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Our boys are still under 13y so I hope that will make things easier at this point

Nope, my wife is also in residing in overseas. That could be an option as well to renounce her PR as well, might make the case easier? The key here is for me to maintain my PR

I am a main applicant / sponsor for our family SPR and we are currently located overseas. Our children will soon turn 13 years and will continue staying and studying overseas. Plan is to have our children to do their national service overseas instead of Singapore. Singapore government requires a sec...

I am Singapore PR and my wife is in Singapore on long term visit pass. She just renewed her pass for another year. She is pregnant and I was wondering that does anyone know if she needs to get a approval from ICA to give birth in Singapore? Thanks

Hi. Does anyone that would there be any tax payable in Singapore from selling shares if a non residence foreigner would set up a holding company in Singapore and transfer his shares to this holding company from Europe? And any idea that would the case be different if he would be a residence? This is...

Very good points, thanks. I am paying a lot of taxes on director fees and salary that I take from company. I wanted to have a decent mix of salary and director fees so that I can contribute CPF. I will pay taxes from last year around S$ 30K so I hope that will be considered as reasonable amount. I a...

Thanks Strong Eagle. I am SPR

I have a question on dividend tax on company tax and personal tax level. Lets assume that my company would make a profit of S$ 99 000 during its first financial year and I as a owner would withdraw that S$ 99 000 as a dividends. Is it so that neither my company or myself would need to pay any taxes ...

IRAS officer didn't fully understand my question and said that I will need the normal income tax even I would travel more than 180 days a year because I am a PR, not a foreigner

Does anyone know if a Singapore PR working in Singapore will get a lower tax rate or other tax reliefs if he/she travels more than 180 days a year? I have my own company in Singapore and I am traveling a lot for this business. Called to IRAS but wasn't very convinced what one junior tax officer told...

Very creative and good points director, absolutely worth of exploring if things get bad. Singapore is a member of WHO. It would also be good to appeal human rights folks like you said. sundaymorningstaple, I am still just thinking that is that common law marriage certificate really so significant si...

Dear moderator. I fully disagree with your solution *Live somewhere else*, thats like giving up. There will be away..

Thanks all for your kind help! Further to my case (wife departed from Singapore due MOM marriage restriction policy), do you think my embassy would be able to help? Maybe writing an appeal letter or contacting MOM directly? Just want to highlight that we only got the common law marriage certificate ...

Thanks Strong Eagle. Further to my earlier questions:

1- May a non resident own one or more holding company(s)?
2- May a singapore registered holding company own shares outside singapore?
3- What are the rules regarding company taxation when shares owned by the holding company is sold?

Does anyone know if there is any specific difference between setting up a Pte Ltd and a holding company in Singapore? Is holding company just considered as a Pte Ltd meaning that same rules apply for a holding company? I have already set up Pte Ltd here and now planning to set up a holding company h...