Good tax doesn’t start at filing season — it starts at the root, with accounts done right. When the numbers are wrong, you quietly overpay. We get the foundation right, plan ahead, and keep up with each year’s Budget so you claim what’s actually yours.
Correct accounts, correct tax. That’s where it begins.
By the time you file, your tax is mostly already set — by how your accounts were kept and how well you planned. That’s where we work: at the root, not the deadline.
Tax is computed from your accounts. If they’re classified wrongly — deductible costs missed, items misposted — you quietly pay more tax than you owe, and never know it. We get the foundation right first, because correct accounts are the start of correct tax.
Tax rebates and incentives change with every Budget and Year of Assessment. Miss a new one and you leave money on the table. We keep ourselves current so we can bring you the best, most up-to-date tax planning each year.
There are many individual tax reliefs — but only some apply to you, and claiming the wrong ones causes problems. We work out which reliefs are genuinely relevant to your situation. And good personal tax planning, like company tax, starts with proper accounts.
How your company and shareholdings are structured affects how you’re taxed. Set up well, it’s efficient; set up carelessly, it costs you for years. We advise on structure with tax in mind, so it works for where your business is going.
Estimated Chargeable Income (ECI) is your company’s estimated taxable profit, filed within 3 months of your financial year-end. Most directors treat it as a chore — but how you handle it directly affects your cash flow. Here’s the difference.
File on time and pay by GIRO, and IRAS lets you spread your tax across interest-free monthly instalments instead of one lump sum. The earlier you file, the more instalments you get:
Skip ECI and IRAS can raise an estimated assessment based on your past income — often higher than your actual profit. You then have to pay that full amount within one month, with no instalment option, and object separately if you disagree.
In other words: miss the deadline and you may pay more tax, sooner, all at once.
Corporate and personal tax — from the accounts underneath to the final filing.
ECI within 3 months of year-end, and Form C-S / C-S (Lite) / C by 30 Nov — prepared from properly kept accounts.
Individual filing with the reliefs that genuinely apply to you — for directors, owners and employees.
Forward planning around each year’s Budget and reliefs — so you legally minimise what you owe.
Section 45 compliance on payments to non-residents, including tax treaty considerations.
Company and shareholding structure reviewed with tax efficiency in mind, as your business grows.
We handle queries, objections and correspondence with IRAS on your behalf — a direct line for you.
ECI (Estimated Chargeable Income) is an estimate of your company’s taxable profit for the year. It’s generally due within 3 months of your financial year-end. Filing it on time while on GIRO lets you pay your tax in interest-free instalments — the earlier you file, the more instalments you get (up to 10).
IRAS may raise an estimated assessment based on your past income — which is often higher than your actual profit. You’d then need to pay that full amount within one month, with no instalment option, and file an objection separately if you disagree. Filing on time avoids all of that.
Your corporate income tax return — Form C-S, Form C-S (Lite) or Form C, depending on your revenue — is due by 30 November each year. ECI comes earlier, within 3 months of your financial year-end. We track both so nothing is missed.
Singapore’s headline corporate tax rate is 17%. New companies can enjoy a partial tax exemption on their early profits if they qualify, and there are various rebates and incentives that change with each Budget. We make sure you claim the ones you’re entitled to — correctly.
It depends on your circumstances — not every relief applies to everyone, and claiming ones you’re not entitled to causes problems. We assess your situation and apply the reliefs that are genuinely relevant, which is far easier when your underlying accounts are in good order.
Yes. How your company and shareholdings are structured affects your tax over the long run. We advise on structure with tax efficiency in mind, and plan around each year’s Budget — so your tax position supports where your business is heading.
Generally, no — Singapore doesn’t tax capital gains, so a genuine gain on selling an investment like shares or property is normally not taxed. The nuance: if your activity looks like trading rather than investing — buying and selling frequently with the intention of profiting from the deals — IRAS may treat those gains as taxable trading income instead. It comes down to the specifics of your situation, which is exactly the kind of thing we’ll assess for you.