A business owner’s guide to striking off a Singapore company, covering ACRA criteria, director consent, tax finalisation, objections and timing.
Start by checking the company facts before acting: ACRA profile, directors, shareholders, financial year end, statutory records, accounting records and any tax or banking implications. This guide gives a Singapore-specific overview and links the next step to Company Strike Off where relevant. It is general compliance guidance and should be read together with current ACRA, BizFile and IRAS materials.
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| Search intent | Best next step |
|---|---|
| Understand the rule | Read the practical explanation below and check the official filing or tax timeline. |
| Prepare documents | Use the document checklist before contacting a secretary, accountant or filing agent. |
| Act now | Go to Company Strike Off Services and send your company profile for review. |
A company should only consider strike off after checking assets, liabilities, tax matters, bank accounts, accounting records and outstanding filings. Directors should not assume that a dormant or inactive company can simply disappear.
Closure is often delayed by unresolved 税务申报s, unpaid debts, missing accounting records, unclosed bank accounts or shareholder disagreements. These should be handled before the application.
This guide supports the company strike off service page. If the company has traded before, accounting and tax review may be needed before strike off.
This article is part of ProSec’s Singapore corporate services knowledge cluster. It supports the main Company Strike Off Services page and should be read together with related guidance on corporate secretary services, accounting and 税务申报, and foreigner company incorporation where relevant.
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A strike off application should normally be prepared only after the company has reviewed whether there are outstanding liabilities, tax returns, GST matters, employee obligations, bank balances or unresolved shareholder issues. If the company previously traded, the accounting and tax position should be closed properly before the directors confirm the application.
Directors should also keep records after closure because questions may arise later from banks, tax authorities, shareholders or counterparties. A clean closure file should include final accounts, 税务申报 evidence, bank closure confirmation, director approvals and correspondence relating to objections or creditor matters.
This article is written for general business understanding. For decisions, directors should check current official materials and the company's own documents before acting.
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Before applying for strike off, a company should review whether it has outstanding taxes, bank accounts, contracts, assets, liabilities, accounting records or unresolved shareholder matters. Filing a strike off application too early can create complications if later information is missing.
Directors should keep the closure process documented, especially where the company had historical transactions, overseas shareholders or dormant periods.
