Limited Liability Partnership Company Registration

Features of a LLP

• It has a separate legal entity
• Partners have limited liability
• Minimum of 2 partners, no maximum limit
• Partners can be individuals or body corporate (company or other LLP)

Summary of Setup Requirements for a LLP

• Minimum 2 Partners
• Minimum one manager who must be a Singapore resident
• A Singapore registered office address

Advantages of a Singapore Limited Liability Partnership

• Separate legal entity, hence partners are not personally liable for losses or debts, or wrongful acts of other partners. However, a partner is personally liable for claims against his personal wrongful acts or omissions.
• It has perpetual succession. Any change in the partners of a LLP does not affect its existence, rights or liabilities.
• Compliance requirements are simpler as compared to a private limited company.
• No annual returns filing required of LLPs, except for income tax.

Disadvantages of a Singapore Limited Liability Partnership

• Constraints in the transfer of ownership
• Does not command a distinguished image as a private limited company.

Tax and Singapore LLP

Singapore LLP, though a tax resident, is not considered as a company entity; therefore its profit is taxed at personal income rate. In the event where a partner is a company, its share of profit will be taxed at the tax rate for companies.

Notes

If you are a Singapore resident and you want to set up a company, you will need to do the following:

1. Come to our office and we can help you register with ACRA in less than an hour. Please see Process for documents required for registration of LLP.

Required Documents for Registration of a LLP

The following documents are required for registration of a LLP:

• Proposed LLP name
• Copies of NRIC and/or Passport information of each partner
• Brief description of business activities
• Registered office address for the LLP
• Written consent to act as manager, if required

To proceed with your Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) registration, please come to our office personally with your identification paper. We will

• Check your proposed Business name availability
• Follow-up with you to clarify queries (if any) and advise accordingly
• Issue you an invoice for our services.

Upon receiving the payment for our services, we will prepare and file the business registration on your behalf.
Once the business has been registered, you may proceed to open a corporate bank account.

Registration Of Singapore Company

Our service for incorporation of a private limited Singapore Company includes:

• Name check and reservation
• Preparation of memorandum & articles of the company
• Preparation of registration forms
• Our Professional fees inclusive of Govt. fees
• E-Certificate of incorporation
• Preparation of compliance corporate kit, including corporate seal, share certificates, register and minutes book
• Minutes of first board meeting
• Resolution to open a bank account
• Company common seal

Corporate Secretarial

Singapore Companies Act requires all Singapore Companies to appoint a Company Secretary to handle on-going Statutory Compliance Matters.
We will act as your company secretary and this service includes:

• ACRA Compliance Alert & Reminders
• Named Company Secretary registered with ACRA for 12 months
• Maintaining the statutory books, preparation of all relevant minutes for Directors’ and Shareholders’ meetings.

Registered Office Address

The Companies Act requires all Singapore incorporated entity to have a Singapore-based registered address.

• All Singapore Companies require a local registered address for official communication.
• Rikvin can provide a prestigious address if you don’t have one.
• If this option is terminated prematurely, any unused amount is refunded on a pro-rated basis.