by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jun 24, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Tax
If your Singapore company has under-declared income, over-claimed deductions, or missed a tax filing obligation, you have a window to come clean — and pay materially less than if IRAS finds the error first. IRAS’ Voluntary Disclosure Programme (VDP) allows...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jun 23, 2026 | Tax
Withholding tax, treaty benefits and certificates of residence — Step-by-step walkthrough Withholding tax, treaty benefits and certificates of residence together form the mechanism by which a Singapore company manages tax on cross-border payments: it deducts tax on...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jun 23, 2026 | Tax
Singapore holding company tax optimisation — Step-by-step walkthrough Singapore holding company tax optimisation is the lawful structuring of a Singapore-incorporated parent so that dividends, capital gains and group income flow through it efficiently, drawing on the...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jun 23, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Tax
Tax residency determines whether a company is taxed in Singapore on its worldwide income and whether it can access Singapore’s 90+ Double Taxation Agreements. A Singapore-incorporated company is not automatically tax resident in Singapore — and a...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jun 22, 2026 | Tax
Global Trader Programme (GTP) — concessionary tax — Step-by-step walkthrough The Global Trader Programme is a Singapore incentive that taxes qualifying income from international trading at a concessionary rate rather than the 17% headline rate. Administered by...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jun 22, 2026 | Tax
Regional HQ (RHQ) and IHQ tax incentives — Step-by-step walkthrough The regional HQ route lets a foreign parent run its Asia-Pacific management, treasury and intellectual-property functions out of Singapore at a reduced corporate tax rate. The two main schemes are the...
