by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 25, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Running Your Company
When a company is wound up, the liquidator inherits everything the company owned — including the things nobody wants. A lease on premises the company no longer occupies but must keep paying rent on. A long-term supply contract that loses money every month. Shares in a...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 25, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Running Your Company
When a Singapore company is wound up, there is rarely enough money to pay everyone in full. That raises the single most important question for anyone owed money by an insolvent company: where do I stand in the queue? The answer is set by law, not by who shouts loudest...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 25, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Running Your Company
Singapore is introducing its first dedicated workplace anti-discrimination legislation. The Workplace Fairness Act moves the country from a system built on tripartite guidelines and voluntary standards to one with enforceable statutory protections against...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 25, 2026 | Grant, Running Your Company
Energy costs are one of the most stubborn line items on a Singapore SME’s profit and loss statement. The Energy Efficiency Grant (EEG) is designed to help businesses do something about it — by co-funding the purchase and installation of energy-efficient...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 25, 2026 | Running Your Company, Tax
If your Singapore company owns an office unit, a shophouse, a warehouse, a factory or any other commercial or industrial property, you will receive an annual property tax bill from IRAS. Property tax is a tax on property ownership — it applies whether or not the...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 25, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Running Your Company
A bonus issue is one of the simplest ways a Singapore company can reward its shareholders without parting with a single dollar of cash. Instead of paying a cash dividend, the company converts its accumulated profits or reserves into new shares and issues them to...
