Starting a Company
Branch Office vs Subsidiary vs Representative Office: Singapore Entity Structures Compared (2026)
Foreign companies looking to enter the Singapore market typically pick one of three legal vehicles: a private limited subsidiary, a branch office, or a representative office. Each one carries a different tax bill, different liability profile, and different operating...
Redomiciling Your Foreign Company to Singapore: Full Process Guide (2026)
If you operate a foreign company — say a BVI, Cayman, Hong Kong or Delaware entity — and you've decided Singapore is now where the business should be domiciled, you have three options. You can wind up the foreign company and incorporate fresh in Singapore, you can set...
Complete Guide to Setting Up a Family Office in Singapore (2026)
Singapore has, in less than a decade, become Asia's leading hub for single family offices. By the end of 2024, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) had approved over 2,000 single family offices — up from a few dozen in 2017. The reasons are familiar to anyone who...
Global Investor Programme: Requirements, Process & Common Mistakes
The Global Investor Programme (GIP) is Singapore's premier residency-by-investment scheme, granting Permanent Residency (PR) to high-net-worth investors and entrepreneurs who commit to investing substantially in Singapore's economy. Administered by the Economic...
Complete Guide to Setting Up a Family Office in Singapore (2026)
Singapore has cemented its position as Asia's premier wealth management hub, and at the heart of that growth is the dramatic rise of the family office. Since 2019, the number of single family offices (SFOs) in Singapore has grown from around 400 to well over 1,500 — a...
VCC vs Cayman SPC: Why Singapore Is the New Fund Domicile
For decades, fund managers setting up offshore structures had one default answer: the Cayman Islands Segregated Portfolio Company (SPC). It was familiar, flexible, and trusted by institutional investors worldwide. But since Singapore introduced the Variable Capital...
Checklist: Documents You Need to Incorporate a Singapore Company with Minimal Delays
Checklist of documents to incorporate a Singapore company: IDs, addresses, constitution, director consents and shareholder details for ACRA.
Tech.Pass Singapore: A 2026 Guide for Technology Leaders and Founders
Singapore's position as Asia's technology and innovation hub depends in no small measure on its ability to attract the most accomplished founders, engineering leaders and product builders in the world. To draw them in, the Economic Development Board (EDB) launched the...
Variable Capital Companies (VCC) in Singapore: A Comprehensive Guide for Fund Managers in 2026
Since its introduction on 14 January 2020, the Variable Capital Company (VCC) has reshaped how collective investment schemes are structured in Singapore. Purpose-built for investment funds — from hedge funds and private equity vehicles to venture capital, real estate...
Using Singapore as a Regional Headquarters: Incorporation and Substance Requirements
Learn how to set up a Singapore regional headquarters: incorporation steps, substance requirements, tax residency, employment and compliance with ACRA, IRAS and MOM.
Running a Company
Share Certificates in Singapore (2026): Issuing, Replacing & Lost Certificates
A share certificate is the classic paper proof that someone owns shares in a company. In Singapore, it remains an important document for private companies, even in an increasingly digital world. Under section 123 of the Companies Act 1967, a certificate issued under...
Certificate of Incumbency in Singapore (2026): What It Is & When You Need One
If you have ever tried to open a corporate bank account overseas, register a branch in another country, or complete a cross-border transaction, you may have been asked for a "Certificate of Incumbency". For many Singapore company directors this is an unfamiliar...
How to Train Your Internal Team to Work Effectively with an External Corporate Secretary
Practical guide to training your internal team to work with an external corporate secretary in Singapore. Learn key steps, ACRA compliance, board processes and best practices.
MAS AML / CFT for licensed entities — Eligibility and requirements checklist
MAS AML / CFT for licensed entities — Eligibility and requirements checklist. For wealth managers and fintechs navigating MAS regulation. Practical 2026 guide.
MAS technology risk management (TRM) and outsourcing — Eligibility and requirements checklist
MAS technology risk management (TRM) and outsourcing — Eligibility and requirements checklist. For wealth managers and fintechs navigating MAS regulation. Practical 2026 guide.
