Buying a company that someone else has already incorporated, sometimes called a "shelf company" or "aged company", can look like a shortcut past the paperwork of setting up in Singapore. In practice, the picture is more nuanced. Singapore law does not prohibit shelf companies, but the practical risks of taking over an existing entity, and [...]
How S Pass eligibility, qualifying salary, quota and the $650 levy apply to veterinary technicians and para-veterinary staff hired by Singapore clinics.
The AITD scheme lapsed in March 2020. Here's what angel investors and startups should know about tax treatment and incentives now.
Estimated Chargeable Income (ECI) filing: frequently asked questions for Singapore SMEs managing tax and accounting compliance.
Form C, C-S and C-S Lite filing: frequently asked questions for Singapore SMEs managing tax and accounting compliance.
Singapore Financial Reporting Standards (SFRS) basics: frequently asked questions for Singapore SMEs managing tax and accounting compliance.
When a company suspects that a director, business partner or counterparty is about to destroy evidence, shift assets or simply disappear, the standard inter partes route for obtaining documents may be too slow. Singapore's civil procedure allows an applicant, in narrow circumstances, to approach the General Division of the High Court without telling the other [...]
Founders and their advisers occasionally come across the term "deferred shares" while structuring a company's share capital, usually while comparing notes with an ordinary and preference share class already on the table. It is a class most Singapore-incorporated companies will never issue, yet understanding what a deferred share actually is, and why it has fallen [...]
Singapore enterprises planning to expand into Southeast Asia, China, India or other developing markets face a familiar problem: they need staff who understand overseas operations, but developing that expertise takes time and money. Enterprise Singapore's Global Ready Talent Programme (GRT) was built precisely for this gap. It helps local companies build a pipeline of globally [...]
At the Committee of Supply Debate on 3 March 2026, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) announced that Singapore's foreign talent framework for the technology sector is being overhauled. From January 2027, a new ONE Pass (AI and Tech) track will be introduced under the existing Overseas Networks and Expertise (ONE) Pass, replacing the standalone Tech.Pass [...]