Foreign Company/Branch/ Representative office
Registration of foreign company/ branch of foreign company in Singapore
Foreign companies preferring not to register a subsidiary company may opt to register a Branch of their company in Singapore. Branches are considered as part of the foreign company(head office) and are not a separate legal entity. Branches are mostly considered as non-residents for Singapore taxation as they are likely to be managed outside Singapore.
Information and documents relating to the foreign company- e.g. constitution, charter or memorandum and/or articles of association of the foreign company are required for registration purpose. Documents that are not in English must be accompanied by an translation performed by specified persons. Both the original and translated versions of the documents must be endorsed by certain specified authorities in the country of incorporation/ registration.
Agent(s) who are individuals residents in Singapore must be appointed by local branches of foreign company.
When compared to subsidiary companies which are registered as private limited liability companies in Singapore, a disadvantage for the branches of the foreign companies is the absence of limitation of liability with respect to their Singapore operations.
See Company Set Up for information on private limited liability companies. For more information to engage our services, kindly Contact Us.
FOREIGN COMPANY/ BRANCH/ REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE
Registration of foreign company / branch of foreign company in Singapore.
Registration of Representative Office in Singapore.
Corporate regulatory, income tax and Goods-and-Services Tax (GST) compliance services.
Advisory services on registration and business setup issues.
Foreign Company/Branch/ Representative office
Registration of foreign company/ branch of foreign company in Singapore
Foreign companies preferring not to register a subsidiary company may opt to register a Branch of their company in Singapore. Branches are considered as part of the foreign company(head office) and are not a separate legal entity. Branches are mostly considered as non-residents for Singapore taxation as they are likely to be managed outside Singapore.
Information and documents relating to the foreign company- e.g. constitution, charter or memorandum and/or articles of association of the foreign company are required for registration purpose. Documents that are not in English must be accompanied by an translation performed by specified persons. Both the original and translated versions of the documents must be endorsed by certain specified authorities in the country of incorporation/ registration.
Agent(s) who are individuals residents in Singapore must be appointed by local branches of foreign company.
When compared to subsidiary companies which are registered as private limited liability companies in Singapore, a disadvantage for the branches of the foreign companies is the absence of limitation of liability with respect to their Singapore operations.
See Company Set Up for information on private limited liability companies. For more information to engage our services, kindly Contact Us.
FOREIGN COMPANY/ BRANCH/ REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE
Registration of foreign company / branch of foreign company in Singapore.
Registration of Representative Office in Singapore.
Corporate regulatory, income tax and Goods-and-Services Tax (GST) compliance services.
Advisory services on registration and business setup issues.
Resident agents for foreign companies / branches.
Company registered address service.