The World Secretarial is a corporate secretary and accounting firm in Katong, working from Marine Parade Central since 1972. Its main work is the paperwork a Singapore company has to keep up: incorporation, company secretarial filings, bookkeeping and accounts, and annual corporate tax filing with tax compliance advice. The firm says it has helped more than 2,000 owners set up companies, and it offers a full start-up package for overseas people who want to incorporate in Singapore, with a free first consultation. Clients who have moved their work here describe a smooth handover from a previous secretary, and say the bookkeeping and accounts support took a load off them. One client has used the firm for around three decades and praises its prompt advice. Phone 6344 4666 to book a consultation. Of the two other accountants within a kilometre, it has the stronger rating, against Gan Management nearby. Our pick in Katong for a business that wants one firm to handle the company secretarial and tax side together.