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How to obtain the registration of a Singaporean private limited company for inco...
- January 2014
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Upon the approval of company name, registration of company should be applied for. The following documents would be needed for registration of company: SingPass Name application number of approved company name Company type Details of additional ...
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What are the requirements for annual compliance for private limited company in S...
- January 2014
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The first requirement is about annual general meeting, which must be held within 18 months upon the successful incorporation of the company, and thereafter the lapse of time may not be more than 15 months, unless the Company Registrar approves suc...
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What are the liabilities that are specifically applicable to legal representativ...
- January 2014
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The liabilities specifically applicable to legal representatives are found generally in: General Principles of the Civil Law of the People’s Republic of China; 2007 Enterprise Bankruptcy law; and Regulations of the PRC Concerning the Admin...
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What are the duties that are applicable to shareholders in a foreign-invested en...
- January 2014
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The shareholders are those who contribute capital to the company. For a wholly-foreign owned enterprise, shareholders are the supreme authority. The shareholders have the power to exercise such functions and powers, as below: Decide on the operati...
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What are the liabilities that are applicable to senior officials of a foreign-in...
- January 2014
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The liabilities are divided into three different categories: Liability for criminal offenses Liability for liquidation Liability to the company Liability for criminal offenses will arise when a breach of company is so sev...
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How are internal control and internal audit defined in China?
- January 2014
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Internal control is a process designated to provide assurance that the company is: Effectively and efficiently operating; Providing reliable financial reporting; Complying with applicable laws and regulations; and Safegua...
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How to find a permanent establishment for the foreign headquarter?
- January 2014
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Under most double tax treaties between China and other countries, a permanent establishment will be constituted if: The Chinese entity receives services from foreign entities, be the service rendered in China or overseas; and The duration of the ...
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How is related parties defined in terms of management under Chinese law?
- January 2014
- Members Access
Related parties are found on the basis that, when the either of the following is appointed by another enterprise, or two enterprises with more than half of their senior management personnel or more than one executive director is appointed by a sam...
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Under what other conditions would parties be considered as related parties?
- January 2014
- Members Access
If one of the following scenarios is met, then parties shall be considered as related parties: • When one enterprise’s production and operation activities are dependent on intangibles licensed from another enterprise (including indu...
WEBINAR
Benelux Chamber SME Seminar Series 2014 | Finance Edition
- January 2014
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Dezan Shira & Associates are pleased to annouce that Hannah Feng, Senior Manager of Corporate Accounting Services in Beijing, will be speaking at the first edition of Benelux Chamber's brand new SME Seminar Series: Finance Edition. The...
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What aspect should be cautioned when using holding companies for Chinese or ASEA...
- January 2014
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It must be noted that compliance with anti-avoidance tax rules from Hong Kong and Singapore is a must. The key to such compliance is to show that the holding company is a genuine business, i.e.: there must be economic substance to justify this tax...
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What are the tax incentives for Hong Kong and Singapore holding companies?
- January 2014
- Members Access
Since both Hong Kong and Singapore have double taxations agreements with China and ASEAN countries, the withholding tax rate for profit repatriation to these two locations would normally be reduced. An instance would be that the Chinese withholding t...
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