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Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority

Overview of managing as a corporate service provider (CSP)

Find out how to manage as a CSP based on the ongoing requirements and practical guides.

Last updated 12 March 2026

Note: The Corporate Service Providers Act 2024 took effect on 9 June 2025. Learn more about transitioning to the CSP Act if you are an existing:

  • Registered filing agent (RFA)

  • Registered qualified individual (RQI)

After registration

You must complete these steps before starting operations:

Key compliance requirements

Overview of CSP requirements

CSP requirements

Requirement

What you need to do

  1. Comply with the Corporate Service Providers Act 2024 and its related regulations

As a registered CSP or RQI, you must comply with the CSP Act 2024, which includes:

  1. Comply with AML/CPF/CFT guidelines for:

    • Anti-money laundering (AML)

    • Countering proliferation financing (CPF)

    • Countering the financing of terrorism (CFT)

As a CSP, you must comply with AML/CPF/CFT requirements.

More details:

  1. Renew your registration every two years:

If your registration expires:

  • Your status will show "Registration expired and has not been renewed".

  • You cannot file transactions for CSP clients.

  • You must renew within 60 days or you will need to register again.

  1. Notify ACRA of changes in CSP or RQI particulars

You must update ACRA:

  • As soon as possible if certain CSP particulars change

  • Within 14 days if any RQI particulars change

  1. Notify ACRA when you appoint or withdraw RQIs

Notify ACRA within 14 days of appointing or withdrawing an RQI.

Tip: ACRA conducts regular compliance reviews to ensure CSPs meet all requirements. Learn more about enforcement actions for CSPs and RQIs.


Managing as a CSP

Getting started with Bizfile

Learn how to log in, switch profiles and view your transactions in Bizfile.

Buying business information

Learn about ACRA information products, such as Business Profiles and certificates. Find out how to download and verify your documents.

Checking if a CSP or RQI is registered

Use Bizfile's entity search and people search to check if a corporate service provider (CSP) or registered qualified individual (RQI) is registered.

Maintaining client lists: Corporate service providers (CSPs)

Add or remove clients to manage the list of business entities that you can file for.

Managing employees' filing access as a registered CSP

Learn how you can manage employees' filing access and update contact details through Bizfile.

Downloading lists of your RQIs and CSP employees

You can use Bizfile to download lists of your RQIs and CSP employees.

AML/CFT: Supplementary resources for CSPs

Enhance your CSP’s approach to AML, CPF and CFT with additional guidance.

Business registry and regulatory developments

Check the latest event highlights for business registry and regulatory developments.


Cancelling your registration

As a CSP or RQI, you can cancel your registration at any time.


Related pages

Guides and forms for CSPs

Check our complete list of Bizfile guides and forms for CSPs and RQIs.

Practice directions, registrar’s interpretations & guidance

Access practical rules, clarifications, and guidance for compliance.

Fundamentals of Corporate Secretarial Practice (FCSP)

Learn key corporate secretarial skills such as share management, AGM procedures, and Bizfile filing in this 18-hour course.