{"id":989481,"date":"2025-10-28T11:29:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T11:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cla.global\/singapore-company-registration\/?page_id=989481"},"modified":"2026-01-07T12:59:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T12:59:53","slug":"resident-director","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cla.global\/singapore-company-registration\/resident-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Resident director"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"989481\" class=\"elementor elementor-989481\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-585127c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"585127c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6161545 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6161545\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ecb231 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ecb231\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Singapore resident director<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c89f92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c89f92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CLA Consultants Group assists multi-national Clients with Singaporean company registration including professional passive nominee resident director services.<\/p><p>Under the Singapore Companies Act of 1963, every Singaporean company must appoint a director who is resident in Singapore. The resident director can be a\u00a0<span class=\"yellow-roman\">i)<\/span>\u00a0Singaporean citizen or\u00a0<span class=\"yellow-roman\">ii)<\/span>\u00a0a Singaporean Permanent Resident or\u00a0<span class=\"yellow-roman\">iii)<\/span>\u00a0a foreigner holding a valid residency permit sponsored by our Client.<\/p><p>To act as nominee, passive resident director in Singapore, our average annual professional fee starts at US$3,900. We created this web page to help your Firm understand our role and responsibilities<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-672a191 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"672a191\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1080\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1080\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Annual responsibilities of the nominee, passive resident director <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1080\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-535b35c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"535b35c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80ef22a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80ef22a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The benefits of nominee professional, passive resident director supplied by CLA Consultants Group include:<\/p><ol class=\"tick\"><li>On behalf of our Client and with their permission, the resident director can communicate with the Singaporean Government including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acra.gov.sg\/corporate-service-providers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">ACRA<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iras.gov.sg\/contact-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">IRAS<\/a>. In all emails to the Government, we will copy our Client;<\/li><li>To help register a Singaporean entity with our Client\u2019s cooperation;<\/li><li>To help secure work and residence visas for new company employees;<\/li><li>On behalf of our Client, we can communicate with Singaporean banks on administrative matters only. In all emails to Singaporean banks, we will copy our Client. The nominee, passive resident director will never be a bank signatory to the multi-currency corporate bank account and will only liaise with the banks following a written request from our Client;<\/li><li>If required, the nominee, passive resident director will sign the annual financial statements of the Singaporean entity and executed in a timely manner;<\/li><li>To communicate with Singaporean independent auditors. This helps with our supervision of the independent statutory annual audit (if required);<\/li><li>To remind our Clients of statutory Government deadlines;<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1081\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1081\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How is our Client protected? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1081\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7390ea8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7390ea8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07b256f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07b256f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"tick\"><li>The Singapore nominee, passive resident director will neither be a bank signatory nor play an active role in the business; and<\/li><li>Our Client and CLA Consultants Group will sign an engagement letter outlining the terms and conditions of the appointment; and<\/li><li>You can communicate with existing multi-national Clients for a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.healyconsultants.com\/clients\/testimonials\/\">professional reference<\/a>; and<\/li><li>CLA Consultants Group in-house Legal and Compliance Department will supply our Client with detailed due diligence about the Singapore resident director including <span class=\"yellow-roman\">i)<\/span>\u00a0passport copy and\u00a0<span class=\"yellow-roman\">ii)<\/span>\u00a0proof of address and\u00a0<span class=\"yellow-roman\">iii)<\/span>\u00a0resume and\u00a0<span class=\"yellow-roman\">iv)<\/span>\u00a0educational qualifications; and<\/li><li>For every industry sector, our Firm supplies nominee passive resident director services to thousands of multi-national Clients from every country on the planet. It is not in our company\u2019s best interests to act in an unprofessional manner.