by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 29, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Running Your Company
Not every business ends with a dramatic winding up. Many owners simply decide to stop trading – the side venture never took off, a partner is retiring, or the business is being folded into a private limited company. If you run a sole proprietorship or a general...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 28, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Running Your Company
A liquidator holds a powerful, trusted position. Once appointed, the liquidator takes control of an insolvent company, realises its assets, investigates its affairs and distributes the proceeds to creditors. Creditors and contributories must be able to rely on the...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 28, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Running Your Company
When a Singapore company is wound up, its assets are gathered in, converted to cash and then distributed. That final act – distribution – is the whole point of the liquidation from a creditor’s perspective. It is also where the fairness of the...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 28, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Running Your Company
Not every foreigner who does work in Singapore needs an Employment Pass or an S Pass. For short, specific assignments – a visiting speaker at a conference, a foreign religious worker giving a series of talks, or an overseas journalist covering an event –...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 28, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Grant
Most Singapore government support for start-ups comes as grants – non-repayable funding for a defined project. Startup SG Equity is different. It is a co-investment scheme: the government invests real equity capital into your company, alongside independent...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 28, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Tax
Singapore does not tax capital gains. That single sentence is one of the most attractive features of the Singapore tax system – but it hides a subtlety that catches many companies out. The absence of a capital gains tax does not mean that every gain is tax-free....
