by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jun 9, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Tax
Singapore’s tax system is famously low-rate and broad-base, but one of its most generous reliefs sits in the donations regime. Under Section 37(3) of the Income Tax Act 1947, qualifying donations to approved Institutions of a Public Character (IPCs) and certain...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jun 9, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Tax
Singapore is one of the world’s most active digital asset hubs, with a deep cluster of crypto exchanges, custodians, market makers, OTC desks and Web3 startups. The tax treatment of crypto activity is set by the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) in...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jun 8, 2026 | Tax
Free Trade Zone (FTZ) usage and customs — Complete 2026 guide A free trade zone in Singapore is a designated area, established under the Free Trade Zones Act 1966, where imported goods can be stored, handled and re-exported without immediate payment of Goods and...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jun 8, 2026 | Tax
Global Trader Programme (GTP) — concessionary tax — Complete 2026 guide The Global Trader Programme is a Singapore tax incentive, administered by Enterprise Singapore, that grants approved international trading companies a concessionary corporate tax rate of 5% or 10%...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jun 8, 2026 | Tax
Regional HQ (RHQ) and IHQ tax incentives — Complete 2026 guide A regional HQ in Singapore is a company that controls, coordinates and provides management services to its group’s operations across Asia, and that the Economic Development Board (EDB) has approved...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jun 8, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Tax
For Singapore companies facing a tax-sensitive transaction — a merger, a cross-border financing, a new product launch, a restructuring — the line between a well-structured deal and an unexpected tax bill often comes down to one question: how will IRAS treat this? The...
