What accounting services cost in Singapore: 2026 price bands

Accounting fees are the classic opaque purchase: every provider prices differently, and the advertised number is rarely the number you pay. The bands below reflect published Singapore market rates as at August 2026 — from online providers and traditional firms — normalised so you can compare quotes with confidence.

Monthly bookkeeping: the core bands

Two pricing models sit behind these numbers. Traditional firms price by transaction count — for example around S$200/month below ~30 transactions, stepping up with volume. Online providers price by revenue — entry plans around S$75–100/month for companies under ~S$30,000 of revenue, scaling with turnover, sometimes with unlimited transactions. Neither model is inherently cheaper; a low-revenue company with heavy transaction counts does better on revenue pricing, and vice versa.

Annual packages and one-off filings

For companies with modest activity, bundled annual plans covering bookkeeping, unaudited financial statements and the tax return start at roughly S$650–1,600 a year — often the best value below GST registration. À la carte, expect:

• Unaudited FS compilation: S$250–800 — required whether or not you file them publicly;
• Corporate tax return (Form C-S): S$200–600; Form C typically costs S$100–150 more;
• XBRL filing: S$200–600 depending on full or simplified template;
• GST filing: S$150–400 per quarter on top of bookkeeping — a real, recurring cost to include in any voluntary registration decision.

Audit, if you need one

Most small private companies qualify for audit exemption. Where an audit is required: dormant entities from about S$1,000–2,000, simple small companies S$2,500–5,000, SMEs in the S$5–10 million revenue range S$5,000–12,000, with consolidation the single biggest multiplier.

Corporate secretarial — and the promo-plan trap

Headline plans run from ~S$199 a year to S$600+ all-inclusive. The difference is what happens after: budget plans cover the annual return and AGM documents, then bill per resolution (S$50–100), per officer change, and S$100–300 per share transfer. An active company on a S$199 plan commonly accrues S$300–1,000 in ad-hoc fees — more than the all-inclusive plan it declined. Match the plan to your expected activity, not the headline.

Payroll and clean-ups

• Payroll: roughly S$15–50 per employee per month, usually with a monthly minimum — covering CPF submissions, payslips and IR8A.
• Catch-up bookkeeping: from about S$800 per back year for orderly records, escalating sharply where documents are missing — the priced-out argument for keeping records properly in the first place.

Getting a fair quote

1. State your facts upfront — transaction volume, GST status, headcount, currencies. Vague briefs price defensively.
2. Compare like for like — some firms quote inclusive of 9% GST, most exclusive; some bundle software, most don't.
3. Ask what is not included — per-resolution fees, XBRL, GST filing and ECI are the usual extras.
4. Two or three quotes against a written scope beats ten against none.

Where these fees land in your build-vs-buy thinking is covered in what to outsource — for most young companies, the whole compliance stack above costs less than a fraction of one hire, which is exactly why it is usually bought, not built.