by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | May 29, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Tax
Every active Singapore company must file an annual corporate tax return with the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS). There are two return forms — Form C-S and Form C — and choosing the wrong one is one of the most common compliance errors we see. Form C-S is...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | May 28, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Tax
If your Singapore company earns income from overseas — royalties from a Chinese licensee, service fees from a Vietnamese customer, dividends from a Malaysian subsidiary, or interest from a Thai bank — the source-country tax authority will usually withhold tax at its...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | May 28, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Tax
Every Singapore company that earns income must file an Estimated Chargeable Income (ECI) statement with the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) within three months of its financial year end. ECI is one of the earliest tax deadlines a director will face after...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | May 27, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Tax
Most directors of Singapore companies handle share transfers as a routine corporate secretarial step — sign the instrument, update the register, file the relevant ACRA notice. What they often miss, or postpone, is the stamp duty obligation. Singapore stamp duty on...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | May 27, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Tax
Transfer pricing is one of the most consequential — and most under-documented — tax exposures faced by Singapore companies that transact with related parties overseas. IRAS audits in this space have risen sharply over the last three years, and Singapore’s...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | May 26, 2026 | GST, Running Your Company, Tax
Every year, a Singapore company finance team will catch an error in a previously filed corporate tax return, GST return or withholding tax submission. Maybe a deductible expense was missed, a non-deductible expense was claimed, a withholding obligation was overlooked,...
