, 2019
• 1st in Asia and globally in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Best Business Environment, 2019
• 2nd as the world's premier location in the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business Index, 2019
• 2nd in the world for Economic Freedom: Economic Freedom Index 2018, Heritage Foundation
• 2nd in Asia and 7th globally in the World Bank's Logistics Performance Index in 2018 with the best seaport in Asia
• 4th in Asia and 7th globally in Transparency International's Anti-corruption Index in 2018

Do not hesitate to contact us to get more information and explore business incentives in Singapore.

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Starting a business in the right place is one thing, but choosing the right kind of businesses to operate is an important factor that can affect your business in future.

If you are interested in setting up business or open a company in Singapore. There are 5 best business to start in Singapore.

Agriculture

Singapore is a tiny country which has only about 0.87 percent of total land area for agricultural purposes. Therefore, a small number of businesses are working in the agriculture industry and the demands for food and other agricultural products are very huge.

E-Commerce Business

Experts expected that the number of e-commerce users is expected to increase by 74.20% in 2020. Online shopping is a profitable business in the Singapore retail industry.

Fashion & Retail

Singapore is known as the most fashion-forward trend in the region. Singapore is “heaven” for businesses operating in the fashion and retail industry.

Spa and Massage Services

Spa and massage services have strongly developed in Singapore. Both men and women are likely to choose to get pampered with luxurious treatments after a hard-working day.

Tourism & Travel

Tourism & Travel are potential profit markets for foreign businesses with around 50% of Singaporeans above the age of 15 who are traveling at least once a year.

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Singapore is the most developed country in Southeast Asia.Tax Incentives, International Ranking, Company Formation process, and Government policies are the main reasons foreign investors and businessmen invest in Singapore.

Attractive Tax Incentives

Singapore’s government offers a variety of tax incentives for businesses and investors such as Corporate Income Tax, Double Tax Deduction for Internalization, and Tax Exemptions scheme.

Read more: Singapore corporate tax rate

International Ranking

The country was nominated as the #1 best business environment in the Asia Pacific and the world in 2019 (The Economist Intelligence Unit) and the top of the Global Competitiveness Index 4.0 after overtaked the United States (The Global Competitiveness Report, 2019).

Singapore Company Formation

The company formation process in Singapore is considered easier and quicker than other countries, the process takes one day to complete given all the required documents are submitted. The process becomes simpler and more convenient when applicants including foreigners can submit their application forms through the internet.

Trade Agreements

Singapore strongly supports free trade and engagement with the global economy. Over the years, the country has developed its network of Trade Agreements within over 20 bilateral and regional FTAs and 41 Investment Guarantee Agreements.

Government Policies

Singapore has been known as the most friendly-environment country for businessmen and investors. The Singapore government has always improved its policies to support businesses.

As the advantages for investors and businessmen are listed above with government policies, Singapore has attracted more and more foreign companies to set up business in the country.

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Starting a business in Singapore is simple and straightforward. However, there are some specific regulations that require applicants to spend time to read such as regulation to choose a company name, choosing a type of company that is suitable for the company’s purpose. Do not worry about that. We are here to help and guide you to start the business in Singapore with a simple and fast process:

Step 1: Preparation

You can get advice from our advisory team for free for Singapore company incorporation including information about company name regulations and a business license and further assistance after your company establishment as well as any possible recommended services.

Step 2: Submitting information required and choosing the necessary services for your company.

You need to submit the information about your company Director, Shareholder, along with the percent of share owned for your Singapore, and choose the additional services that are necessary to start a business including Account Opening Service, Serviced Office, Trademark Registration, Merchant Account, or Bookkeeping. Should you even plan to work in Singapore, just note this step-down, our representatives will follow and support you after your company establishment.

Step 3: Payment for your favorite Singapore company and start/register  a business in Singapore.

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Online business or eCommerce is one of the fastest-growing segments in the global markets, and especially in Singapore where prices of rent and total expenses of maintaining a business are increasing yearly. Guide to starting a online business in Singapore is simple and the process can be summarized through 4 steps:

Step 1: Research, analyze the market, and start with your business plan

• What are your products and services?
• Who are your potential customers?
• What is your competitive advantage?
• How much do you need to spend on your business?

These questions should be answered and covered in detail in your online business plan before doing any further steps.

Step 2: Reading and understanding the regulations on incorporating/starting an online company in Singapore

Although, legal documents and licensing are not required for the online business. However, you should also need to make sure that your online business also needs to comply with the country’s rules and regulations.

Step 3: Starting/Incorporating your company

Be careful with your decision to choose your business structure, your liability, taxes, and ability to raise capital and run business depend on your business structure.

Step 4: Establish the necessary infrastructure

To run your online business smoothly and efficiently, you need to establish the necessary infrastructure including staff, IT systems, and facilities that you need to promote, display or deliver your products and services to your customers.

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Whether you are living overseas or a non-resident in Singapore, you can still open a personal bank account in Singapore without having to visit Singapore. However, the foreign or non-resident business owners need to visit the banks to open corporate bank account in Singapore.

The representatives of the banks will interview the applicants before making the final decision whether you are approved for opening a corporate bank account in Singapore or not.

