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What Is the Corporate Service Providers Act 2024 and How Does It Affect Your Company?
Understand the Corporate Service Providers Act 2024 in Singapore, its key compliance obligations for corporate secretaries and companies, and how Raffles Corporate Services can help.
Allotment of New Shares Without Proper Authority in Singapore 2026: Court Challenge Guide
When directors of a Singapore private company allot new shares without the proper shareholder authorisation, without observing pre-emption rights, or for an improper purpose, the affected shareholders can apply to court to set aside the allotment. These challenges are...
Forced Share Transfer Under the Singapore Companies Act 2026: Court Enforcement Guide
Not every share transfer in a Singapore private company happens by mutual agreement. Shareholders' agreements and company constitutions often contain "forced transfer" or "compulsory transfer" clauses — triggered by events like breach of a restrictive covenant,...
How to Allot and Transfer Shares in a Singapore Company (2026)
Share allotments and transfers are the two most common capital movements a Singapore private company will ever handle. Yet many companies get them wrong — skipping directors' resolutions, filing ACRA notices late, or misapplying pre-emption clauses in the...
How to Stack Singapore Government Grants 2026: A Multi-Grant Strategy Guide
Singapore SMEs leave money on the table every year — not because grants are inaccessible, but because founders apply for one grant when they could layer three. Enterprise Singapore, IMDA, MAS, and sector ministries all run overlapping schemes, and the smart operator...
Employment Pass vs ONE Pass vs PEP 2026: Which Singapore Work Visa Do You Need?
Singapore's work visa landscape in 2026 is more segmented than ever. If you are a foreign professional, executive or business owner considering a move to Singapore — or an employer sponsoring international talent — you need to know which pass fits. The Employment Pass...
How an Outsourced Corporate Secretary Can Support High‑Growth Startups
Learn how an outsourced corporate secretary supports high‑growth startups in Singapore with ACRA compliance, filings, payroll, GST and company secretarial duties.
Judicial Management in Singapore (2026): Applying to Court Under Section 91 IRDA to Rescue an Insolvent Company
Judicial management is Singapore's flagship court-supervised corporate rescue procedure — a moratorium-protected process under Part 7 of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 (IRDA) that allows an independent judicial manager to take over an insolvent...
Winding Up a Singapore Company by Creditor’s Application (2026): Section 125 IRDA Statutory Demand and Petition Process
When a Singapore company cannot pay its debts, a creditor's ultimate remedy is to apply to the High Court for a compulsory winding up order under Section 125 of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 (IRDA). This is a serious step — it triggers the...
Nominee Director in Singapore (2026): Legal Requirements, Risks and How It Works
Every Singapore-incorporated company must have at least one director who is "ordinarily resident in Singapore" under Section 145 of the Companies Act 1967. For foreign entrepreneurs, offshore fund managers, and overseas parent companies setting up a Singapore...
Growing a Company
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Taxes and GST
Family office MAS approval, annual review and audit — Complete 2026 guide
Family office MAS approval, annual review and audit — Complete 2026 guide. Application, conditions, year-2 review, IRAS audit and ongoing filings explained.
13O → 13U transition mechanics — Complete 2026 guide
13O to 13U transition mechanics — Complete 2026 guide. AUM thresholds, hiring, MAS notifications and IRAS filings for moving a Singapore family office.
Section 13D offshore fund scheme — Complete 2026 guide
Section 13D offshore fund scheme — Complete 2026 guide. Eligibility, fund manager rules, IRAS filings, fees and 2026 timelines for offshore funds.
Family office MAS approval, annual review and audit — Complete 2026 guide
Family office MAS approval, annual review and audit — Complete 2026 guide. Application, conditions, year-2 review, IRAS audit and ongoing filings explained.
13O → 13U transition mechanics — Complete 2026 guide
13O to 13U transition mechanics — Complete 2026 guide. AUM thresholds, hiring, MAS notifications and IRAS filings for moving a Singapore family office.
Section 13D offshore fund scheme — Complete 2026 guide
Section 13D offshore fund scheme — Complete 2026 guide. Eligibility, fund manager rules, IRAS filings, fees and 2026 timelines for offshore funds.
IR8A and the Auto-Inclusion Scheme (AIS) in Singapore: Employer Filing Obligations 2026
An employer’s guide to Form IR8A and Singapore’s Auto-Inclusion Scheme (AIS) — who must register, the 1 March deadline, what employment income to report, and the penalties for getting it wrong.
Navigating Form IR21 and Tax Clearance in Singapore
Hiring international talent injects valuable global perspectives and specialized skills into your Singapore business operations. However, managing a cross-border workforce requires strict adherence to local regulatory obligations when those employees eventually move...
Form C-S vs Form C: Which Tax Return Should Your Singapore Company File? (2026)
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...
Tax Residency Certificate (COR) Singapore 2026: Application Guide and Treaty Benefits
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...
Bookkeeping
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