Practical guides to setting up and running a small company in Singapore
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Employment Pass application in Singapore: what a one-person company can hire, and when
A company with no local employees can apply for an Employment Pass, but not for an S Pass or a Work Permit, which need a quota that comes from local employees.
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Employer CPF contribution in Singapore: the cost and the duties of hiring your first employee
What a Singapore company pays in CPF and the skills levy on top of its first employee’s salary, and the written terms, payslips and insurance rules that follow.
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Director’s fee, salary or dividends: how to pay yourself from your Singapore company
A director’s fee, a salary or a dividend: how the owner of a one-person Singapore company pays themselves, with the approval, tax, CPF and yearly forms.
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Data protection officer in Singapore: who it can be when you’re the only director, and whether you must register it
Every Singapore company needs a data protection officer, even with one director: who it can be, how its contact is made public and whether to register it.
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Company secretary in Singapore: who can be yours when you’re the only director, and what stays your job
If you’re your company’s only director, you can’t be its secretary in Singapore: who can be, the six-month limit, and what stays your job.
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GST registration in Singapore: when a small company must register, and what registering early commits it to
GST registration in Singapore: when S$1 million of sales makes a company register, what it can’t do before then, and what registering early commits it to.