{"id":2103,"date":"2024-12-31T10:32:27","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T02:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ehluar.com\/main\/?p=2103"},"modified":"2025-08-11T10:36:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T02:36:10","slug":"acra-extends-penalty-waiver-for-bizfile-users-amid-filing-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ehluar.com\/main\/2024\/12\/31\/acra-extends-penalty-waiver-for-bizfile-users-amid-filing-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"ACRA Extends Penalty Waiver for Bizfile Users Amid Filing Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) has announced continued support for Bizfile users experiencing system-related filing difficulties. In a 27 December 2024 update, the regulator confirmed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Late Penalty Waiver Extension:<\/strong> ACRA will maintain its waiver of late filing penalties for affected users until system stabilization is achieved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Transaction Date Protocol:<\/strong> For general lodgements (including share transactions), the transaction date recorded in Bizfile will default to the submission date to prevent dating discrepancies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Critical Filing Support:<\/strong> Users handling time-sensitive statutory transactions may contact the ACRA Helpdesk (+65 6248 6028 \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/mailto:helpdesk@acra.gov.sg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">helpdesk@acra.gov.sg<\/a>) for prioritized assistance.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The measure addresses operational disruptions while maintaining compliance timelines. ACRA advises all corporate service providers and entity administrators to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Proceed with filings using the current system safeguards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Retain submission records for potential reconciliation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monitor official channels for further updates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Source: ACRA Official Advisory (27 December 2024), verified 30 December 2024.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) has announced continued support for Bizfile users experiencing system-related filing difficulties. In a 27 December 2024 update, the regulator confirmed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Late Penalty Waiver Extension:<\/strong> ACRA will maintain its waiver of late filing penalties for affected users until system stabilization is achieved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Transaction Date Protocol:<\/strong> For general lodgements (including share transactions), the transaction date recorded in Bizfile will default to the submission date to prevent dating discrepancies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Critical Filing Support:<\/strong> Users handling time-sensitive statutory transactions may contact the ACRA Helpdesk (+65 6248 6028 \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/mailto:helpdesk@acra.gov.sg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">helpdesk@acra.gov.sg<\/a>) for prioritized assistance.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The measure addresses operational disruptions while maintaining compliance timelines. ACRA advises all corporate service providers and entity administrators to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Proceed with filings using the current system safeguards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Retain submission records for potential reconciliation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monitor official channels for further updates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Source: ACRA Official Advisory (27 December 2024), verified 30 December 2024.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) has announced continued support for Bizfile users experiencing system-related filing difficulties. In a 27 December 2024 update, the regulator confirmed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Late Penalty Waiver Extension:<\/strong> ACRA will maintain its waiver of late filing penalties for affected users until system stabilization is achieved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Transaction Date Protocol:<\/strong> For general lodgements (including share transactions), the transaction date recorded in Bizfile will default to the submission date to prevent dating discrepancies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Critical Filing Support:<\/strong> Users handling time-sensitive statutory transactions may contact the ACRA Helpdesk (+65 6248 6028 \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/mailto:helpdesk@acra.gov.sg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">helpdesk@acra.gov.sg<\/a>) for prioritized assistance.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The measure addresses operational disruptions while maintaining compliance timelines. ACRA advises all corporate service providers and entity administrators to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Proceed with filings using the current system safeguards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Retain submission records for potential reconciliation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monitor official channels for further updates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Source: <\/em>ACRA Official Advisory, 27 December 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) has announced continued support for Bizfile users experiencing system-related filing difficulties. In a 27 December 2024 update, the regulator confirmed: The measure addresses operational disruptions while maintaining compliance timelines. ACRA advises all corporate service providers and entity administrators to: Source: ACRA Official Advisory (27 December 2024), verified 30 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,12,8,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-accounting","category-company-law","category-incometax","category-techupdates"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/ehluar.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/ehluar.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/ehluar.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ehluar.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ehluar.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2103"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/ehluar.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2104,"href":"http:\/\/ehluar.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2103\/revisions\/2104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/ehluar.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ehluar.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ehluar.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}