Limited liability company
Companies which are dormant or companies which are considered small companies (as defined under the CA) are exempt from appointing auditors. In all other cases, the audited accounts of the company must be presented at the company's Annual General Meeting and the auditor must be one that is approved under the Accountants Act 2004 of Singapore. The small company audit exemption is applicable if a Singapore company (which is a private company throughout the financial year in question) is able to satisfy 2 of the following 3 criteria for each of the 2 financial years immediately preceding the financial year:
- Total revenue for each financial year is less than or equal to SGD10 million;
- Total assets for each financial year is less than or equal to SGD10 million; and
- Total employees as at the end of each financial year are fewer than or equal to 50
The above criteria must be fulfilled in respect of the entire group (including the parent company) on a consolidated basis for the immediate 2 consecutive financial years if the Singapore company is part of a group.
Usually the accounts are kept at the registered office of the company, but the directors can decide to keep them at a different place as they see fit by way of a resolution of the board of directors, and shall at all times be open to inspection by the directors.
