by trwsgadmin | Oct 20, 2026 | Blog
The short answer: protect ownership, then the brand, then the inventionsA sensible startup IP strategy in Singapore spends money in a particular order. First, make sure the company owns what founders, employees and contractors have created, because nothing else...
by trwsgadmin | Oct 20, 2026 | Blog
The short answer: what a flip is and when to do itA Singapore holding company flip moves a start-up’s ownership so that a newly incorporated Singapore company sits at the top of the group, with the original operating company becoming its subsidiary. The usual...
by trwsgadmin | Oct 20, 2026 | Blog
The short answer: capital gain or taxable income?Singapore does not tax capital gains, so a founder who sells shares held as a long-term investment usually pays no income tax on the gain. But founder share sale tax in Singapore is not automatically zero. Two questions...
by trwsgadmin | Oct 20, 2026 | Blog
The short answer: who can register and howShip registration in Singapore is open to Singapore citizens, permanent residents and companies incorporated in Singapore, whether locally or foreign owned. A foreign-owned Singapore company needs a paid-up capital of at least...
by trwsgadmin | Oct 20, 2026 | Blog
The short answer: how maritime liens in Singapore workOnly a small, closed group of claims give rise to maritime liens in Singapore: salvage, damage done by a ship (typically collision), the wages of the master and crew, the master’s disbursements and the...
by trwsgadmin | Oct 20, 2026 | Blog
The short answer: are electronic bills of lading in Singapore legally valid?Yes. Since amendments to the Electronic Transactions Act 2010 took effect on 19 March 2021, electronic bills of lading in Singapore can be legally equivalent to paper bills, provided they meet...
