What Do You Know about Skill Development Levy (SDL)? Do you know? As an employer, on top of CPF contribution and Foreign Worker Levy, you are required to pay a mandatory levy for all your employees working in Singapore, and that would be Skill Development Levy (SDL). The SDL also includes foreign employees and employees…
Senior Minister of State, Mrs Josephine Teo Paid a Visit to 3E Accounting We are honoured to have the Senior Minister of State, Mrs Josephine Teo, visited our headquarter office in Singapore on 28 November 2016. During the visit, Mrs Teo got to know the good employment practices that we adopted in 3E Accounting. For…
New Requirement on Mandatory Retrenchment Notifications From 1 January 2017 A new requirement on mandatory retrenchment notifications will take effect from 1 January 2017. The tripartite partners have issued an advisory to guide employers on complying with this requirement. Under the Workforce Singapore Agency Act, employers will need to notify the Ministry of Manpower (MOM)…
Singapore-Laos Avoidance of Double Taxation Agreement Enter Into Force (DTA) The new Singapore-Laos People’s Democratic Republic Avoidance of Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) entered into force on 11 November 2016. The DTA provides clarity on tax matters and eliminates double taxation relating to cross-border transactions between the two countries. The full text of the DTA is…
Transfer Pricing Administration From Year of Assessment (YA) 2018, taxpayers must report certain details of related party transactions (RPT) if the value of RPT in the audited accounts for the financial year exceeds $15,000,000. The Form for Reporting Related Party Transactions should be submitted together with the submission of Form C. The RPT data will…
Conditions of Employment 2016 Greater adoption of work-life initiatives by employers More employers are providing ad-hoc flexible work arrangements and leave benefits to help employees cope with personal and family commitments. Firms that implement work-life initiatives tend to have lower employee turnover. These are the key findings from the “Conditions of Employment 2016” report released…
Changes in SSIC code for Business Activity for some Business Entities Due to changes in the Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSIC) issued by the Department of Statistics, the SSIC code for the business activity of some business entities will change. SSIC 2015 incorporates recent changes in economic activities to better reflect the current structure of…
What is Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC)? The Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC) is a self-help group (SHG) serving the less successful individuals and families in the Chinese Community. The CDAC Fund is used to fund CDAC’s programmes and assistance schemes to help the students, workers and families from the lower income groups overcome their…
Why Do You Need to Outsource Your Company Secretarial Service in Singapore? It is a MUST for every company to appoint a company secretary within six months of incorporation. So, who can serve as your company secretary? Company secretary should be a Singaporean citizen, permanent resident or Singapore Employment Pass / EntrePass / Dependent Pass…
Beach Clean-up Initiative on November 2016 On 12 November 2016, 3E Accounting organised a beach clean-up initiative aimed to support the move towards a clean and green environment. The activity was held in East Coast Park where our staffs volunteered to get involved in our first litter picking activity to provide a more sustainable environment.…
What is Singapore Indian Development Association (SINDA)? Singapore Indian Development Association (SINDA) was formed in 1991, with the aim to raise the academic level of Indian students in Singapore. In addition to that primary objective, SINDA also offers a range of programmers and services to assist families who approach them for various forms of assistance.…
6 Things You Need To Do After Your Company Has Setup After setting up your business, what is the next step? There are 6 things you should know and need to do after your company has setup, which includes accounting and bookkeeping, prepare financial statement, report income tax, register GST, hiring of staff and business…