Singapore Company Registration Service Provider
Registration of a Private Limited Company in Singapore
It is now less costly to sign up for any of the following company registration plans compared to setting up a company on your own and finding a company secretary after you have registered your company! Our company registration plans waive all the registration service fees. What you are paying for will be just the ACRA government fee which is $315 PLUS a discounted fee for the bundled corporate services which includes company secretarial, accounting, and tax services.
ContactOne Professional Services is a professional firm registered with ACRA as a registered filing agent to act on behalf of business owners in their company registration. You can engage us for your company incorporation to enjoy greater convenience and most importantly, the peace of mind that your company is set up by the company incorporation specialists.
Our company registration service packages are tailored to provide you with the essentials of a new company, and you can be assured that we will be there to support you and your company after incorporation.
| Plan | Value Plan | Enhanced 18mth Plan | Enhanced 24mth Plan | Premier Plan | Comprehensive Plan |
| Fee |
$600 |
$650 |
$750 |
$1 300 |
$1 750 |
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| Company Registration Service Fee | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| includes ACRA Government Fee | $315 | $315 | $315 | $315 | $315 |
| includes Corporate Services worth | $416 | $611 | $806 | $1261 | $1711 |
| Company Secretary | 12 months | 18 months | 24 months | 18 months | 18 months |
| Financial Statements Compilation | |||||
| Corporate Tax Services for First Accounting Year (Tax Computation, ECI and Form CS Filing | |||||
| Bookkeeping Services | up to first 100 accounting transactions | ||||
| All Plans include:
Constitution of the Company ACRA Company Profile E-Notice of Incorporation First Directors’ Resolutions Share Certificates Self-Inking Rubber Stamp ACRA Annual Return (when due) Selected Bank Account Opening Assistance |
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| Optional Company Registered Address with a top-up of $100. (usual fee: $120 per year) | 12 months | 18 months | 24 months | 18 months | 18 months |
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Company Registration Related Services
| Company Registration Service only | S$ 500 |
| Add-on Fee for Mail Forwarding Service to Registered Address Service | S$ 120 |
| Add-on Fee for Mail Scanning Service to Registered Address Service | S$ 120 |
| Add-on Fee for Conversion from Sole Proprietor/Partnership to Company | S$ 100 |
| Add-on Fee for Inclusion of Each Corporate Shareholder | S$ 100 |
| Add-on Fee per Individual from the 5th Director/Shareholder onwards | S$ 25 |
| Add-on Fee for Common Seal | S$ 60 |
| Add-on Fee for Additional Company Stamp | S$ 26 |
| Add-on Fee for GST Registration Application | S$ 200 |
| Add-on Fee for CPF Registration Application | S$ 100 |
| Add-on Fee for Purchase of Hard Copy Certificate of Incorporation | S$ 75 |
Documents to Bring
For Singapore Residents (including Singapore Permanent Residents and Eligible EP / DP / LTVP Holders)
The process is fairly simple. All you need to do is to come to our office with your identity cards.
If all the relevant documentation and information required are in place, we will be able to incorporate your company within 30 – 45 minutes.
We encourage you to make an appointment with us prior to the company incorporation date to ensure that your waiting time is minimized.
For Singapore Residents partnering Foreign Residents
For Singapore Residents, all you need to do is to come to our office with your identity cards.
For Foreign Residents, there are 2 methods for us to verify your personal information and your participation in the company.
Method 1
Applicable for foreign residents who are physically in Singapore
Applicable for foreign residents who are physically in Singapore
Please bring along your passport and proof of residence (utility bills or bank statements) to our office.
Method 2
Applicable for foreign residents who are NOT physically in Singapore
Applicable for foreign residents who are NOT physically in Singapore
We will provide you with a Letter of Intent to incorporate a Singapore company for your authorization.
Please arrange for the Letter of Intent and a copy of your passport to be notarized by a notary public in your location.
Kindly note that non-English documents will need to be translated to English when you are notarizing your documents.
Proof of residence document is required but need not be notarized. This can be a credit card statement or utility bill which has your printed residential address.
We will proceed with the incorporation upon receipt of the following :
- Original Notarized Letter of Intent
- Original Notarized Copy of Passport
- Proof of Residence Document
For Foreign Residents
Important Note to Remember: Please note that every Singapore Company requires at least ONE director who is ordinarily a resident in Singapore. A resident director is an individual who is a Singapore Citizen, Singapore Permanent Resident or an Eligible Employment Pass Holder who is residing in Singapore with a valid Singapore address.
If you intend to set up a Singapore Company and has no resident director, your options are :
- To find a Singapore contact (family member or friend) who is willing to assume the role as the resident director of the Company
- Engage a nominee director to act as the resident director of the Company. ContactOne offers nominee director services to qualifying companies that satisfy our “Know Your Client” assessment. You may wish to find out more about nominee directors in our Nominee Director Services section.
For Foreign Residents, there are 2 methods for us to verify your personal information and your participation in the company.
Method 1
Applicable for foreign residents who are physically in Singapore
Applicable for foreign residents who are physically in Singapore
Please bring along your passport and proof of residence (utility bills or bank statements) to our office.
Method 2
Applicable for foreign residents who are NOT physically in Singapore
Applicable for foreign residents who are NOT physically in Singapore
We will provide you with a Letter of Intent to incorporate a Singapore company for your authorization.
Please arrange for the Letter of Intent and a copy of your passport to be notarized by a notary public in your location.
Kindly note that non-English documents will need to be translated to English when you are notarizing your documents.
Proof of residence document is required but need not be notarized. This can be a credit card statement or utility bill which has your printed residential address.
We will proceed with the incorporation upon receipt of the following :
- Original Notarized Letter of Intent
- Original Notarized Copy of Passport
- Proof of Residence Document
For Companies with Corporate Shareholders
If you are intending to set up a company with one or more corporate shareholders, the following additional documentation is required for the purpose of incorporation.
A Board Resolution from the Singapore Company that authorizes a specific person (usually the director) to act on behalf of the Corporate Shareholder in the incorporation process, including signing off on incorporation papers.
A Board Resolution to approve of the setting up of a Singapore Private Limited Company. We recommend that key information including who will be the first directors, who are the other shareholders, the shares to be held by the Corporate Shareholder, and the total Share Capital on the incorporation of the new company be discussed and approved by the Directors of the Corporate Shareholder. Alternatively, you can also vest the power to decide on such matters in the authorized person acting on behalf of the Corporate Shareholder.
For Singapore Companies, a copy of a recent Company Profile document from ACRA. For Foreign Companies, Company Profile document from the country of domicile and Certificate of Incorporation.
Corporate Tax Incentives applicable only to Private Limited Companies
Tax Exemption Scheme for New Startup Companies
The tax exemption scheme for new startup companies is introduced to support entrepreneurship and help our local enterprises grow. Under this scheme, qualifying companies are allowed the following incentives:
- The first $100,000 chargeable income is fully exempted from tax
- 50% of the next $200,000 chargeable income is exempted from tax
- A company qualifies for this scheme if
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- it is incorporated in Singapore;
- is a tax resident of Singapore;
- has less than 20 shareholders, of which at least 1 shareholder is holding on to at least 10% of the issued ordinary shares; and
- is not an investment holding company, including companies who are in the business of sale of property or holding property for investment purpose
Minimum Requirements of a Private Limited Company
In order to successfully set up a Private Limited Company, you will need to have
- Minimum of 1 Singapore Resident Director
- Minimum of 1 Shareholder (capped at 50)
- Minimum of S$1 Share Capital
- A Company Secretary
- A Singapore Registered Address