Complete transition to limited company in Singapore

CLA Consultants provides entrepreneurs seeking a conversion of their local proprietorship or partnership business in Singapore a complete limited company transition solution including i) securing limited liability company status; ii) complete asset transfer and iii) proprietorship or partnership deregistration.

Advantages of Limited Liability Company transfer

LLCs minimize financial and legal risks against creditor claims over their personal assets. Consequently, the owners will no longer be considered the same as their business;
The Singapore Government offers a multitude of attractive government grants to local LLCs, which are otherwise out of reach to sole proprietors and partnerships;
If properly structured by CLA Consultants, a Singapore resident company will not suffer tax on i) international income ii) all forms of dividends and iii) capital gains;
Tax wise partnerships suffer higher tax burdens, as company profits fall under personal income taxation;
A Singapore LLC looks good to investors and banks and can be listed on the SGX or ASX or NYSE;
Entrepreneurs will be able to hire more quality staff, as the public status and perception of the company will increase.

Disadvantages of Limited Liability Company transfer

Deregistering a Singapore limited company is difficult and time-consuming;
Singapore limited companies are subject to higher administrative and compliance requirements by the Government. However, CLA Consultants can efficiently and effectively discharge your Singapore Company accounting and tax obligations.
While the process is straightforward and CLA Consultants will shelter our Clients from the administrative burdens, the law does not provide a direct conversion from proprietorship/ partnership to limited company.

CLA Consultants fees

CLA Consultant’s complete Singapore LLC transfer solutions’ cost is US$8,840 including a i) registration of a new LLC company; ii) company secretary and legal registered office solution; iii) resident director service (if required); iv) corporate bank account; v) secure asset transfer into new business and vi) complete deregistration of current proprietorship/ partnership business.

10 Steps to transfer your business into Limited company

Prior to providing Singapore LLC transfer solutions, CLA Consultants requires all Clients to i) settle our fees ii) sign and return our Client engagement letter and iii) provide us all the required due diligence documents;
CLA Consultants drafts a detailed business setup engagement plan, mapping out by week each step till completion of the engagement, optimizing transparency as well as setting Client expectations;
After the company structure has been finalized, CLA Consultants will prepare incorporation forms for Client signature and courier return. Immediately after, CLA Consultants secures the same business name as our Client’s current business, via no objection confirmation;
CLA Consultants legally incorporates the limited liability entity and immediately emails to our Client the certificate of incorporation;
CLA Consultants assists our Client with transfer of all company matters to the new limited company, including: i) business assets; ii) Government licenses; iii) business address contract and iv) corporate bank account. The majority of our Clients choose either a HSBC, Standard Chartered or OCBC for their banking requirements;
Within six months from the limited company setup, CLA Consultants will deregister your sole proprietor/partnership business.
To support a Singapore company, we provide our Client a business address for invoicing purposes. Additionally, many Clients request telephone, fax, and email support for their company following entity establishment. Alternatively, our Client may request a full virtual office or rent office space at CLA Consultants;
We will assist our Client i) secure GST registration ii) obtain employee visas and iii) secure Government grants;
If required, we assist Clients to find business premises and recruit local and expatriate staff;
Following engagement completion, CLA Consultants couriers a full company kit to our Client, including original corporate documents, unopened bank correspondence and a Client feedback survey.

Is there a direct Government conversion tool from SP/ Partnership to LLC?

No. Singapore Government does not provide a direct conversion tool for this process. However, CLA Consultants can negate this with our complete transition solution, including: i) securing limited liability company status; ii) complete asset transfer and iii) proprietorship or partnership deregistration.

Is limited liability beneficial for my business?

Yes, Limited liability companies minimize financial and legal risks for their owners against creditor claims over their personal assets.

Can my new LLC have the same name as my old partnership?

Yes. CLA Consultants will secure the same name for your new limited liability business, as part of our complete transition solution.

Is LLC more tax-efficient than a partnership?

Yes. Partnerships suffer higher tax burdens, as company profits fall under personal income taxation and cannot obtain a wide array of Singapore Government tax grants.

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