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Running an E-Commerce Business in Singapore: Tax & Compliance Guide (2026)

Singapore is one of Asia's premier destinations for e-commerce businesses, offering a transparent tax system, robust infrastructure, strong intellectual property protections, and access to a digitally sophisticated consumer base. Whether you are running a Shopify store, a marketplace seller operation, a digital services business, or a cross-border logistics platform, understanding your tax and compliance obligations [...]

By The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team|2026-05-21T09:20:08+08:00May 18th, 2026|Accounting Bookkeeping Tax and XBRL|

Running an E-Commerce Business in Singapore: Tax & Compliance Guide (2026)

Running an e-commerce business in Singapore looks deceptively simple from the outside: incorporate, plug into Shopify or a marketplace, and ship. The tax and compliance reality is much more layered. Cross-border supply rules under the Overseas Vendor Registration (OVR) regime, GST on imported low-value goods, the InvoiceNow electronic invoicing mandate, marketplace deemed-supplier rules, and the [...]

By The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team|2026-05-21T09:20:58+08:00May 6th, 2026|Accounting Bookkeeping Tax and XBRL|

Singapore Corporate Tax 2026: Rates, Exemptions & Filing Guide

Every Singapore company — whether a freshly incorporated startup or a long-established multinational subsidiary — has an annual relationship with the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS). For many founders and finance teams, the corporate tax landscape can feel deceptively simple at first glance. The headline rate is 17%, but the effective rate after rebates, [...]

By The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team|2026-05-21T09:21:30+08:00April 29th, 2026|Accounting Bookkeeping Tax and XBRL|

Singapore Corporate Tax 2026: Rates, Exemptions & Filing Guide

Singapore's headline corporate tax rate sits at a flat 17%, and that single number is the marketing line everyone remembers. The reality is more nuanced. Between the partial tax exemption, the start-up exemption for qualifying new companies, the YA 2026 Corporate Income Tax (CIT) Rebate, and a basket of incentives administered by IRAS, EDB, and [...]

By The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team|2026-05-21T09:21:39+08:00April 27th, 2026|Accounting Bookkeeping Tax and XBRL, Running a Company, Useful Incorporation Articles|

The Annual Compliance Calendar for Singapore Companies in 2026

Running a company in Singapore comes with a host of regulatory obligations. From holding your Annual General Meeting to filing tax returns with the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS), missing a single deadline can result in penalties, fines, or even prosecution. For directors and company officers, staying on top of these requirements is not [...]

By The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team|2026-05-21T09:22:18+08:00April 12th, 2026|Accounting Bookkeeping Tax and XBRL, Running a Company|