About This Guide
A comprehensive reference covering Singapore company formation, corporate tax, GST, banking, employment, immigration, family offices, intellectual property and regulatory compliance. Designed for international entrepreneurs, corporate groups, investors and professional advisers evaluating Singapore as a business and investment jurisdiction.
Singapore ranks among Asia's foremost commercial and financial centres — an English common law jurisdiction with a 17% corporate tax rate, no capital gains tax, over 90 double taxation agreements and world-class infrastructure connecting East and West. This guide provides international entrepreneurs, corporate groups, investors and professional advisers with a structured assessment of what establishing in Singapore genuinely involves. From choosing a legal structure and navigating the ACRA incorporation roadmap, to opening a corporate bank account, obtaining MAS licences, managing CPF obligations and understanding the COMPASS Employment Pass framework, the guide addresses the full establishment lifecycle. It also covers family offices, trusts, intellectual property and the realities of operating costs — giving readers an honest, authoritative picture of Singapore as a jurisdiction that rewards substance.