Entrepreneurs must seek ways to protect their business assets. Over the years a number of strategies have been developed to help them do so. One of the most effective methods …
Deciding on stock, restricted stock, or stock options for your Singapore startup company
In the early stages, company founders typically look for various ways to curb spending on labor; equity compensation may be one way to reduce ongoing costs and provide compensation to …
Avoid this founder’s $10 billion mistake, incorporate in Singapore
After the death of Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee, his family faced a giant tax bill on their inheritance. Mr. Lee’s family expects to pay more than USD$10.8 billion in …
10 tax tips for foreigners starting a Singapore company
The number of businesses setting up a presence in Singapore continues to grow, in large part due to the country’s tax-friendly environment. Singapore welcomes global businesses and startups, offering a …
5 common mistakes to avoid while incorporating a Singapore company
Singapore is well-known for offering a favorable and welcoming environment to startups. Bolstered by supportive government policies and private funding, Singapore has emerged as Asia’s preferred business hub; its position …
Global minimum tax: reforming the international taxation system
International tax competition has accelerated with the rise of globalization and is widely regarded as a cause for the downward spiral in the inflows of many governments. World leaders led …
As China tightens, businesses begin to flee Hong Kong
Although Hong Kong continues — officially — to be a special administrative region of China, with a high degree of autonomy and freedom from interference from the mainland government, the …
MOM toughens family visa rules for intra-corporate transferees
Under recent changes introduced by Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower (MOM), foreign employees of multinational corporations who are posted to the company’s Singapore branch as an intra-corporate transferee and hold an …
Singapore Launches Patent Fast Track Programme
The procedure for obtaining a patent can often be a long and arduous task. Your application must be researched, published, reviewed, and then examined — these steps that can take …
China’s Security Law pushes Hong Kong firms to Singapore
On May 28, 2020, the National People’s Congress authorised the drafting and enacting of a national security law for Hong Kong. The law came into effect on 30 June, the …