Definition of Branch Office? Meaning of Branch Office? What is Branch Office?

Branch Office: A foreign firm which is registered out of Singapore and conducts significant business operations in Singapore and makes business revenues on consistent basis should be registered as a Singapore Branch office under the Companies Act in Singapore.

The branch office is treated as the part of a foreign company and will not have a different legal identity. Two persons should be appointed by it who complies with authorities’ official notices and who are appointed as legal agents as Singapore Citizens for rendering official services. For tax treatment, company’s branch office shall be treated as non-resident company.