The shares of a company represent ownership in a company. When a company is incorporated, the shareholders are the ones who own the company. The shareholders must also determine who owns how many shares. There are also different classes of shares with different rights. Shareholders are the ones who invest in the company and in [...]
A Social Enterprise is a typical company. It is basically a normal, typical company which is profit driven and the incorporation process is basically the same as starting a new company because a starting a Social Enterprise is starting a normal, typical company. There is no special SSIC code which companies must place on their [...]
On the 1st of October 2018, the Singapore parliament passed the Variable Capital Companies Act. The act was assented to by the President on the 31st of October 2018. The Variable Capital Companies Act provide for the incorporation, operation and regulation of new corporate entities called Variable Capital Companies. A Variable Capital Company (VCC) has [...]
There are a whole host of reasons why a company structure is a more effective business structure and from time to time, sole proprietors or limited liability partnerships may decide to convert their business structure to a company. There are some pros and cons to converting to a company and these should be well thought [...]
Individuals who have been working in Singapore can apply for Singapore Permanent Residency (PR) under the Scheme for Professional/ Technical Personnel/ Skilled Workers. Under this scheme, the applicant has to be working in Singapore on an Employment Pass, Entrepreneur Pass (EntrePass) or S Pass. The individual can apply to obtain Singapore PR for his or [...]
As a business grows, some business owners may want to convert their sole proprietorship into a private limited company. Here are some of the reasons why some business owners may want to make the switch. 1) To limit liabilities As a sole proprietor, your liabilities are unlimited. This means that you are liable for [...]
Minority shareholders are shareholders with a non-controlling stake in the company. It refers to the shareholders with voting rights but the number of shares that they hold are insufficient to have a say in the company’s affairs. In most cases, this refers to 50 per cent of the company’s voting shares. Shareholders with voting rights are invited [...]
Changes were made to the Companies Act on 31st March 2017 and the key changes were with regards to making company ownership more transparent so as to limit the use of Singapore companies for illegal uses such as money laundering and financing of terrorism. There were also changes to the Accountants Act but for this [...]
For various reasons, you may wish to close your company. To close a company you can either wind up or strike off the local company. Striking off a company is the more straightforward option so long as the requirements are adhered to. The striking off can be done via the Bizfile+, the Business Filing Portal [...]
If you were to start a business, namely in Asia, you would inevitably factor in starting it in Singapore, among others. Here are some reasons which may compel you to eventually start your business, and company, in Singapore. 1) Singapore has one of the lowest corporate taxes in the world The corporate tax rate [...]
