For Singapore private companies
Company secretarial, bookkeeping and tax filing handled on a stated calendar, so the deadlines belong to us and not to your inbox.
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What is actually due
Bookkeeping is the part that repeats: statements loaded, the bank reconciled and management figures back to you in the same week every month. The filings sit on top of that, and their windows belong to the authority rather than to us.
| Obligation | When we run it | Who files it |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly books | Closed in the same week every month, with the management figures sent to you before the tenth | We keep them; you approve the figures |
| Bank and ledger reconciliation | Monthly, with anything unmatched listed for you rather than parked in the accounts | We reconcile, and you get the list of queries |
| GST returns, once registered | The filing cycle the authority assigns at registration, nil periods included | Filed by us under the engagement |
| Financial statements | Prepared from the closed books and sent to every member entitled to them | We prepare; the directors approve and sign |
| Annual general meeting, or the resolution in its place | Inside the window the authority publishes after the year end, unless your company meets the exemption it publishes | We prepare the papers; the members sign |
| Estimated chargeable income | Inside the window published after the year end; the exemptions are applied on your facts, never assumed | Filed by us under the engagement |
| Annual return | The window counted from your year end rather than from January; dormancy changes what the accounts say, not whether the return is filed | Filed by us, by the secretary named on your engagement |
| Changes to the company | Lodged inside the period allowed after the change, counted from the change itself | We lodge on your instruction |
If a date is missed, the consequence is the authority's to publish and to apply, and its letter goes to the company. We answer it under the engagement, send you what it says rather than a summary of it, and the engagement letter states which filings we answer for.
What we take off your desk
Statutory registers, officer and shareholder changes, the annual general meeting and the annual return filed on time.
Secretarial scope ↗BookkeepingMonthly or quarterly books kept current, with the financial statements prepared for the year end rather than reconstructed afterwards.
Accounting scope ↗TaxEstimated chargeable income and the corporate tax return, with the workings explained in language a director can check.
Tax scope ↗Before you engage
An annual fee is quoted before you hand your records over, not assembled from hourly charges afterwards. Each engagement below states its own basis, and the exclusions are written down beside the figures instead of in the terms.
Annual engagements renew on the anniversary of the start date. The renewal figure reaches you before the date, and the scope can be changed or cancelled then — no notice period beyond the date itself.
Outside every figure below: payroll, personal income tax returns, other jurisdictions' filings, transaction and structuring advice, valuations, and representation before any authority beyond the routine correspondence a filing brings. Each of those is quoted and approved before it starts.
| Engagement | Basis | From |
|---|---|---|
| Company incorporation | One-off, one company | S$980 |
| Annual secretarial package Annual return, registers and meeting papers | Per year | S$480 Renews on the anniversary |
| Bookkeeping and monthly management figures Up to 120 transactions a month, one bank account | Per month | S$180 |
| GST returns, once registered | Per return, billed each period | S$180 |
| Year-end accounts and corporate tax filing | Per year, one company | S$520 |
| Estimated chargeable income filing | Per year, where it is required | S$120 |
| Catch-up, per outstanding year | Per company year, quoted after the records check | From S$400 |
What the year contains
Three pieces of work, and a company usually buys two of them together. The type and the range are on the card; the figure is in the table above; anything outside the range is quoted before it starts.
Statements loaded, the bank reconciled and management figures sent before the tenth, with anything unmatched listed for you rather than left sitting in the accounts.
Scope: up to 120 transactions a month, one bank account and one currency. More volume, a second account or a different currency is quoted as an addition to the same monthly figure, never as a surprise at the year end.
The statements prepared from the closed books, the estimated chargeable income and the tax return filed with the workings attached, and the annual return lodged once the members have signed.
Scope: one company, one financial year, one set of statements and one tax return. The authority's charge for a filing is passed through at its published rate, and the workings come with the return rather than on request.
The registers kept as changes happen, officer and share changes lodged inside their windows, the meeting papers prepared, and the named secretary who signs all of it.
Scope: one private company, the registers for the year, the meeting or the resolution in its place, and the annual return. Renewed on the anniversary, with the renewal figure sent before the date.
Who signs the work
One company secretary is named in your engagement letter and signs the filings we lodge. The letter states what that person is qualified in and which filings they sign — the registers are theirs to keep current for the year.
The name is in the letter before the first filing, and it changes only by written notice.The person who closes your monthly books and prepares the year-end statements, and the one who answers when a figure needs explaining. Their name and their working days are in the same letter.
Annual engagements renew with the same two named contacts.The engagement also records where the work stops: bookkeeping finishes with the statements, and advice on a transaction, a structure or a scheme is a separate scope, priced separately and agreed in writing first.
What has been filed, what has not, and where the records currently stop.
Your three dates written down, with who does what before each one.
Outstanding periods first, then working forwards on time.
What was filed, what it cost, and what changes next year.
A clearer starting point
Three starting points, and each one begins with a records check rather than a quote. Pick the closest and the engagement follows from it.
Your first year starts with the calendar: the meeting, the estimated chargeable income and the annual return, each dated from your year end, and the annual fee covering all three.
Set up the first yearWe establish the last filed position from the register, prepare the outstanding periods and lodge them oldest first. The catch-up is quoted per year once the records are in, not before.
Discuss a catch-upWe write to your present firm for the registers, the last accounts and the books, confirm the next filing date in writing, and take the monthly cycle over from the next period.
Discuss a handoverA director’s view
“We knew the date before it arrived, and who was filing. That was the whole difference from the last firm.”
Annual secretarial package · sample story
Sample story. Not a real customer review.The practical questions
The records for each period, the last accounts filed and access to the government accounts we file through. The engagement letter lists every item with the date it is needed by, so nothing waits on a request nobody wrote down.
Statements loaded, the bank and the ledger reconciled, and management figures back to you in the same week every month, with anything unmatched listed rather than parked. Payroll, GST returns and the year-end accounts are separate lines, each quoted before it starts.
The appointment is a statutory one, and it stays filled year to year: our secretary is named in the engagement letter with what they are qualified in, and the registers stay with us for the year.
The authority publishes the scale, applies it to the company and writes to the registered contact. We answer that letter under the engagement and send you what it says rather than a summary of it, and the engagement letter states which filings we answer for.
Yes. A handover needs the prior accounts, the last annual return and the current books; we write to your present firm for them, confirm the next filing date in writing, and take the monthly cycle over from the next period.
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Your incorporation date and financial year end are enough to begin.
Concept only. Nothing is sent or booked.