Incorporation

Once you have started to build your business incorporation in Singapore and the broader region, and have a marketing plan in place and a pipeline that is gathering momentum, the next logical step is to incorporate locally and take advantage of some of the many benefits that this offers your business. Typically at this phase, our customers have some wins on the board and are heading down the path of eventually establishing their own operations in the region.

Gemstar can facilitate this incorporation process locally on the ground and can also help you with other advice through our strong partner network of tax advisory, HR and employment, and ongoing marketing and sales support.

Why Singapore? There are many perks to setting up in Singapore, including:

• An attractive tax system that is simple to leverage for tax optimisation 
• 0% tax on dividends and capital gains
• Access to a generous start-up tax scheme for the first three Financial Years
• Access to leverage Singapore’s 50+ double taxation treaties
• Can benefit from the small company audit exemption scheme
• A thriving investor, start-up and VC community that makes it easier to raise investment 
• 100% foreign-ownership allowed on all private companies

Straightforward regulations and rules spanning most areas, from intellectual property rights, work visas for foreigners, and licensing, to opening corporate bank accounts.