Stay of Winding Up Proceedings in Singapore (2026): Court Application Under Section 186 IRDA
A winding-up order is not always the end of the story. Sometimes a company's fortunes change after the order is made: a major debt is paid, a rescue investor appears, a disputed petition is resolved, or the creditors agree to a scheme. In those situations, the...
Contributories’ Liability in Singapore Winding Up (2026): When Shareholders Must Pay
Limited liability is the reason most people incorporate a company: if the business fails, shareholders generally lose only what they put in. But there is a narrow and often misunderstood exception. When a Singapore company is wound up, certain shareholders, called...
Register of Directors’ Interests in Singapore (2026): Section 164 Companies Act
Directors sit at the centre of a company's decisions, so the law insists on transparency about what they own and where their interests lie. One of the quieter but important obligations under the Companies Act 1967 is the requirement to keep a register of directors'...
Substantial Shareholder Disclosure in Singapore (2026): Sections 81-84 Companies Act
Most directors know they must tell ACRA when shareholders change. Fewer know that a person who crosses the 5% ownership threshold has a personal, statutory duty to notify the company within two business days, and that failing to do so is a criminal offence. These are...
Rectification of the Register of Members in Singapore (2026): Section 194 Companies Act
The register of members is the definitive record of who owns a Singapore company. When it is wrong, the consequences are serious: dividends can be paid to the wrong person, votes can be miscounted, and share transfers can be thrown into doubt. Sometimes a name is...
Growing a Company
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Taxes and GST
JS-SEZ Guide for Singapore Companies 2026: Johor Expansion, Tax and Employment
How Singapore companies should approach the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone in 2026 — structuring, Malaysia 5% tax rate, transfer pricing, and cross-border employment.
InvoiceNow and GST E-Invoicing Singapore 2026: What Businesses Must Do
Singapore’s InvoiceNow / Peppol e-invoicing network — what it is, who must adopt, timelines, migration mistakes and the practical steps to be ready.
Succession planning across Singapore PR / citizenship — Costs and fees breakdown
Succession planning across Singapore PR / citizenship — Costs and fees breakdown. For HNW individuals planning trusts and succession in Singapore. Pract…
Singapore charitable structures and donor-advised vehicles — Costs and fees breakdown
Singapore charitable structures and donor-advised vehicles — Costs and fees breakdown. For HNW individuals planning trusts and succession in Singapore….
Private Trust Company (PTC) setup — Costs and fees breakdown
Private Trust Company (PTC) setup — Costs and fees breakdown. For HNW individuals planning trusts and succession in Singapore. Practical 2026 walkthroug…
Approved Royalties Incentive (ARI) Singapore 2026: EDB Concessionary Withholding Tax on Technology Royalty Payments
Approved Royalties Incentive Singapore 2026 — Section 13(4) ITA, EDB concessionary withholding tax (0%/5%) on technology royalties and how ARI compares to DTA relief.
Singapore Land Intensification Allowance (LIA) 2026: 25% Tax Deduction for Industrial Building Upgrades
Singapore Land Intensification Allowance (LIA) 2026 — Section 18C ITA, 25% initial + 5% annual allowance, EDB/JTC GPR benchmark and how to apply before committing capex.
Section 37O M&A Allowance Singapore (2026): 25% Tax Deduction for Qualifying Share Acquisitions
Section 37O M&A Allowance Singapore — 25% deduction on qualifying share acquisitions, S$10m annual cap, headcount and threshold rules, stamp duty and DTD stacking.
Singapore Major Exporter Scheme (MES) 2026: GST Suspension for Import-Heavy Trading Companies
Singapore Major Exporter Scheme 2026 — GST suspension on imports, 50% zero-rated threshold, ASK Annual Review, application process and revocation triggers.
Singapore trust structures for HNW families — Costs and fees breakdown
Singapore trust structures for HNW families — Costs and fees breakdown. For HNW individuals planning trusts and succession in Singapore. Practical 2026…
Bookkeeping
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