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Annual return filing with ACRA

Your annual return prepared and lodged within seven months of financial year end, with financial statements attached in the format ACRA requires.

What is included

What the annual return service covers

Deadline management

Non-listed companies file within seven months of financial year end. We schedule the return after the AGM or dispensation.

Company particulars review

Directors, shareholders, share capital, registered address and controllers verified before filing.

Financial statements

Full or simplified XBRL, or a solvency declaration for exempt private companies that qualify.

BizFile+ lodgement

Return filed by us as your registered filing agent, with ACRA's S$60 filing fee itemised.

Penalty avoidance

Late lodgement penalties start at S$300 and rise to S$600 when more than three months late. Our calendar keeps you ahead.

Overdue filings

Catch-up of missed years, with representation on penalty matters.

Pricing

Annual return from S$150 per filing

Sample fee excluding the ACRA filing fee and any XBRL preparation. Included in our corporate secretary plans.

Need XBRL as well?

Financial statements converted and validated in BizFinx before the return is filed.

Process

How the engagement works

01

Data check

Company particulars and financial statements reviewed.

02

XBRL or declaration

Financial statements prepared in the required format.

03

Your confirmation

Draft return sent for approval.

04

Lodgement

Filed on BizFile+ and confirmation stored in your records.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Within seven months after financial year end for non-listed companies, and within five months for listed companies. Companies with an overseas branch register have an additional month.

The annual return is filed after the AGM, or after financial statements are sent to members where the company is exempt from or has dispensed with the AGM.

ACRA charges S$300 if the return is filed within three months after the deadline and S$600 if later, in addition to possible enforcement action against directors.

Solvent exempt private companies may file a declaration of solvency instead. Other companies attach financial statements in XBRL, in full or simplified form depending on size.

A private company with no more than 20 shareholders, none of which is a corporation, or a company wholly owned by the Government that the Minister declares exempt.

ST handled our incorporation and first-year filings without a single missed deadline. The compliance calendar alone is worth the fee.
A. Tan
Founder, F&B startup

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