Corporate Insolvency Administration Information

Corporate Insolvency Administration Information is one of the eServices under IPTO's Insolvency eServices. It allows claimants to view information on administration of Insolvency Cases.

The case information is grouped logically into different sections.
The information provided is:

Section 1 - Insolvency Details

Section 2 - Summary of Company's Statement of Affaris

Section 3 - List of Claimants who have filed claims

You will be able to select case and section(s) of information you wish to enquire. You will be allowed to do multiple searches in one payment transaction.

A unique eSearch Number will be issued to you once you proceed for payment. You will be able to retrieve the results again within 7 days after the search using the eSearch Number.

If you are new to IPTO eServices, you may like to go through General Information first.
If you have problem accessing IPTO eServices, please check Technical Guide and FAQs.
For a Step-by-Step Guide to make payment transactions, please check our ePayment Guide.

Things to Note
1.	Information Requested
2.	No. of case(s) in search cart

Additional Information
1.	Claimant
2.	Individual Transacting on behalf of an Organisation
3.	Solicitor Firm/ Accounting Firm representing Creditors
4.	Shareholder representing himself
5.	Shareholder representing Organisation

Step-by-Step Guide
1.	Forbidden Access
2.	Select Transaction Type
3.	List all cases involved
4.	Search Criteria
5.	Cases Found
6.	View Cart
7.	Your Confirmation
8.	Payment Option Selection
9.	Transaction Completion
10.	Receipt
11.	Case Information
12.	Payment Failure
13.	Payment Cancellation
14.	Retrieval of Results

Things to Note

Information Requested

Information requested is grouped logically into different sections.

Depending on your involvement in the case, different sections will be made available for your selection.

Figure 1: List of Insolvency Cases

You will see a Legend Table which displays the different sections with their corresponding section number at the bottom of the page.

Figure 2: Legend Table

Click on the

to view fee charges for respective section(s).

Figure 3: Legend Table

You can select the section(s) of information you are interested in for each case by clicking on the check boxes under the section number you are interested in.

If you are interested in the section 2 of case 1, please select as follows:-

Figure 4: List of Insolvency Cases

After selection, you can proceed to the other pages by clicking on the [Next] button or other TABs. The selected section(s) of each case will be added to the search cart.

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2.	No. of case(s) in search cart

	The number of cases in search cart is incremented/decremented based on case(s). It counts the selected/ unselected no. of cases and not the number of sections requested. For example, when you select section 2 and 3 of Case 1, the number of case in your search cart will be incremented by 1 and not 2.


	Figure 5: An example of search cart

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Additional Information
1.	Claimant

	a.	You can only search for Insolvency cases that you have filed valid Proofs of Debt.

	b.	You can select the section(s) of information you are interested in for each case by clicking on their corresponding check boxes at your list of Insolvency Cases.

	c.	After making your selection, click on the [Next] button to continue to View Cart.

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2.	Individual Transacting on behalf of an Organisation

	a.	You can only search for Insolvency cases that your organisation have filed valid Proofs of Debt.

	b.	If your organisation is a solicitor firm representing other creditors as well, you have to indicate whether you wish to search for cases of which your organisation is a creditor or solicitor representing other creditor at Select Transaction Type Page.

	c.	At the Search Criteria Page, a link is provided to view all the cases of which your organisation is a creditor.

	d.	To do a search, enter you Search Criteria and click on [Search] button to continue.

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3.	Solicitor Firm/ Accounting Firm representing Creditors

	a.	You can only search for Insolvency cases that your organisation is representing other Creditors. The creditors that your organisation are representing must have filed valid Proofs of Debt.

	b.	To do a search, enter your Search Criteria and click on [Search] button to continue.

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4.	Shareholder representing himself

	a.	You can only search for Insolvency cases that you, as a shareholder have filed valid Proofs of Debt.

	b.	If you are the shareholder of Wound Up Company/Companies, the Insolvency cases that other claimant had filed against the Wound Up Company/Companies will also be retrieved.

	c.	At the Search Criteria Page, a link is provided to view all the cases of which your organisation is a creditor.

	d.	To do a search, enter your Search Criteria and click on [Search] button to continue.

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5.	Shareholder representing Organisation

	a.	You can only search for Insolvency cases that you, as a shareholder representing Organisation have filed valid Proofs of Debt.

	b.	All Insolvency cases will be retrieved if the Organisation, which is also the shareholder of Wound Up Company/Companies, has Insolvency cases that other claimant had filed against.

	c.	If your organisation is a solicitor firm representing other creditors as well, you have to indicate whether you wish to do the transaction as a shareholder of Wound Up Company/Companies as well as Organisation have filed valid Proofs of Debt or as a Solicitor representing other Creditor at Select Transaction Type Page.

	d.	At the Search Criteria Page, a link is provided to view all the cases of which your organisation is a creditor.

	e.	To do a search, enter your Search Criteria and click on [Search] button to continue.

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Step-by-Step Guide

Forbidden Access

If you encounter the following error, it means that you do not have access to the eService.

Figure 6: Forbidden Access Message

This eService is only to be used by the following IPTO's client:

-	Creditors who have filed valid Proofs of Debt and their solicitors

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2.	Select Transaction Type

	a.	This is only applicable to organisations who are both creditors and solicitors representing other Creditors or organisations who are a Shareholder of Wound Up Company/Companies as well as a Creditor and a Solicitor representing other Creditors.

	b.	Indicate whether you wish to search for cases of which your organisation as a Shareholder of Wound Up Company/Companies or a Creditor or Solicitor representing other creditor by clicking on the respective radio button.

	c.	After making your selection, click on the [Next] button to continue.

