Guide to Singapore Businesses and CorpPass Knowpia

Singapore Corporate Access (or also known as CorpPass), is a digital service created by the and monitored by the Government Technology Agency (GovTech) of Singapore. It is designed for accessing online transactions between local business entities with government agencies such as the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS), Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA), and others. Foreign business entities will also have access to CorpPass at a later date. As of the time of this writing, 50 government agencies have had their digital services embedded with CorpPass for easy access.

According to GovTech, 80 percent of local businesses have switched to CorpPass “to better protect and manage their corporate data”. Saying that this is to demonstrate their commitment to conceive a “digital ecosystem for businesses to thrive in a Smart Nation” with increased security, efficiency, and convenience for local and foreign business entities.

CorpPass for Business Entity

Step 1: Registered Officer (RO) with UEN or Singpass logs on to CorpPass website
	As of now, only local entities with a Unique Entity Number (UEN) and foreign entities without a local UEN are eligible for registration. Local entities without UEN’s are not eligible for CorpPass registration. However, if a foreign entity is interested, they can register for a UEN with an appropriate UEN issuance agency. Take note that CorpPass for foreign entities will be made available sometime, and is subject to ACRA provisions or other agencies issuing UENs. Take note that Registered Officers (RO) may assign themselves as the CorpPass Admin without approval.
Step 2: RO registers a maximum of 2 CorpPass Admins
	Person(s) registered under the companies UEN can be an RO or be a CorpPass Admin. There can only be a maximum of 2 CorpPass Admins per entity, while the number of CorpPass users isn’t limited. Take note that only the RO can appoint and approve new administrators.
Step 3: CorpPass Admin creates CorpPass accounts
	After RO appoints two administrators, these two CorpPass admins can create various CorpPass accounts based on the available roles for use inside the company. Be informed that the CorpPass Sub-Admin role is only limited to 10 people authorised by the CorpPass Admin while CorpPass Enquiry User and CorpPass User roles have no limited number of registered users. According to IRAS, CorpPass Admins are no longer required to create a CorpPass User account since they already have access to all CorpPass services.
Step 4: CorpPass Admin can restrict digital service access for the various CorpPass account types
	Depending on the digital service offered by different government agencies (IRAS, ACRA, etc.), CorpPass Admins can be authorised to manage and restrict certain service accesses for the account types offered by CorpPass.
Step 5: CorpPass Admin maintains CorpPass Accounts
	Once all CorpPass accounts are configured and assigned for use, the CorpPass Admin can manage all permissions, digital service access, and various actions requiring authorisation of every CorpPass role.