by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Aug 1, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Running Your Company
Your Employment Pass application has been approved, and the Ministry of Manpower has sent an “In-Principle Approval” letter. What now? The In-Principle Approval, universally shortened to IPA, is one of the most misunderstood documents in Singapore’s...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Aug 1, 2026 | Running Your Company, Tax
A loss-making year is painful, but Singapore’s tax system offers a genuine consolation: unutilised trade losses and capital allowances can be carried forward and set off against future profits, reducing the tax bill when the business turns the corner. What many...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Aug 1, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Running Your Company
When a shareholder is a human being, attending a company meeting is simple: they turn up and vote. But what happens when the shareholder is another company? A body corporate cannot walk into a meeting room or raise its hand. Singapore law solves this through the...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Aug 1, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Starting a Company
Singapore is one of the easiest places in the world to run a company single-handedly. You can incorporate a private limited company with just one shareholder who is also the sole director, own 100 percent of the shares, and control every decision. This...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Aug 1, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Running Your Company
Directors resign, fall ill, pass away, or become disqualified. When a seat on the board empties unexpectedly, the company is left with a “casual vacancy” that must be dealt with quickly and correctly. Handled well, filling a casual vacancy is a routine...
