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Singapore’s Corporate Service Providers Act 2024 commenced 9 June 2025, replacing registered filing agents with registered CSPs to tighten AML controls. Here is why it matters and how to verify your provider on ACRA’s Bizfile.
Pte Ltd, LLP or sole proprietorship in Singapore? Compare liability, tax, compliance, cost and credibility with current ACRA and IRAS figures to choose right.
A nominee director satisfies Companies Act s.145’s resident-director rule. What they do, when foreign founders need one, the CSP Act 2024 rules, duties, deposits, and cost from S$1,500/year.
Does your Singapore company need an audit? The small company exemption: 2-of-3 criteria (S$10m revenue, S$10m assets, 50 staff), small group and dormant rules, who still needs an audit, plus ACRA’s 2026 review status.
A 2026 guide for Singapore Pte Ltd directors: the 6-month AGM and 7-month annual return deadlines after FYE, the S$60 BizFile filing fee, what the AR contains, and the flat S$300/S$600 late penalty.
Singapore’s GST InvoiceNow e-invoicing mandate extends to all GST-registered businesses by 1 April 2031. See the full phased timeline, turnover bands, who acts when, and how to get Peppol-ready.
When is GST registration compulsory in Singapore? The S$1m threshold, the 9% rate, retrospective and prospective tests, voluntary registration conditions, how to register with IRAS, and the InvoiceNow requirement.
MOM’s 2026 work pass fraud cases — the Wonderful Agency charges, the phantom-worker construction operation, EFMA penalties up to S$20,000 and jail, and how compliant employers stay protected.
Singapore’s new ONE Pass (AI and Tech) track, announced at COS 2026 for January 2027, replaces Tech.Pass. The S$30,000 rule, S$22,500 cash plus vested ESOP/ESOW, and how to prepare.
Singapore’s Local Qualifying Salary rises from S$1,600 to S$1,800/month on 1 July 2026. See the new foreign-worker quota counting bands, a worked example, and what to check before the deadline.
