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CPF & PAYROLL · 14 AUG 2026

IR8A and the Auto-Inclusion Scheme: An Employer's Year-End Payroll Guide

A clear guide to the Auto-Inclusion Scheme, the 1 March filing deadline, and how to prepare accurate employee income records for IRAS.

CPF & PAYROLL · 7 AUG 2026

CPF for Company Directors: When Do Director's Fees and Salary Attract CPF?

Director's fees voted at General Meetings do not attract CPF, but salary under a contract of service does. Learn the difference and avoid costly mistakes.

CORPORATE TAX · 31 JUL 2026

Form C-S, C-S (Lite) or Form C: Which Corporate Tax Form Should You File?

Your company's annual revenue determines whether you file Form C-S, Form C-S (Lite) or Form C. Understand the thresholds and what each form requires.

SME ACCOUNTING · 24 JUL 2026

Audit Exemption for Small Companies in Singapore: Do You Qualify?

Most Singapore private companies can skip the statutory audit if they meet two of three size tests. Here is what qualifies your company and why compliance still matters.

CORPORATE SECRETARIAL · 10 JUL 2026

Does Your Pte Ltd Need a Company Secretary? What ACRA Requires

Every Singapore company must appoint a company secretary within six months of incorporation. Learn ACRA's requirements, who can be appointed, and the penalties for non-compliance.

ACRA FILING · 19 JUN 2026

Filing Your First Annual Return With ACRA: A Guide for New Companies

What new Singapore companies need to know about filing their first ACRA annual return: deadlines, AGM vs annual return, BizFile+ requirements, and penalties for late filing.

GST · 12 JUN 2026

Do You Need to Register for GST? Singapore's S$1 Million Threshold Explained

A practical guide for Singapore business owners on compulsory and voluntary GST registration, the S$1 million threshold, and what happens after you register.

IRAS FILING · 5 JUN 2026

What Is ECI and When Must Your Singapore Company File It?

Understand the ECI three-month deadline, the revenue threshold for nil-ECI waivers, and the early-filing instalment perk for managing cashflow.

CORPORATE TAX · 1 JUN 2026

Singapore Start-Up Tax Exemption: How New Companies Pay Less Corporate Tax

New Singapore companies can pay far less than the 17 per cent headline rate in their first three years. Here's how SUTE and PTE work in 2026.

REGULATORY · 1 JUN 2026

InvoiceNow and the GST e-invoicing mandate: what Singapore businesses must do in 2026.

The InvoiceNow (Peppol) requirement is now rolling out in phases for all GST-registered businesses in Singapore. This guide sets out who is in scope, when the deadlines fall, and how to get connected.

REGULATORY · 10 MAY 2026

The 2026 Singapore filing calendar (and the deadlines that quietly cost SMEs money).

Every Singapore private company runs the same calendar of obligations through ACRA and IRAS. Most directors know the big ones. The penalties show up in the small ones.

REGULATORY · 10 MAY 2026

BEPS Pillar Two in Singapore: what regional HQs must do before registration opens.

Singapore's MTT and DTT are live. Registration opens May 2026. Most of the work isn't tax-technical — it's operational, and it should already be underway.

FOUNDER GUIDE · 10 MAY 2026

How to build a monthly investor pack that investors actually read.

The five numbers your investors look at first. The ten more that build trust. And the formatting choices that signal whether you're running the business — or the business is running you.

REGULATORY · 10 MAY 2026

Singapore payroll and CPF changes for 2026: what employers need to update.

The OW ceiling moves to S$8,000 from 1 January 2026, with rate changes for older workers. A practical update guide for HR and payroll teams.

REGULATORY · 10 MAY 2026

Transfer pricing in Singapore: what changed in the 8th Edition Guidelines.

Tighter documentation rules, stronger economic substance powers, and a new Simplified & Streamlined Approach pilot for 2026–2028. What to refresh this cycle.

REGULATORY · 10 MAY 2026

IRAS tax audits in 2026: what triggers a review, and how to prepare.

The patterns IRAS looks for, the documentation that shortens an audit, the Voluntary Disclosure Programme, and the internal review you can do this quarter.

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