There may be times when you may want to sell your shares of your private company to someone. You may also want to purchase the shares of another private company. Here are some steps which should be followed. Documents required An Instrument of Transfer (An agreement between the transferor and transferee for the transfer or [...]

Every business requires a corporate bank account. As a business owner, you will need to open a corporate bank account to facilitate the collection of payments from the sale of your goods and services. You will also require an account to make payments for goods and services rendered to you. In this article, we will [...]

Many businesses involve the importing and exporting of goods. Here is a general guide for anyone out there who would like to get into the trading business. Step 1: Register for a company and activate a Customs Account You will need an entity to engage in import and export activities in Singapore. You can register [...]

The Company Constitution is a set of document that sets out the rules and manner in which the company is being regulated and managed. In the past, this was referred to as the Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association. Since 3rd January 2016, these two documents have been merged into the Company Constitution. In [...]

The Singapore government has always been supportive of start-up companies and has many schemes to support entrepreneurship. One of the ways which they have been assisting new start-up companies is by providing tax reliefs. Let us focus on Year of Assessment 2019 and 2020. Year of Assessment 2019 (YA 2019) This is for financial years [...]

The Singapore government has tax reliefs that are designed to reduce the tax burden for companies. The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) has come up with a Partial Tax Exemption for Companies (PTE). All companies, including companies limited by guarantee, can enjoy PTE unless they have already claimed the Tax Exemption Scheme for New [...]

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 [...]

Some businesses may require a nominee director for a variety of reasons. For foreign-owned companies, they may require a nominee director to fulfil statutory requirements of having one local resident director. Some individuals may be employed in certain companies that prohibit them from being a director in another company. These individuals may want to set [...]

The most typical company that is incorporated is Private Company limited by Shares. There are, however, two different types of Private Company limited by Shares, namely a Private Company and an Exempt Private Company. Exempt Private Company limited by Shares An Exempt Private Company limited by Shares is a private company which has at most [...]

A charge is a form of a security interest that a company puts to a lender or creditor to secure repayment of a loan. There are fixed and floating charges. A fixed charge is a charge on secured assets. These may be charges on things like property, machinery, shares. A floating charge is a charge [...]