When registering a sole proprietorship or partnership in Singapore, you must provide a valid business address.
Business Address
When registering a sole proprietorship or a partnership, you are required to provide your business address. A P.O. Box address cannot be used as a business address.
If you plan to conduct a small-scale business from your home, you may use your residential address as the business address under the Home Office Scheme.
You can apply for approval under the Home Office Scheme before submitting your business registration to ACRA.
If you are residing in a HDB Flat
HDB flat owners or occupiers who wish to apply for the Home Office Scheme must obtain approval from the Housing & Development Board (HDB). You can submit your application through the HDB website.
If you are residing in a private residential property
Owners or occupiers of private residential properties who wish to apply for the Home Office Scheme must obtain approval from the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). You can submit your application through the URA website.
Residential Address
All business owners must provide their residential address at the point of registration. These addresses are made publicly available when members of the public purchase information about the business entity.
Alternate Address
For corporate transparency and to allow the public and other stakeholders to identify the persons behind a business, certain information about company officers is accessible from ACRA’s public records. This includes identification numbers, dates of appointment, and residential addresses.
If you prefer not to disclose your residential address in public records, you can register an alternate address. This can be done at the point of incorporation or at any other time. The alternate address must be:
- An address where you can be contacted (e.g. your office or your corporate service provider’s office).
- Within the same jurisdiction as your residential address.
- Not a P.O. Box address.
Once you have registered an Alternate Address, it will be displayed in ACRA’s public records instead of your residential address. However, all official correspondence from ACRA will continue to be sent to your residential address.