Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority

Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority

Agency overview
Formed	1 April 2004; 17 years ago (2004-04-01)
Preceding agencies	Registry of Companies and Businesses Public Accountants’ Board
Jurisdiction	Government of Singapore
Headquarters	55 Newton Road, #03-02, Singapore 307987
Agency executives	Tan Ching Yee[1], Chairman Ong Khiaw Hong[2], Chief Executive
Parent agency	Ministry of Finance
Website	www.acra.gov.sg

The Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Finance of the Government of Singapore. ACRA is the regulator of business registration, financial reporting, public accountants and corporate service providers. ACRA also plays the role of a facilitator for the development of business entities and the public accountancy profession.

History[]

ACRA was formed on 1 April 2004 by the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Act, which resulted in the merger of the then Registry of Companies and Businesses (RCB), and the Public Accountants’ Board (PAB). The merger was to synergise the monitoring of companies’ compliance with disclosure requirements and the regulation of public accountants performing statutory audit.

Overview[]

The Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) is the regulator of business registration, financial reporting, public accountants and corporate service providers.ACRA's role is to monitor corporate compliance with disclosure requirements and regulation of public accountants performing statutory audit.

See also[]

• List of company registers
• Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore
• Goods & Service Tax Singapore
• Income tax in Singapore

References[]

External links[]

• BizFile - ACRA's one-stop business services portal
• Ministry of Finance
• Singapore Government

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