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1082\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1082\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> The risk to the Singaporean resident director <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1082\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c324bfc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c324bfc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a12d799 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a12d799\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>Acting as a resident director for our multi-national Clients\u2019 companies, exposes CLA Consultants Group to financial, litigation, and reputational risk. For example:<br \/><ul class=\"cross\"><li>If a Singaporean company fails to timely accurately and completely file its\u00a0annual return, the resident director is liable to pay the corresponding\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acra.gov.sg\/how-to-guides\/offences-prosecutions-and-penalties-for-companies\/annual-general-meeting-and-annual-return-filing-breaches\">penalties<\/a>\u00a0and attend to court summons on behalf of our Clients\u2019 company. Refer to the below PDF file to view an example of such a letter;<\/li><li>The resident director is answerable to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iras.gov.sg\/irashome\/Other-Taxes\/Trust\/Paying-Estate-or-Trust-Income-Tax\/Late-Payment-or-Non-Payment-of-Taxes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">IRAS<\/a>\u00a0in case of unpaid taxes or inaccurate tax reporting by our Clients\u2019 companies. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iras.gov.sg\/irashome\/Other-Taxes\/Trust\/Paying-Estate-or-Trust-Income-Tax\/Late-Payment-or-Non-Payment-of-Taxes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">tax liabilities<\/a>\u00a0of one director of a Singaporean LLC are also transferred to the other directors in case their taxes are unpaid. Refer to the below PDF file to view an example of such a letter;<\/li><li>Any breach of law by our Clients\u2019 companies can result in disqualification of our nominees as company secretary or director;<\/li><li>If a Client company is in violation of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sso.agc.gov.sg\/Acts-Supp\/51-2018\/Published\/20181231?DocDate=20181231\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">AML-CFT laws<\/a>, its officers are liable to pay a fine of up to S$250,000 and the company is liable to pay a fine of up to S$1 million;<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Because of the above and before CLA Consultants Group agrees to be the resident director of multi-national Clients\u2019 companies, it is important all parties agree to the following:<br \/><ol class=\"tick\"><li>Our Client supplies us detailed accurate and complete Know Your Customer\u00a0due diligence documents; and<\/li><li>CLA Consultants will be the company secretary of the entity; and<\/li><li>Our in-house\u00a0Accounting and Tax Department\u00a0will be responsible for timely accurately and completely discharging the annual Singaporean legal, accounting and tax obligations of the company.<\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1083\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1083\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Resident director fees <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1083\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e6f038 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e6f038\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db8f96c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db8f96c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"tick\"><li>The vast majority of CLA Consultants Group multi-national Clients\u2019 are low-risk bona fide business people, engaging in standard international business. For these quality Clients, our annual fee is <strong>US$3,900 per annum<\/strong>\u00a0to act as the nominee passive resident director of their Singaporean entity;<\/li><li>Occasionally, CLA Consultants Group engages a multi-national Client <span class=\"yellow-roman\">i)<\/span>\u00a0from a medium or high risk country or\u00a0<span class=\"yellow-roman\">ii)<\/span> engaging in a risky business such as crypto-currency. In these circumstances, CLA Consultants Group seeks permission from the Singaporean Government to represent these multi-national Clients\u2019. Because of the increased compliance risk, our annual resident director fees are higher, as outlined in the table below;<\/li><li>To help multi-national Clients\u2019 budget their annual nominee passive resident director fees, our Firm prepared the table below:<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-067055a elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"067055a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\r\n\/* Scoped to avoid conflicts with Elementor Pro *\/\r\n.client-fees-widget {\r\n    display: flex !important;\r\n    justify-content: center !important;\r\n    align-items: center !important;\r\n    width: 100% !important;\r\n   \r\n    box-sizing: border-box !important;\r\n}\r\n.client-fees-widget * {\r\n    box-sizing: border-box !important;\r\n}\r\n.client-fees-widget .client-fees-table-container {\r\n    margin: 20px auto !important;\r\n    max-width: 1000px !important; 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For example and for multiple consecutive years, a Client fails to supply outstanding accounting and tax information to the Government. Consequently, there are ACRA and IRAS fines and penalties and court summons. In this case, the annual resident director fee will increase.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1084\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1084\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Other considerations <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1084\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46e3877 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46e3877\" 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