Corporate Article

The Register of Controllers is a mandatory register for all companies. It lists all registrable controllers of the company. This requirement was made mandatory from 31st March 2017 onwards. These registers are to be kept at the company’s registered office or at the office of the corporate secretary. They can be in hard or soft […]

XBRL stands for eXtensible Business Reporting Language and is a global framework for exchanging business information. Having a common framework to analyse data makes it easier to exchange and analyse business information of companies. XBRL allows for the generation of data which may be used by a large group of stakeholders for decision-making and analysis,

An Investment Holding Company is a company which generates its income through ownership of real estate or shares of other companies. The income could be through the sale and purchase of these assets, the rental income or the dividends received. The Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) defines this type of income as non-trade income.

The term dormant company has a different meaning for both the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) and the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority of Singapore (ACRA). IRAS defines a dormant company as a company having no revenue during the financial period. The company may still be dormant even though it has incurred expenses. ACRA

A subsidiary company is a company whereby 51 per cent or more of the shareholding is owned by another company. Due to the controlling stake of 51 per cent or more of voting rights, the parent company (sometimes also referred to as the controlling company) has the power to determine who sits on the board

From 31st March 2017, it is compulsory for all companies, unless exempted, to have a Register of Controllers and a Register of Nominee Directors. The Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) or relevant government bodies like the police can compel a company to hand over these registers for inspection. If these registers are found not to

There are two types of shareholders resolutions. Ordinary Resolution Special Resolution An ordinary resolution is a resolution whereby the votes that are cast in support of the resolution exceeds the votes that are cast against it. In short, the resolution needs more than 50 per cent of the votes to be passed. If there are

There are two types of shareholders resolutions. Ordinary Resolution Special Resolution A Special Resolution is a resolution whereby the votes cast in favour of the resolution is at least three times higher than the votes cast against it. Therefore, 75 per cent of the votes is required to be cast to pass a special resolution. If

A share certificate is proof of ownership of a company’s shares. The persons holding the share certificates are the shareholders of the company. Shareholders are commonly referred to as owners. The preparation and issuance of a share certificate are usually done by the company secretary. The share certificate must be issued in accordance with the

A quorum is the number of members in a company that must be present in a meeting in order to transact any business. A meeting cannot be convened or start any business without having a quorum or the minimum number of voting members present. Any business that is transacted where a quorum is not present