Singapore Pte Ltd Company Registration for Foreigners: Common Mistakes and Rejection Reasons
Singapore Pte Ltd company registration for foreigners: Common mistakes and rejection reasons. For foreign founders setting up shop in Singapore. Practi...
Section 161 Companies Act Singapore: When a Share Allotment Is Void and How the Court Can Validate It
When a Singapore private company wants to issue new shares, most directors treat it as a routine administrative step: pass a resolution, allot the shares, file the return with ACRA, done. In practice, the Companies Act 1967 imposes a strict procedural gate on that power, and getting it wrong does not just create a paperwork [...]
EFS Enhanced Risk-Share 2026: What the September 2026 to March 2027 Boost Means for SME Borrowers
From 1 September 2026 to 31 March 2027, the Government's risk-share under two Enterprise Financing Scheme (EFS) facilities, the SME Working Capital Loan and the Project Loan, rises from 50% to 70%. For a borrower, that does not change how much you can borrow. It changes how much of the default risk Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG) [...]
MOM Simplifies the Work Permit Levy Framework: What Employers Should Expect From 2028
At the Ministry of Manpower's (MOM) Committee of Supply Debate on 3 March 2026, Minister for Manpower Dr Tan See Leng announced that MOM will streamline the Work Permit levy framework for Work Permit Holders (WPHs). This is the first step in a longer-term simplification effort, and it follows years of the framework accumulating complexity: [...]
MOM’s New ONE Pass (AI and Tech) Track: What Singapore Employers Need to Know Ahead of January 2027
At the Ministry of Manpower's (MOM) Committee of Supply Debate on 3 March 2026, Minister for Manpower Dr Tan See Leng announced that Singapore will introduce a new ONE Pass (AI and Tech) track from January 2027. The new track will sit under the existing Overseas Networks and Expertise (ONE) Pass framework and will replace [...]
Extension of Time for Financial Statement Audit Completion: A Different Deadline From the AGM and Annual Return EOT
Extension of Time for Financial Statement Audit Completion: A Different Deadline From the AGM and Annual Return EOT Directors sometimes ask whether there is a separate "extension of time" they can apply for when their auditor simply has not finished the audit yet. It is an understandable question: the audit is often the single biggest [...]
IRAS Digital-Only Submission for Strike-Off and Cessation Financial Statements
IRAS Digital-Only Submission for Strike-Off and Cessation Financial Statements When a Singapore company applies to strike off under section 344 of the Companies Act 1967, or simply stops trading ahead of a formal strike-off application, it must first settle its affairs with the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS). That has always meant filing every [...]
Subsidiary of foreign parent: director and capital pitfalls: Documents required and templates
Subsidiary of foreign parent — director and capital pitfalls — Documents required and templates. For foreign founders setting up shop in Singapore. Prac...
Sector compliance: F&B, healthcare, education, fintech: Documents required and templates
Sector compliance — F&B, healthcare, education, fintech — Documents required and templates. For directors and company secretaries managing ACRA complian...
Singapore payroll and CPF for employers: Documents required and templates
Singapore payroll and CPF for employers — Documents required and templates. For Singapore SMEs managing tax and accounting compliance. Practical 2026 wa...