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limited companies.
As of 2012


STARTING A
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SINGAPORE:
INTERMEDIATE
ACCOUNTING
IS A SERVICE,
NOT A
TRANSACTION
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                                                   Sale of the
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                             Bookkeeping, annual
                             financials and
                             company tax

        Incorporation ,
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        work passes




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ROLE OF THE
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ROLE OF THE
ACCOUNTANT / AUDITOR




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ROLE OF THE
TAX SPECIALIST




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ROLE OF THE
COMPANY SECRETARY




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ACCOUNTS ARE A
SAUSAGE FACTORY




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ACCOUNTS ARE A
SAUSAGE FACTORY



                                                 Bookkeeper makes
                                                 management accounts




            Accountant makes annual
            financial accounts
                                             Tax advisor makes the
                                             tax computation




                 Corporate secretary holds
                 the AGM and files reports
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TIMELINE
                                                   Annual financial
                                                   accounts


                                                   Management
           Incorporation        DIY bookkeeping    accounts




MONTHS     0                6                 12    18



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IMPORTANT
DATES




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BUDGETING FOR
ACCOUNTING
BUDGET FOR ACCOUNTING
SERVICES YEAR 1



                                One-time fees   Annual fees
   Incorporation                $750
   Company secretary                            $700
   Annual bookkeeping                           $3,600
   Unaudited annual financial                   $1,500
   accounts
   Personal tax                                 $300
   TOTAL                        $750            $5,100




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BUDGET FOR ACCOUNTING
SERVICES YEAR 2



                                         Annual fees
   Company secretary                     $700
   Annual bookkeeping (inc GST + CPF)    $7,200
   Unaudited annual financial accounts   $2,000
   Personal income tax                   $300
   TOTAL                                 $9,900




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HIDDEN FEES




                                         Annual fees
                                                       Corporate holding
     Audited annual financial accounts   +$1,000
                                                       or S$5million+ in
     Quarterly GST filing                +$1,200       turnover
     TOTAL                               $2,200
                         S$1million+
                         in turnover.




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#1 OPEN A CORPORATE
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#2 OPEN MAIL
WEEKLY


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MONTHLY



                         Promote the billing
                         cycle to stakeholders




                                                 Image as a good
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   bookkeeping day
   sacred




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CLAIMS MONTHLY




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IMPORTANT
DATES




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REASONS TO
OUTSOURCE
BOOKKEEPING
COMPLICATED
OPERATIONS



    Quarterly GST filing



    Monthly CPF




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IT IS TIME TO GET A
BOOKKEEPER



                         Honey, shouldn’t
                         you delegate that?




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FOCUS ON WHAT
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INCOMING
INVESTOR




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OTHER
CONSIDERATIONS
GST REGISTRATION
IS REQUIRED




                         GST is 7%




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STATUTORY AUDIT
IS REQUIRED




                         Most important
                         triggers




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PASSING
RESOLUTIONS


SIGNIFICANT
RESOLUTION
                          Change in
                          shareholders   Change in
                                         paid up capital


                                             Change in
                                             company name



                                                           Change in address,
                                                           SSIC, director,
                                                           company secretary
INSIGNIFICANT
 RESOLUTION




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PASSING
RESOLUTIONS




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GETTING MONEY
INTO THE COMPANY




                         Appear on
                         balance sheet




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OUT OF THE COMPANY




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SCENARIOS
A LOCAL RUNNING
A RESTAURANT




                                           Operations and
                                           customers in SG




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www.futurebooks.com.sg
A FOREIGNER RETAILING
ON THE APP STORE




                                             No operations or
                                             customers in SG




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