Key Legislative Amendments Taking Effect for companies with FYEs ending on and after 31 August 2018 In March 2017, Parliament passed the Companies (Amendment) Bill 2017. Some of these amendments which aim to reduce the regulatory burden for companies will be taking effect from 31 August 2018. We are writing to you as the [...]
To strengthen fair employment practices, the Ministry of Manpower is putting in place new licence conditions for all new and existing employment agencies when they engage in recruitment work. These new licence conditions are No discrimination practices are allowed Workplace discrimination based on age, race, nationality, gender and disability is not allowed. Where discriminatory practices [...]
A company director was hit with a record SGD$113,400 fine for multiple breaches of the Companies Act. They include failing to hold annual general meetings (AGMs) and failing to file annual returns (ARs). According to the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA), Tan Hang Song was fined SGD$113,400. The fine was nearly double the previous [...]
A company director Lawrence Fong Kok Liang has been fined a record SGD$57,000 for 38 charges. Fong had failed to hold the annual general meeting and failed to file the annual returns of 19 companies. Fong had been convicted in 2014 for similar offences and compounded 60 similar offences. In April and May of 2018, [...]
Section 121 of the Companies (Amendment) Act 2014 which introduces new sections 202A and 202B of the Companies Act (the "Act") took effect on 20 April 2018. Concurrently, the Companies (Revision of Defective Financial Statements, or Consolidated Financial Statements or Balance-Sheet) Regulations 2018 (the “Regulations”) has been issued to operationalise sections 202A and 202B. The [...]
Singapore is a very attractive place to do business. It is safe, corruption-free, has a highly-skilled workforce and a very attractive corporate tax system. Singapore has a single-tier corporate tax system. There is no double taxation on the monies received by shareholders. Tax paid by a company for its chargeable income is final and all dividends [...]
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) launched a new $27 million Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics (AIDA) Grant under the Financial Sector Technology and Innovation (FSTI) Scheme. The objective of this grant is to promote the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data analytics in financial institutions. This AIDA Grant will focus on two tracks, [...]
Tax filing season is here and for some companies, that means looking for a third party with the relevant expertise to file the company's corporate taxes with the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore. Here is a step by step guide on how to authorise a third party entity to file your corporate tax. Note: You [...]
Profit and Loss Statements, also commonly known as P&L or income statements, show you the profitability of your business over a given period of time. The Profit and Loss Statements are usually prepared monthly, quarterly, and yearly. The Importance Of Profit and Loss Statements First and foremost, companies are required by law to complete their [...]
Under the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), organisations are required to appoint at least one person as the Data Protection Officer (DPO). The broad role of the DPO is to ensure that the organisation complies with the PDPA. The DPO can either be a person from within the organisation or the organisation can appoint a [...]
