Exemption From CPF Contributions

Employees who are exempted from CPF contributions Foreigners on Employment Pass, Professional Visit Pass or Work Permit CPF contributions are not allowed for foreigners. Both the employer’s and employee’s share of contributions for foreign employees on Employment Pass, Professional Visit Pass or Work Permit will not be accepted. Partners, sole-proprietors or self-employed All Singapore citizens [...]

Trademark Registration in Singapore

Marks that can be registered A trade mark can be letters, words, names, signatures, numerals, devices, brands, labels, tickets, shapes, colors, aspects of packaging or any combination of these.

Why incorporate in Singapore?

Singapore has attracted various organizations ranging from the Fortune 500 companies, small and medium enterprises, educational institutions to news bureaus to form their place in Singapore’s business landscape. Singapore is well known around the world as a multicultural, multi religious and multi racial harmonious island food paradise. Starting as a quiet, laid back fishing village,

Why choose AsiaBiz Services?

We are quite simply, . Setting up your own company results in various associated benefits such as lower tax rates, ability to raise funds via stock offerings, protect your personal assets and increased favorable perception of your business by key stakeholders

Trade Mark Application

History of Trade Marks The marking of goods for various purposes, including identifying them from those of other traders, dates back to ancient times. Similarly, the existence of rules governing the use of such marks goes back to the medieval craft guilds.

The Function and Duties of a Nominee Director in Singapore

It is trite law that Directors of company owe a fiduciary duty or obligation to their company. However, it begs the question what of the Nominee Director? What is the function of the Nominee Director and what are his duties under the Singapore Companies Act? A is someone in layman’s terms who is renting his [...]

EntrePass Business Plan – Litmus Test

Singapore’s EntrePass is designed to facilitate the entry and stay of foreign individuals in Singapore to directly manage their entrepreneurial venture in Singapore. The allows successful applicants’ families to live in Singapore. Dependant passes granted to the immediate family members

Entrepreneur’s Guide to Business Plan Drafting

Every entrepreneur at some point or the other faces the challenge of drafting a persuasive Business plan. Business plans are drafted with various objectives, for instance a Business plan may be required to obtain a license, government grant, approval etc. Invariably a Business plan is

Singapore – India – Understanding CECA

The CECA with Singapore was India’s first comprehensive agreement with a trade partner. The bilateral merchandise trade has seen a near five-fold increase in the three years post-CECA from about $3.6 billion in 2005 to $19.11 billion in 2008, thus India became Singapore’s 11th largest trading partner in 2008 and government of India statistics for [...]

OECD Tax Clampdown May Benefit Singapore

A recent news report in Channel News Asia’s website stated that many high net worth individuals and enterprises may look towards Singapore to park their assets as the United States tightens the noose around the tax evaders. The traditional tax havens, which have long enjoyed the