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Whilst I agree mostly. I do see a valid case where the "loophole" exists. If the PEP holder is working with startups or small business they might not have the cashflow or demand to pay $10k a month. However the business gets in the PEP holder for one day a week at $2k a month. So skills to improve t...

Hmm, The answer to Question 19 in that FAQ is quite interesting! Q19 What types of employment will count towards serving of the Tuition Grant bond? The following types of employment will be counted: a) Local employment with a Singapore-registered company which is a: i. full-time employment (includin...

The best structure will depend on the type of business you intend to operate. If you are going to be making a profit in the first three years, then there are benefits to using a new exempt Private Limited company. You will pay no corporate tax on the first $100k of profit, and a 50% reduction in tax...

Congrats! You should enjoy the change of scene!

Oh ok. I remember Nath21 post a list of things here on how to be treated as a non-resident.

It sounds quite annoying that the ATO took that stance!

Hi MS, I am curious why the tax loss cannot be carried forward? Usually it can be. The thing to note is that there are tax losses on income and deductions, and there are capital losses based on when you are buying and selling an asset. When I took a look at the ATO website I found the following to s...

It is a known grey area in the ACRA classifications. You need to look at what else your company does or does not do, and the skills of the staff you have. A lot of tentage companies are service companies, but that will affect your labour cost when using foreign workers. If you plan to be a construct...

Use Marie biscuits for a cheesecake base. They are slightly sweet biscuit which can be crushed well for a traditional cheesecake base.

I have a staff member who is malaysian, held an EP and lived in JB. He was able to drive his Malaysian registered vehicle into Singapore. However when he became a Singaporean PR, he needed to purchase a Singapore registered vehicle. When you drive out of Singapore they have signs near the immigratio...

If you do manage to find the reference, I'd be interested to see what was said. Currently they changed the minimum fixed annual salary for a PEP to $34,000 over FY 2011. There are a couple of restrictions that you agree to, that would fit this case, that is to do with starting your own business or e...

I thought the OP meant he already has a visa, in which case he just needs to nominate his new employment on a notification form to MOM. Most of his queries seem focused on the company secretarial duties. I recall reading that a foreigner needs to use a secretarial company to set up a company, wherea...

Hi, I was preparing to see what I would need for the PEP notification of annual salary today, when I noticed that PART III of the notification form stated new/additional employment. When I called MOM, they confirmed that a PEP holder can be employed by multiple companies, unlike an EP holder. They s...

Hi kiwichick, Before the uni sends out your degree, you can request a letter that states you have completed all your requirements for graduation. Alternatively, some uni's print it after your grades on your transcript, so you just need to order an updated transcript from Student Admin. Check with yo...

aquariuswinnie wrote:Just to clarify..I'm the wife that is posting on behalf of my husband who just got the PR approved.

Thanks for the clarification. Congrats again. That is excellent news.

All that info is in the OP initial post. :-| I read the OP post as being: Hubby has PEP and is earning $2800 pm, and no indication of the wife's income, and they applied for Family Ties PR for him. So my interest was if the hubby has an income in Singapore, does it mean there is no need for the wif...