What is a GST? Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a tax on the supply of goods and services made in Singapore by a taxable person in the course or furtherance of any business carried on by him and on the importation of goods into Singapore. Every Singapore business must register for GST if their [...]
For your spouse and unmarried and/or legally adopted children below 21 only. The Dependant’s Pass is for spouses or children of current Work pass visa holders in Singapore. To qualify, the visa holders must be Employment pass, EntrePass or S Pass holders and currently drawing a minimum fixed monthly salary of S$2,500 and above. Upon [...]
Foreign individuals and corporation are welcome to invest and to set up companies in Singapore. Singapore allows 100% foreign individual and corporate shareholding allowed. Singapore has no exchange control nor restriction on repatriation of profits Setup Requirements for Singapore Company Minimum 1 Shareholder + 1 Director + 1 Company Secretary Minimum initial paid-up share capital [...]
Typically application for licenses and permits in Singapore can only be done after successful incorporation of your company; however, in a few instances, application for licenses and permits is done simultaneously with the application for name approval from Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA), from which, the ACRA system will indicate if another approving authority [...]
The arts and music business, though recreational by nature, is classified separately from the entertainment business. Some examples of arts and music business are operas, orchestra concerts, art exhibitions and performance dance troupes. If you plan to start a business in the arts and music industry , you will have to first: 1. Register your [...]
The definition for entertainment and recreation business is broad. It can be a fishing farm or a Kelong where you can fish for prawns; a karaoke lounge or nightclub; or a miniature golf park and more. If you are interested in starting such a business , you will have to first: 1. Register your business [...]
1. Once the Singapore company has been incorporated, what are the post incorporation issues I need to consider before I can start my company business activities? After your Singapore company has been setup, you can start your business activities immediately. However, you may need to do the following if it is applicable to you. A. [...]
When compared to the winter months, many drivers feel less threatened by roads during summer. After all, the summer months are much less likely to experience wet or slippery conditions by way of rain, ice or snow. However, drivers still need to practice caution when driving on the roads during summer. Many drivers will take [...]
Just as important as insuring your home’s physical aspects, contents insurance protects your possessions in the event of loss, damage or theft and can help to compensate you for large sums of money should something ever happen to your assets.Contents can get damaged in myriad ways. Perhaps a natural event such as a flood or [...]
More and more people are trying to earn a living online with internet marketing. There are people who are entering the Internet marketing world hoping to strike it rich. Internet marketing, however, requires actual time and effort, something not all beginners realize. If you want to start your own internet marketing business, or make the [...]
The small business grants are much closer than it is assumed. It is fact that the small business grants are available in the home state of a person for him to commence a new business or to expand his existing business. Various development agencies in the state do offer small business grants directly and also [...]
The count of the business enterprises owned by the women is on the increasing side for the past 10 years in the United States. It is so much that from the year 1997 to 2007, the businesses either owned completely by the women or the majority of the business owned by the women has seen [...]