The main reason for most foreigner opening bank account in Singapore is because of the safety factors that Singapore brings to individuals and businesses. In addition, although many other banks in the world are rated safe for individuals and businesses who want to open a foreign bank account for saving, investments, and trading, banks in Singapore are always the first choice and are considered for the convenience of account holders in logging into the banking system to manage accounts.

In other banks, international transactions often take a lot of time to make and have to go through a lot of complicated calls and exchanges between bankers and account holders.

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After the clients (the non-residents or foreigners) submit online applications to the banks, the representative from the banks will contact the applicants to submit additional documents required to open a Singapore bank account for foreigners.

Some well-known banks among businesses to open accounts in Singapore for the non-residents business owners and investors:

DBS Bank: It has various accounts, including Business Edge Accounts and Business Edge Preferred.

• For the Business Edge Account: It is suitable for the account holder to have multiple transactions and need to stay in touch with the bank regularly.
• For the Business Edge Preferred: Highly recommended for businesses as the banking products and services fit with the businesses’ banking demands.

DBS offers the applicants the option of multi-currency accounts when they apply to open bank accounts with DBS. Most of the services are available to foreign customers. That makes the non-residents account holders can easily manage and transfer their money anywhere.

OCBC Bank: Another bank for foreign business owners to consider to open bank accounts in Singapore is OCBC Bank. However, the application process required a resident of Singapore to fulfill all required conditions.

UOB Bank: Foreign businesses can also apply with UOB Bank to open the corporate bank account in Singapore. However, for the non-residents, they can apply for an account with UOB by attending a meeting in person at a UOB branch.

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There is no exception for Malaysian. It is the same processing for opening bank accounts in Singapore for Malaysians and foreigners.

The document requirements are the same for non-resident business owners and investors in creating the bank account in Singapore, whether the non-residents are Malaysians or not. Although they are neighboring countries, international banks in Singapore do not have any special offers to any country.

One IBC has lots of experience in corporate services consulting, as well as, experiences in investments and wealth management consulting. We will assist customers with all information about the bank system in Singapore, as well as legal procedures for opening a bank in Singapore for foreigners.

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The foreigners 100% can set up a company in Singapore and own its 100% shareholding without any troubles.

Singapore’s law requires the process of the procedures for the company formation are the same for resident and non-resident (foreigner) in Singapore, with the following conditions:

• The company must assign a local company secretary.
• The company must register a local business address.
• The company must assign the resident director.
• The minimum share capital of the company is S$1 for opening the company.

As you can see from the information above, the non-resident owners must have a resident director to register the Singapore company of all kinds of businesses. The non-resident of Singapore may not be able to fulfill all the required documents of the resident director. (Read more: Singapore company formation for non-resident)

The foreigners will have some limitations for the disclosure and recording of information by the government. Only a Singapore Resident or the holder of an Employment pass or Entrepreneur pass can accept this position.

The foreigners can get these visas when they apply to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) for the Entrepass. After receiving one of a kind visa, the non-resident or foreigners can incorporate the company and officially work in Singapore, even become a director of their own company.

One IBC can support the customers in an offshore company in Singapore. With over 10 years of experience and in-depth knowledge of these services, we strongly believe that the customers, especially the Singapore non-resident, can easily open the company with a fast and safe procedure process.

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Singapore is the top of the world in finance. Therefore, it is not surprising that many foreign investors and entrepreneurs want to set up their companies in Singapore. Some popular options for the type of Singapore company formation for non-resident can consider are:

Subsidiary: the foreigners already have their own business, now they want to expand to other markets in Singapore, so they open more other companies in other countries. In addition, subsidiaries are legally separate from the parent company, they can get tax advantages for Singapore company formation.

Branch office: a branch office would be a good choice for companies if the investors want to set the company up within the short-term in Singapore. It means the market expansion can be as soon as possible. The parent company will help the branch office in all activities and operations.

In addition, the registration process for company formation is simple and quick in Singapore. It can be done online by the parent company. However, the branch office is not a resident entity, it cannot be available for any tax exemptions.

Representative office: this kind of office is suitable for business and wants to learn more about Singapore. They want to research and collect more data and information which relate to their industry business that they are planning in Singapore.

It makes sure their money is spent at the right place and saves time when they start to run the company, especially this way is more useful for Singapore non-resident.

Redomiciliation:the process helps to transfer its registration from jurisdiction company to Singapore to become a local company instead. Singapore non-resident can use this kind of business for company formation in this country.

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Singapore’s foreign ownership policy is flexible.The non-resident can own 100% of the equity of a Singapore company in all sectors. It creates more opportunities in forming company in Singapore.

Singapore is one of the countries that have low taxation for businesses.The corporate income tax rate is 8.5% and 17% for the profit up to S$300,000 and above S$300,000, respectively. Singapore company formation is the exemption from taxation like capital gain tax, VAT, accumulated earning tax,...

Singapore is the best place to live and work in Asia. With a strong and stable political environment, the Singaporeans and non-resident always feel secure to do their business and live with their family there. This is also a reason why foreigners chose to incorporate the company in Singapore. (Read more: Business environment in Singapore)

The various choices for opening a bank account for offshore banking in Singapore. The entrepreneurs and investors have more choice to open the multi-currency accounts and transfer their funds from other banks to Singapore banks and vice versa.

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