Financial Reporting Obligations
Head Office Accounts
A foreign company registered with ACRA, maybe required by the law of the place of its incorporation or origin to:
prepare balance sheet and the requisite documents (hereafter termed as “Head Office Accounts”)
hold annual general meetings (“AGM”) for purposes of laying the Head Office Accounts at these AGMs
A foreign company that fulfil both criteria above is required to lodge with ACRA the balance sheet within 2 months of its AGM, in pursuant to section 373(1) of the Companies Act (the “Act”).
Foreign companies that do not meet the above two criteria are required to prepare their Head Office accounts in accordance with the Singapore Financial Reporting Standards and file these audited Head Office accounts with ACRA, unless they have obtained the Registrar’s approval for relief from requirements as to form and content of accounts and report under section 373(7) of the Companies Act.
For more details of the relief under section 373(7), see Practice Direction No. 1 of 2012 and Practice Direction No. 1 of 2013.
Singapore Branch Accounts
Branch accounts in accordance with the SFRS to give a true and fair view of their Singapore operations. Those who are unable to do so may apply to the Registrar for:
waiver from filing of the Singapore Branch accounts under section 373(5) or
relief from requirements on the form and content of Accounts and Report under section 373(7)
For more details of the relief under section 373(7), see Practice Direction No. 1 of 2012 and Practice Direction No. 1 of 2013.
Extension of time to file annual return or hold an AGM
ACRA is prepared to grant a one-off extension of up to 2 months for a foreign company which is required to prepare Head Office accounts under the laws of its place of incorporation or origin, but not required to hold an AGM for purposes of laying its Head Office Accounts.
The local agents of the foreign company are to make the application within 7 months from the financial year end of the foreign company. The application is to be submitted via BizFile as follows:
An Application for an Extension of the Time for Filing of Accounts by a Foreign Company
The application fee is $30.
Financial Reporting Obligations
Head Office Accounts
A foreign company registered with ACRA, maybe required by the law of the place of its incorporation or origin to:
prepare balance sheet and the requisite documents (hereafter termed as “Head Office Accounts”)
hold annual general meetings (“AGM”) for purposes of laying the Head Office Accounts at these AGMs
A foreign company that fulfil both criteria above is required to lodge with ACRA the balance sheet within 2 months of its AGM, in pursuant to section 373(1) of the Companies Act (the “Act”).
Foreign companies that do not meet the above two criteria are required to prepare their Head Office accounts in accordance with the Singapore Financial Reporting Standards and file these audited Head Office accounts with ACRA, unless they have obtained the Registrar’s approval for relief from requirements as to form and content of accounts and report under section 373(7) of the Companies Act.
For more details of the relief under section 373(7), see Practice Direction No. 1 of 2012 and Practice Direction No. 1 of 2013.
Singapore Branch Accounts
Branch accounts in accordance with the SFRS to give a true and fair view of their Singapore operations. Those who are unable to do so may apply to the Registrar for:
waiver from filing of the Singapore Branch accounts under section 373(5) or
relief from requirements on the form and content of Accounts and Report under section 373(7)
For more details of the relief under section 373(7), see Practice Direction No. 1 of 2012 and Practice Direction No. 1 of 2013.
Extension of time to file annual return or hold an AGM
ACRA is prepared to grant a one-off extension of up to 2 months for a foreign company which is required to prepare Head Office accounts under the laws of its place of incorporation or origin, but not required to hold an AGM for purposes of laying its Head Office Accounts.
The local agents of the foreign company are to make the application within 7 months from the financial year end of the foreign company. The application is to be submitted via BizFile as follows:
An Application for an Extension of the Time for Filing of Accounts by a Foreign Company
The application fee is $30.
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