by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 14, 2026 | Tax
Private Trust Company (PTC) setup — Timeline and processing benchmarks A private trust company (PTC) is a Singapore-incorporated company whose sole purpose is to act as trustee of one or more family trusts, allowing a family to retain control of trustee decisions...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 14, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Tax
When a Singapore company spends money to renovate an office, refit a retail unit or install partitions in a leased workshop, most of that spending is not deductible as a normal business expense – it is capital in nature. But Section 14Q of the Income Tax Act...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 13, 2026 | Tax
Singapore trust structures for HNW families — Timeline and processing benchmarks Raffles Corporate Services works with a panel of corporate and employment law firms; this article is general information, not legal advice. Singapore trust structures for HNW families...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 12, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Tax
Singapore’s corporate tax regime is famously friendly to business — a flat headline rate of 17%, a one-tier system that removes double taxation on dividends, and layered exemptions that push effective rates well below 10% for many SMEs. But “simple”...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 12, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Tax
If you run a Singapore company and pay interest, royalties, technical service fees, management fees, or director’s fees to a non-resident, you may be legally required to withhold a slice of that payment and hand it over to the Inland Revenue Authority of...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 9, 2026 | Tax
Multi-jurisdiction family office structures — Timeline and processing benchmarks Multi-jurisdiction family office structures let a high-net-worth family hold assets across several countries while running day-to-day governance and investment management from a single...
