Friday, October 26, 2012

Singapore Companies: How To Incorporate A Business

By Lori West


When it comes to business creation, Singapore offers many advantages. the tiny but economically stable Southeast Asian country has an ideal site. It is home to one of the largest transhipment seaport in the world, allowing it to connect with regional markets in Australia and Asia. With its pro-business position, Singapore also treats companies favourably, firmly carrying out rules to protect the rights of every company and the authority of the whole industry. It gives entrepreneurs assurance that their business is rightly protected in the country no matter whether they are local residents or foreign investors.

Incorporating a company in Singapore can be a quite straightforward process. The first step to singapore company registration is to present a proposed business name to the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority. The name must be unique and should comply with the set policies. The approval will be give in less than one hour, unless that the name contains words like law, media, and bank, which require additional assessment from different government authorities.

Proposed company names that are undesirable, similar to another present company, and are similar to already well-known names and trademarks will be denied. But it's now the responsibility of the business applicants to make sure that their proposed name is in fact unique, unlike the previous system where ACRA would verify the uniqueness of the name.

The incorporation can be carried out in one day after the business name approval if all files required have been submitted and signed by shareholders and directors of the business. A minimum of one shareholder and one director are required for the initial officers of the corporation. The employment of company secretary, the opening of the business bank account, the submission of business licenses, and other requirements may be done following the successful registration of the business.

Foreign investors will find the process of company formation in Singapore reassuring. They are not only allowed to own 100% of the shareholding of corporation, which is as opposed to the business policies of most nations, they are also not obligated to move to the country. But if they choose to do so, they must first submit an application for an Employment or Entrepreneur Pass. The difference, however, between citizen and foreign investors, is that foreign residents aren't allowed to self-register a company. They must engage the services of a certified corporation firm.




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