October 2, 2026
How to File Your LLP’s Annual Declaration in Singapore
Every Singapore LLP must lodge an annual declaration of solvency. Here is the 15-month rule, the $30 filing, the steps in Bizfile and the winding-up trap for late…
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October 2, 2026
LLP Annual Declaration Deadlines: The 15-Month Clock Nobody Watches
A Singapore LLP must file its first annual declaration within 15 months of registration, then yearly at intervals of no more than 15 months. Here is how the…
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October 2, 2026
Court-Ordered Interim Measures in Aid of Arbitration: Section 12A of the IAA (2026)
When a Singapore company is heading into arbitration, or is already in one, there is often a gap between the moment a dispute turns urgent and the moment…
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October 2, 2026
When a Private Company Hits 50 Shareholders: Section 18 and the Employee Carve-Out
Most Singapore business owners know their company is a “private limited” the day they incorporate it and never think about the label again. But the private company status…
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October 2, 2026
GST Tourist Refund Scheme Singapore (2026): What Retailers Must Get Right
A tourist spends S$3,000 at a jewellery counter in Orchard Road, requests a refund form at the till, and flies out through Changi three days later with the…
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October 2, 2026
Revoking a Patent in Singapore: Grounds and Process Under Section 80 of the Patents Act
How a Singapore patent can be revoked under section 80 of the Patents Act: grounds, who can apply, the IPOS process, and the Sunseap v Sun Electric jurisdiction…
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October 2, 2026
VCC Sub-Fund Mergers in Singapore: What Sections 16, 20 and 29 Allow
An umbrella Variable Capital Company (VCC) with four or five sub-funds eventually runs into the same question: two sub-funds have overlapping mandates, one is sub-scale and no longer…
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October 2, 2026
Can a Work Pass Holder Own Shares in a Singapore Company? EP, S Pass and Work Permit Rules Compared
A founder on an Employment Pass wants to bring in a co-investor who will hold shares but never set foot in the office. An S Pass-holding operations supervisor…
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October 2, 2026
LEAD Programme Singapore: How Trade Associations and Chambers Fund Industry Transformation
Most government grant coverage in Singapore is written for the individual SME: the retailer buying a point-of-sale system, the manufacturer automating a production line, the exporter testing a…
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October 2, 2026
The LLP Annual Declaration: What the Manager Is Actually Signing
A Singapore LLP annual declaration is a manager's personal statement of solvency. Here is what it means, who signs, what it costs, and the criminal exposure if it…
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