Hiring your first employee is a significant milestone for any Singapore company — and one that comes with a set of statutory obligations that every employer must meet from day one. Get it right and you build a compliant, productive team. Get it wrong and you face MOM investigations, CPF penalties, and potential employment disputes. [...]
Every Singapore company that buys equipment, furniture, computers, or other business assets is entitled to claim capital allowances — tax deductions that reduce chargeable income over time. Yet capital allowances are one of the most under-utilised tax reliefs in Singapore, largely because the rules under the Income Tax Act are not well understood outside of [...]
When a Singapore company earns its first taxable profits, the Singapore Start-Up Tax Exemption (SUTE) scheme can reduce the effective corporate tax rate to as low as 4.25% on the first S$100,000 of chargeable income. For many early-stage companies, this translates into tens of thousands of dollars in tax savings during the years when cash [...]
The Singapore company secretarial market has changed. Alongside traditional boutique firms, founders can now choose from automated digital platforms offering annual packages for as little as S$200. The pitch is compelling: pay less, get the same compliance outcome. But founders who choose a corporate secretary on monthly price alone are making a decision that could [...]
When a Singapore company raises its first round of venture capital, the excitement is understandable. Term sheets are signed, valuations are agreed, and the bank account is about to grow. But behind every successful funding round is a considerable amount of quiet, methodical work — and much of it falls squarely on the company's corporate [...]
Company Secretary statutory duties under the Companies Act — Documents required and templates. For directors and company secretaries managing ACRA compl...
Singapore bank account opening — DBS, OCBC, UOB, Wise, Aspire — Documents required and templates. For foreign founders setting up shop in Singapore. Pra...
Singapore registered address and BizFile+ filings — Documents required and templates. For foreign founders setting up shop in Singapore. Practical 2026...
When a company in Singapore defaults on a secured debt obligation, the creditor holding a fixed or floating charge over the company's assets may appoint a receiver to take control of those assets and recover the amount owed. The receiver acts in the interests of the appointing creditor, not the company, and their authority extends [...]
Treasury shares are one of the more commonly misunderstood concepts in Singapore company law. Many directors have heard the term but are unsure whether their company can hold them, what the rules are, and how they interact with the company's capital structure. This article explains what treasury shares are under Singapore law, when a company [...]