Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority
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Formed | 1 April 2004 |
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Jurisdiction | Government of Singapore |
Headquarters | 55 Newton Road, #03-02, Singapore 307987 |
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Parent agency | Ministry of Finance |
Website | www |
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[]
- ^ "Tan Ching Yee to chair Acra, among other board changes". 27 March 2018.
- ^ "Ong Khiaw Hong named new Acra chief". 25 January 2017.
External links[]
- Organisations of the Singapore Government
- Statutory boards of the Singapore Government
- 2004 establishments in Singapore
- Registrars of companies
- Regulation in Singapore
- Singapore organisation stubs
- Government agency stubs