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Overseas vendors or suppliers who are supplying imported digital services to individuals or businesses have to be registered under GST in Singapore.

PrimeGlobal is punching above its weight in China following the addition of China-based major Zhongxinghua to its network.

The family office concept has emerged to be a wealth management solution for the ultra-rich to manage one's financial and personal affairs of a wealthy family.

Singapore Budget 2021 focuses on continued economic restructuring with support for Singaporeans, workers, and businesses, especially those in the hardest-hit sectors.

Listed companies will have to appoint a local auditor approved by the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority from February 2021.

Companies have been urged to provide high-quality financial statements amid the pandemic to keep investors well informed, said the SGX RegCo.

Singapore is ranked second in Asia and 18th globally for the ease of doing business in a study of 77 jurisdictions across the world.

Singapore held on to the top slot for a second straight year in the Switzerland-based IMD World Competitiveness Ranking.

PrimeGlobal article on “Leading Recovery Beyond Covid-19” feature on the International accounting bulletin on 12 May 2020.

Singapore is ranked fourth out of 200 nations and territories in a survey that took in 11,400 data points in categories that include quarantine efficiency, monitoring and detection, as well as emergency preparedness.

The Accountancy Age compiled the latest worldwide ranking accountancy organisations based on the data collected in Autumn 2019. PrimeGlobal, the association which Joe Tan & Associates PAC is a member, has been ranked in the top 10.

Changes to the Global Investor Programme is extending qualification for those who invest $2.5 million in a new or existing Singapore-based single family office with at least $200 million of assets under management.

"The World's 50 Most Beautiful Cities" list is compiled by Flight Network and based on the votes of more than a thousand travel journalists, bloggers and agencies around the world.

Under the new approach, FRS 116 requires the lessee to recognize the assets and liabilities for the rights and obligations created by leases (with limited expectation).

Singapore has overtaken the United States to become the world's most competitive economy in 2019, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF).

The latest world ranking by Swiss business school 1MD has confirmed that Singapore is the third place for most competitiveness economies.

Singaporeans have net financial assets of about SGD143,000 on average, putting the country among the top 10 richest nations in the world, according to Allianz report.

MAS and CAD announced partnership to fight money laundering, terrorism financing and work on enhancing Singapore’s position as an international financial centre and trade hub.

According to the 2016 Global Innovation index, Switzerland topped the chart once again, with the USA ranking fourth place and Singapore sixth place.

Singapore, one of Asia’s top financial centres, is exposed to “foreign predicate” money-laundering cases and has to take a tougher stand…

As more and more Singapore companies are involved in international operations, they’re getting prepared to face challenges on tax issues…

The index rankings, compiled by the London-based think-tank Z/Yen Group, placed Singapore behind leader London and New York and two points ahead of Hong Kong.

The change affects all workers covered by the Employment Act which does not include managers and executives earning a monthly basic salary of more than $4,500.

Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat announced that the next stage of restructuring will involve industry-specific measures which aim to be more effective in improving efficiently…

New accounting rules on leases (IFRS 16) will be effective from January 2019 so as to create more transparency to the investors and analysts.

Some key changes in ensuring adequate disclosures include investment valuation and going concerns.

Broad criteria for the exemption are as follows and you’ll need to meet 2 out of these 3 criteria: Revenue < S$10m, Assets < S$10m and Employess ≤ 50.

A report by The Business of Cities and real estate firm JLL ranked Singapore as Asia’s top city in terms of higher education, mobility, science, broadband and technology.

Singapore has finally bagged the top spot in a league table that ranks how well countries use information technology to drive social and economic transformation.

In the new talent index released by Insead in collaboration with the Human Capital Leadership Institute and Adecco Group, Singapore is ranked second.

Singapore was ranked the most business-friendly economy among 189 countries in the world by the World Bank.

Transfer pricing has become a political issue because of a number of multinationals have taken advantage of transferring profits from high to low tax jurisdictions.

Singapore ranks second lowest to Hong Kong in the world in term of the personal income tax payable. Its relatively benign tax system aims to be more progressive…