Companies’ financial statements

ACRA issued second report on key findings from reviews of listed companies’ financial statements

ACRA issued second report on key findings from reviews of listed companies’ financial statements Companies are responding positively to measures taken to improve quality financial reporting instituted by ACRA’s Financial Reporting Surveillance Programme (FRSP). In the second annual FRSP report issued, it was observed that companies took quick action to rectify financial reporting gaps highlighted…

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The Straits Times: Employee Protection Efforts during Zika Outbreak 2016

Exceptional Employee Protection during Zika Outbreak

Protection Against Any Virus Outbreak Is Vital Especially For Working People The nation is threatened with another virus outbreak, the Zika virus. The mosquito-borne Zika virus infects the Aedes mosquito explicitly. Being a tropical country, Singapore experiences wet and humid weather all year round. That can lead to dampness in natural habitat. The Zika outbreak…

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Singapore and the United Kingdom Sign Agreement for Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information

Singapore and the United Kingdom Sign Agreement for Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information

Singapore and the United Kingdom Sign Agreement for Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (“IRAS”) and Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”) signed a Competent Authority Agreement (“Agreement”) on the automatic exchange of financial account information (“AEOI”) based on the Common Reporting Standard (“CRS”) on 16 September 2016. The…

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Singapore Corporate Access (CorpPass)

Singapore Corporate Access (CorpPass)

What is Singapore Corporate Access (CorpPass)? Singapore Corporate Access or CorpPass is a single corporate digital identity for business users to conduct Government-2-Businesses (G2B) transactions. CorpPass will be progressively rolled out from Sep 2016 to Dec 2017, with more digital services added in each phase. It will replace SingPass/EASY and agency-issued login IDs for businesses…

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Singapore and Australia to Share Data to Reduce Tax Evasion

Singapore and Australia to Share Data to Reduce Tax Evasion

Singapore and Australia to Share Data to Lower Tax Evasion The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (“IRAS”) and the Australian Taxation Office (“ATO”) have entered into a Competent Authority Agreement (“Agreement”) on the automatic exchange of financial account information (“AEOI”) based on the Common Reporting Standard (“CRS”). The CRS is an internationally agreed standard for…

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The Straits Times: Employee Protection Efforts during Zika Outbreak 2016

3E Accounting Pte Ltd Appreciates the Straits Times for Recognising Their Employee Protection Efforts during the Zika Outbreak

3E Accounting Pte Ltd appreciates the Straits Times (Singapore’s most popular and widely read newspaper) for recognising their efforts to protect pregnant staff and employees from the Zika virus. Declared as a global health emergency by WHO (the World Health Organisation), the Zika outbreak has become a big concern for everyone worldwide. Concerned employers across…

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