The rules move. Judgement has to keep up.
Singapore's pass, tax and capital rules are adjusted continually. We track the changes worth knowing about, and what they mean in practice for founders.
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Offshore trusts brought into China's individual income tax: reading Announcement No. 21 of 2026
China's Ministry of Finance and State Taxation Administration have issued Announcement No. 21 of 2026, bringing resident individuals' offshore trusts within individual income tax — funding the trust and its ongoing income are both reportable, with retroactive reach to 2023 and a 90-day filing window. The pivot of the whole regime is tax-residency status.
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The homework before capital lands: why banks increasingly scrutinise source of funds
When cross-border allocation of assets is part of a relocation plan, the real bottleneck is rarely the transfer itself — it is the due diligence at account opening and funding. If the source of funds cannot be shown clearly, even a sound structure stalls at the first step.
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The quiet red lines of a self-sponsored EP: why business plans fail MOM scrutiny under the 2025 rules
From 2025 the EP salary floor and COMPASS scoring both tightened. Incorporating your own company and sponsoring your own Employment Pass looks like the most direct route — what usually stalls it is not paperwork, but a few things in the business plan that do not add up.