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3.	List all cases involved

	a.	You will be presented with a list of Insolvency cases that you are involved as a Claimant.

	b.	You can select the group(s) of information you are interested in for each case by clicking on their corresponding check box at your list of Insolvency Cases.

	c.	After making your selection, click on the [Next] button to continue to View Cart or other TABs.

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Search Criteria

This page provides the various search criteria for searching your Insolvency case.

You have to enter at least ONE of the search criteria. If you specify more than one search criteria, the system will match the cases against all the criteria entered.

i.	Winding Up Ref No.
	When you search using Winding Up Ref No., you can omit the leading zeroes of the Winding Up Ref No. For example, you can enter CW 50-2001 instead of CW 000050-2001. Of course, both are acceptable by the eService application.

ii.	RCB /Reg No.

iii.	Name of Company
	When you search using Name of Company, you can choose the search option by selecting either 'Exactly', 'Starting-With' or 'Containing'. No commas, full-stops and brackets are allowed in the Name of Company field.
	-	Exactly
		This option will search for an exact match of the Name of Company. There is no limit on the number of characters entered.
	-	Starting-With
		This option will search for Names of Company that start with the given Name of Company. The minimum number of characters required is 8.
	-	Containing
		This option will search for Names of Company that contain the given Name of Company. The minimum number of characters required is 8.

iv.	Date of Winding Up
	When you search using Date of Winding Up, the maximum range allowed for the Winding Up Date is 1 year.

v.	An additional search criteria for Name of Claimant is provided only for Solicitor Firm/Accounting Firms representing other creditors.
	When you search using Name of Claimant, you can choose the search option by selecting either 'Exactly', 'Starting-With' or 'Containing'. No commas, full-stops and brackets are allowed in the Name of Claimant field.
	-	Exactly
		This option will search for an exact match of the Name of Claimant. There is no limit on the number of characters entered.
	-	Starting-With
		This option will search for Names of Claimant that start with the given Name of Claimant. The minimum number of characters required is 8.
	-	Containing
		This option will search for Names of Claimant that contain the given Name of Claimant. The minimum number of characters required is 8.

You can choose to sort by Name of Company, RCB/Reg No., Name of Claimant (if available) or Winding Up Ref No, in Ascending or Descending order.

After entering your search criteria, click on the [Search] button to continue.

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5.	Cases Found

	a.	This page will display the cases that matched all the Search Criteria(s).

	b.	If the no. of cases found exceed 10, the cases will be displayed over multiple pages. You can click on or of to traverse between the multiple pages.

	c.	If the number of matching cases exceeds 50, only the first 50 cases will be displayed. You should refine your search by entering more precise information into the search criteria.

	d.	Click on the [Next Search] button to do a new search again.

	e.	You can select the section(s) of information you are interested in for each case by clicking on their corresponding check box on your Cases Found.

	f.	After making your selection, click on the [Next] button to continue to View Cart.

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6.	View Cart

	a.	This page will display all the cases and section(s) of information you have selected and added to your search cart.

	b.	You can unselect the section(s) of information you are no longer interested in for each case by unchecking their corresponding check box in your Search Cart.

	c.	After making your selection, click on the [Next] button to proceed to Your Confirmation Page.

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7.	Your Confirmation

	a.	This page displays all the case(s) that you have selected and the amount to pay. The amount payable for each section of information will be displayed.

	b.	An eSearch Number will be generated for your Search Transaction. Please quote this eSearch Number should you need to check with IPTO on a particular Search.

	c.	To proceed, click pay by Cash Card or Credit Card/Flexipay/Direct Debit to continue with the payment transaction.

	d.	If you wish to make changes to the cases or section(s) selected, click on the [Back] button to make amendments.

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8.	Payment Option Selection

	a.	For a Step-by-Step Guide on the Payment Option Selection, please check our ePayment Guide.

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9.	Transaction Completion

	a.	Upon successful payment, you will see a Transaction Completion Page with the list of your selected case(s).

	b.	You can click on the [Print] icon to print out the page for your reference.

	c.	To view the Case Information of each case, click on the respective link.


	Figure 7: An Example of Search Results

	d.	To carry on with another transaction, click on the [OK] button.

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10.	Receipt

	a.	A receipt will be generated upon successful payment.

	b.	Print out the Receipt as proof of successful payment of the Search Result(s). To print, do a right-click on any part of the receipt and a dialog box will appear. Click on 'Print'.

	c.	For more details on the Receipt, please check our ePayment Guide.

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11.	Case Information

	a.	This page displays the detailed information of the selected case.

	b.	You can click on the [Print] button to print out the detailed information of the selected case. If there are multiple Insolvencies for the same case, their respective information will be printed on a new page.

	c.	You can click on the [Back] button to continue to view another case.

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12.	Payment Failure

	a.	If your payment is not successful, this page will be displayed.

	b.	Click on the [OK] button to start a new search.

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13.	Payment Cancellation

	a.	If you click on the [Cancel Payment] button at the Payment Option Selection, you will see the above message.


	Figure 8: Cancel Payment Message

	b.	Click on the [OK] button to continue.

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Retrieval of Results

Please note that you are allowed to retrieve your transaction within 7 days if the payment transaction is successful.

One search criteria is available:

eSearch No.

Enter the search criteria and click on the [Search] button to retrieve the transaction.

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Version No: 1.1

Last Updated: 01/09/2007