Chandra Mohan [Managing Director] Founder / Senior Audit Partner / FCA [Singapore] / FCCA / CPA / MBA Published 21 October 2024   The year-end closing process is a critical phase in financial reporting, encompassing a series of essential steps to ensure your financial statements accurately reflect your company’s financial…

Chandra Mohan [Managing Director] Founder / Senior Audit Partner / FCA [Singapore] / FCCA / CPA / MBA Published 27 August 2024 Introduction This post is targeted at directors and senior management of SMEs in Singapore. As key decision-makers, you play a critical role in establishing governance structures and protecting…

Centered in one of the world’s fastest-growing financial markets, coupled with an attractive regulatory framework designed to incentivize companies and their entrepreneurs, Singapore remains a top spot for attracting top talents from all around the world. To enhance its position as a strategic hub, the Singapore Ministry of Manpower introduced…

From May 2021, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has changed their regulations for Dependant Pass (DP) holders who wishes to apply for a Letter of Consent (LOC) to legally generate income in Singapore. This has created a few misconceptions in many current DP holders that we have met – that…

There are only three groups of people allowed to buy property in New Zealand: Kiwis, Australians and Singaporeans. All other foreign buyers must apply for to the New Zealand Overseas Investment Office (‘OIO’) for government permission if they want to buy New Zealand property. Singaporean nationals are in a unique…

Basic Information   Number of days for opening a Company Name application – minimum 1 working day (provided no referral authority involved) maximum 60 days (if referral involved). Company registration – 1 to 2 working days upon completion of client due diligence and return of duly executed documents. In certain…

Indonesia with its population of over 270 million people, is the largest economy in Southeast Asia. And what makes more attractive for business investment in this one of the fastest-growing economies in the world is its ambitious plan to relocate the country’s capital from Jakarta to a new capital city…

As the year ends, it is once again the time to review the various procedures and important deadlines to ensure compliance with filing requirements, particularly with ACRA and IRAS. This article will provide you with a basic understanding of year-end accounting to get a good start. The following areas are…

Business owners should start considering auditing financial statements as an investment rather than as a cost. Regardless of exempt status for small companies, having audit assurance is generally beneficial in various ways. In this blog, we will discuss the advantages of audit assurance. Companies of all sizes should invest in…

Powering Singapore’s economy are the various start-ups and SMEs, currently employing almost two-thirds of Singapore’s workforce. The Singapore government is known for its ardent support for these business entities, so numerous grants are made available for them. This article will touch on some of the grants available to Singapore startups…