Emerhub keeps your Singapore company compliant with IRAS and ACRA: corporate tax, GST, bookkeeping, financial statements, and the annual filings, all handled by a local team. Clean books, on-time filings, and every exemption you're entitled to claimed, without building a finance department.
Singapore's tax regime is one of the simplest in the world, but the savings come from claiming the exemptions and rebates you qualify for, and the penalties come from missing the deadlines.
Running Singapore accounting yourself means two tax filings a year with IRAS (the ECI estimate, then Form C or C-S), the annual return and financial statements with ACRA, and quarterly GST if you're registered, each on its own deadline.
The common mistakes aren't dramatic, they're costly: missing the Start-Up Tax Exemption, filing the wrong version of Form C, or a late ACRA filing, which now carries personal liability for directors.
A Singapore accounting team handles both IRAS filings and the ACRA annual return, prepares your financial statements, files quarterly GST, and makes sure every exemption and rebate you qualify for is claimed.
You get clean books, on-time filings, and an effective tax rate as low as the rules allow, without hiring in Singapore, and someone to deal with IRAS if they query anything.
From bookkeeping and GST to both IRAS filings and the ACRA annual return, handled by a local team that knows where the savings are.
The Estimated Chargeable Income (ECI) and the annual Form C, C-S, or C-S Lite, filed with IRAS, with every exemption and rebate claimed.
We maintain your books to Singapore Financial Reporting Standards (SFRS), kept current and reconciled throughout the year.
Year-end financial statements, including the XBRL format ACRA requires, and management reports through the year.
GST registration where needed, and the quarterly GST return (F5), filed and reconciled to your books.
The annual return lodged with ACRA and the AGM requirements met, keeping your company and its directors in good standing.
Guidance on structure, exemptions, and deductions, and responses to IRAS queries, so your effective rate is as low as the rules allow.
Onboarding takes a couple of weeks. After that, your books run quarterly, with the two tax filings and the ACRA return each year.
Most clients fall into one of these patterns. If yours matches, the service is built for your situation.
Full compliance for a Singapore private limited company, across both the IRAS tax filings and the ACRA annual return.
New companies in their first three years, where the Start-Up Tax Exemption is worth claiming and easy to miss.
Holding companies and regional headquarters that need clean group accounts and careful treatment of cross-border income.
Companies moving from a previous provider who want a clean handover and a reliable filing rhythm.
Dormant companies that still must file with IRAS and ACRA each year, kept compliant at minimal cost.
Companies with overdue IRAS or ACRA filings who need to clear penalties and return to good standing.
Singapore runs on a quarterly GST cycle plus a set of annual filings with IRAS and ACRA, most of them timed to your financial year-end. Here's the full year at a glance.
| Obligation | Files with | Frequency | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| GST return (F5)Output and input GST reconciled and filed, where registered. | IRAS | Quarterly | 1 month after quarter-end |
| Estimated Chargeable Income (ECI)A preliminary estimate of taxable income for the year. | IRAS | Annual | 3 months after year-end |
| Annual return & accountsFinancial statements lodged and the AGM held or dispensed with. | ACRA | Annual | 7 months after year-end |
| Corporate tax return (Form C / C-S)The full return with every exemption and rebate claimed. | IRAS | Annual | 30 November |
| Employee earnings (IR8A)Each employee's income reported for the prior year. | IRAS | Annual | 1 March |
What companies ask most often before handing over their books in Singapore.
Corporate tax filings with IRAS (the ECI and Form C or C-S), bookkeeping, financial statements, GST, the ACRA annual return, and tax planning. We can run your entire Singapore finance function, or just the parts you need. The scope and fee are set during onboarding, once we've seen your transaction volume and structure.
IRAS is the tax authority: you file the ECI within three months of your financial year-end, then Form C, C-S, or C-S Lite by 30 November. ACRA is the company registry: you file an annual return and your financial statements, and hold an AGM. They are separate obligations on separate dates, and we handle both.
Not necessarily. A company qualifies for audit exemption as a "small company" if it meets at least two of three thresholds: revenue up to S$10 million, total assets up to S$10 million, and 50 or fewer employees. Most small companies are exempt and file unaudited statements. We confirm whether you qualify and coordinate an audit only if one is actually required.
Registration is compulsory once your taxable turnover exceeds S$1 million over a 12-month period, and voluntary below that. GST is currently 9%, and registered companies file a quarterly return (F5). We advise on whether registration makes sense for you, handle it if so, and file the returns.
New companies can qualify for the Start-Up Tax Exemption (SUTE) for their first three years, and all qualifying companies get the Partial Tax Exemption (PTE), which together keep effective rates for small companies well below the 17% headline. There are also periodic rebates. The reliefs are applied at filing, and the most common, costly mistake is not claiming the one you're entitled to. Making sure they are claimed is part of the service.
The headline corporate income tax rate is a flat 17%, with no capital gains tax and no tax on most dividends. After the start-up and partial exemptions, the effective rate for a small company is typically in the single digits. We confirm what applies to your company and make sure the computation captures every relief.
Tell us about your company, where it is in its filing cycle, and what you need handled. We'll confirm the scope, the timeline, and a monthly fee.