The 31 July 2026 deadline for annual return filing is now less than two weeks away for Singapore companies with a 31 December financial year-end. But annual return filing is just one of many ACRA and IRAS deadlines your company must meet each year. Miss one, and the consequences range from automatic fixed penalties to [...]
If your Singapore company has transactions with related parties — parent companies, subsidiaries, associated entities, or even directors who are also shareholders — you are operating in transfer pricing territory. Transfer pricing is not just a concern for multinationals. Any Singapore company that charges, receives, or shares costs with a related party must ensure those [...]
Market Readiness Assistance (MRA) grant: S$100,000 cap, 50% support, eligibility and processing benchmarks for Singapore SMEs going overseas in 2026.
Productivity Solutions Grant (PSG): eligibility, 50% support, claim timeline and processing benchmarks for Singapore SMEs in 2026.
Enterprise Development Grant (EDG): eligibility, support levels, application timeline and processing benchmarks for Singapore SMEs in 2026.
Few corporate crises are as debilitating as a deadlocked board of directors. When the two directors of a 50/50 company cannot agree — or when a board splits evenly and no side can carry a resolution — the company can become paralysed. Decisions cannot be made. Bank mandates cannot be updated. Contracts cannot be signed. [...]
Every month, thousands of Singapore businesses pay overseas technology companies — Google, Meta (Facebook), Zoom, LinkedIn, Dropbox, Adobe, and countless others — for digital services. Most of these businesses never stop to consider whether GST applies to these payments. In many cases, it does. Under Singapore's reverse charge mechanism, introduced from 1 January 2020 and [...]
Choosing the right financial year end (FYE) for your Singapore company matters more than most directors realise. The FYE determines your deadlines for the Annual General Meeting, Annual Return filing, corporate tax, and financial statements — and it affects how smoothly your year-end accounting and audit cycle runs. If your current FYE no longer serves [...]
The SkillsFuture Enterprise Credit (SFEC) is one of Singapore's most accessible workforce development grants — a S$10,000 credit that eligible employers can draw on to offset the cost of upskilling their teams and transforming their businesses. With the current SFEC credit expiring on 30 November 2026, now is the moment for every eligible Singapore employer [...]
The Corporate and Accounting Laws (Amendment) Act 2025 (CALA 2025) commenced on 6 May 2026, and with it came a significantly expanded set of grounds on which a Singapore company director can be disqualified — and a sharply elevated personal liability framework. Two months on, many directors remain unaware of how materially the legal landscape [...]