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Is there any restriction on the address of officers that shall be filed with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) in Singapore?
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The address be filed with ACRA must be an address where the officer can be contacted, and must be within the same jurisdiction as their residential address. It cannot be a P.O. box address.
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Is it a must for a company officer to disclose his/ her residential address?
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All business owners and company officers must provide their residential address to ACRA at the point of registration. These addresses are made publicly available when the public purchases information about the business entity. Alternatively, the company can consider to file an Alternate Address if the officers prefer not to disclose their residential addresses publicly.
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Can a person use a different alternate addresses for different companies in which he/ she is an officer?
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No, the alternate address is intended to be the place where a person can be located, and this should be the same place for any particular individual, regardless of how many companies in which he/ she is holding position as an officer.
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Can the company officer file an alternate address once for multiple companies? Are there multiple fees for this?
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In the case that the particular person is an officer for more than 1 company, he/ she is able to file an alternate address once for multiple companies. There is a one-time fee of SGD40 (no multiple fees).
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Can all the directors use the same company address as alternate address?
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Yes, all the directors in a company can use the same company address as their alternate address, provided that the company address is one where they can be located. However, if there is a foreign director, he may not be able to use the company address as his alternate address because he may not be located (i.e. physically present at that company’s address).
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Is a Directors’ Resolution need to be passed for change of residential address of an officer?
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No, it is not necessary for the company to pass a Directors’ Resolution regarding the change of particulars of the officers.
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Will there a fee incurred for change of residential address of the company officers?
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No, there is no fee shall be paid to Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) to file the change of particulars of officers (i.e. directors/ secretary/ shareholder). However, a penalty may be imposed for late filing if the company did not notify the relevant changes with ACRA within 14 days after the changes.
A local officer (Singapore citizen or Permanent Resident) is not required to update ACRA on changes to his/ her residential address. ACRA will obtain the information directly from the relevant agency.
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