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October 27, 2026
A practical guide to starting an IT consultancy or software company in Singapore: choosing the SSIC 2025 code, making sure the company owns its code under the Copyright…
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October 26, 2026
A practical set-up guide for digital, creative and social media agencies in Singapore: SSIC 73100, owning and transferring creative IP, PDPA data intermediary and Do Not Call rules,…
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October 26, 2026
What a Singapore registered address must do since the 20 October 2026 changes, how a virtual office differs from a registered address, what drives the price, what RCS's…
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October 26, 2026
When a Singapore tuition or enrichment centre must register with MOE under the Education Act 1957, when SWDA or ECDA applies instead, URA and HDB premises rules, teacher…
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October 25, 2026
Singapore law has no statutory conversion from an LLP to a company. Here is how the transfer-of-business route works: incorporating the Pte Ltd, moving assets and contracts, GST…
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October 25, 2026
How UK and Australian founders set up a Singapore company: the section 145 resident director rule, where the company is tax resident, the UK and Australia treaty tie-breakers…
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October 28, 2026
General information only, not legal advice. Need a lawyer for this? We can introduce you to one. See below. Most companies never think of themselves as being in…
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October 28, 2026
General information only, not legal advice. Need a lawyer for this? We can introduce you to one. See below. When a director or shareholder divorces, the family court’s…
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October 28, 2026
General information only, not legal advice. Need a lawyer for this? We can introduce you to one. See below. A manager discovers that a staff member has been…
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October 28, 2026
ACRA's Audit Practice Guidance No. 1 of 2026 tells auditors how to use AI responsibly. Here is what SMEs being audited should expect on data requests, evidence, confidentiality…
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October 28, 2026
When an employee takes a kickback from a supplier, both commit an offence under section 6 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1960. How to report to CPIB,…
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October 28, 2026
What employers face in an MOM work pass investigation: false declaration, kickback and phantom worker offences under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act 1990, penalties, director liability, composition…
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Singapore law has no statutory conversion from an LLP to a company. Here is how the transfer-of-business route works: incorporating the Pte Ltd, moving assets and contracts, GST…
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October 24, 2026
General information only, not legal advice. Need a lawyer for this? We can introduce you to one. See below. A founder dies. Her will is clear: “my shares…
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October 24, 2026
From 1 July 2028, organisations in Singapore with more than 200 employees must have at least one HR professional certified at IHRP-CP level or higher. Here is who…
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October 24, 2026
How a flip works for Southeast Asian founders: the share-for-share swap into a Singapore holdco, section 15 stamp duty relief conditions, investor consents, ESOP replacement, the corporate secretarial…
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October 23, 2026
What an Employment Pass costs a small Singapore company in 2027: MOM application and issuance fees, the age-based qualifying salary from 1 January 2027, COMPASS and FCF job…
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October 15, 2026
A distribution agreement should explain what happens to remaining stock when the relationship ends. The answer depends on ownership, the contract and the circumstances. A supplier does not…
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October 26, 2026
What an IRAS court summons for an unfiled Form C-S or Form C means: the Income Tax Act offences, the composition offer, how to clear the notice or…
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How UK and Australian founders set up a Singapore company: the section 145 resident director rule, where the company is tax resident, the UK and Australia treaty tie-breakers…
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October 24, 2026
Singapore's 17% with partial exemption against the UAE's 0% and 9% rates: how a trading or holding company compares on tax, free zone conditions, treaties, substance and banking.
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October 23, 2026
A scenario-based comparison of a Singapore Pte Ltd and a Delaware C corp for US founders: Asia-only operations, US fundraising, and a Delaware parent with a Singapore subsidiary,…
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October 23, 2026
A side-by-side comparison of setting up a new operating company in Singapore or Hong Kong in 2026: director and secretary rules, government fees, corporate tax rates and reliefs,…
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October 22, 2026
A new Singapore company can deduct revenue expenses incurred up to 12 months before the start of the financial year in which it earns its first dollar. Here…
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October 22, 2026
What Singapore employers must give under section 89 of the Employment Act: eligibility after 3 months, the 14-day outpatient and 60-day hospitalisation caps, MCs, pay rates, part-timers and…
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October 22, 2026
Section 88 of the Employment Act in practice: who gets the 11 paid public holidays, what to pay staff who work on Christmas Day or New Year's Day,…
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October 22, 2026
Who is entitled to overtime under Part 4 of the Employment Act, how to apply MOM's 1.5 times formula, the 72-hour monthly limit, CPF treatment, payslip records and…
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October 21, 2026
How MOM and CPF Board decide whether a freelancer is really an employee, what misclassification costs, when foreign freelancers need a work pass, and the withholding tax, GST…
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October 20, 2026
When CPF and SDL apply to intern allowances in Singapore, the student exemptions, work pass routes for foreign interns, WICA cover and IR8A reporting, with an employer checklist.
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October 20, 2026
How to run petty cash for a Singapore company on an imprest system: sizing the float, what a voucher must show, journal entries, GST simplified tax invoices, the…
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October 15, 2026
Singapore companies should prepare for a change in registered-office access on 20 October 2026, rather than treating the new arrangement as already effective. ACRA has announced the removal…
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September 19, 2026
On 2 July 2026, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) published an updated version of its Guidelines on Liquidity Risk Management Practices (Fund Management Companies) [SFA 04-G08]. The…
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September 18, 2026
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) released updated COMPASS C1 salary benchmark tables in August 2026, and for once the headline is not a new minimum qualifying salary. It…
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September 18, 2026
On 6 May 2026, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) published its fifth-round mutual evaluation report on Singapore, the outcome of an on-site assessment visit conducted in July…
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September 14, 2026
Singapore Budget 2026 corporate impact briefings: Frequently asked questions. For directors and counsel tracking Singapore regulatory shifts. Practical...
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September 14, 2026
Corporate Service Providers Act 2024 compliance: Frequently asked questions. For directors and counsel tracking Singapore regulatory shifts. Practical...
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