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Illustrative cross-border scenario · Investing across borders
Illustrative case study showing how a business objective can be coordinated across countries, capabilities, responsible professionals and milestones.
Investing across borders: Singapore ↔ Spain delivery programme. An illustrative scenario showing how WONE Global coordinates the countries and areas of expertise involved. It does not describe a specific client engagement.
- 2
- areas of work
- 2
- markets
- Multidisciplinary alignment
Scope
Markets and services involved
Markets
Services
Coordination
How the work is sequenced
- 1WONE Global works out the goal with the business: countries, expertise, order of work and risks.
- 2The WONE Global lead in each country and area of expertise is introduced, after conflict checks.
- 3The firms work in a sequence agreed up front, briefing each other and handing over properly.
- 4Your WONE Global contact keeps track of the whole project until it's done.
WONE Global Partners
Who would handle it in these markets
Named leads where they exist today; everything else arranged by WONE Global on request, with the name confirmed before work begins.
On request
WONE Global can find the right Transactions & Deals professional in Singapore and Spain for you.
No WONE Global Partner holds this yet. Send us your requirement: WONE Global confirms whether a vetted Associate firm can act, tells you who it is and checks for conflicts before any work begins.
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The two markets in this matter
The essentials of each market on the topics this kind of work turns on.
Singapore
Full guide
- Corporate income tax
- 17% (partial exemptions on first S$200,000)
- GST
- 9% since 1 January 2024
- GST registration threshold
- S$1 million taxable turnover
- Withholding tax on dividends
- None
- Minimum share capital
- S$1
- Local director
- At least one ordinarily resident director
Spain
Essentials · source-checked
- Corporate income tax
- 25% general
- VAT
- 21% standard
- Main entity form
- SL, minimum capital EUR 1 (conditions below EUR 3,000)
- Foreign ownership
- Generally after-the-event declaration (Form D-1A); some investments need prior authorisation
- Capital movement
- Free within the EU; some non-EU transfers reported
- Data protection
- GDPR
| Topic | Singapore | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Establish & Structure | Most foreign investors set up a private limited company (a subsidiary), which can be incorporated with S$1 of share capital but needs at least one locally resident director and a resident company secretary. Read more | Most foreign investors use an SL, which can be formed with EUR 1 capital, or set up a branch. Formation is by notarial deed and registration in the Mercantile Register, and foreign investments are usually declared to the Foreign Investment Registry after the… Read more |
| Tax & Statutory | Companies pay corporate income tax at 17%, reduced in practice by partial or start-up exemptions and, for year of assessment 2026, a 50% rebate. Dividends carry no withholding tax, while interest, royalties and some service fees paid abroad do. Read more | Corporate income tax is 25 percent, with lower rates for new companies and micro-enterprises. VAT is 21 percent, outbound payments generally bear 19 percent withholding, and branch profits remitted outside the EU are also taxed. Read more |
| People, Payroll & Mobility | The Employment Act covers local and foreign employees, but the rules on hours and overtime apply only to lower-paid staff. Employers pay CPF contributions for citizens and permanent residents and Skills Development Levy for everyone. Read more | The 2026 minimum wage is EUR 1,221 a month in 14 payments. Employees have at least 30 calendar days of holiday, and employer social security costs are significant. Non-EU staff need a work permit. Read more |
| Banking, Treasury & Payments | Profits can be paid to foreign shareholders as dividends without Singapore withholding tax, while interest and royalties paid abroad attract withholding. Read more | Capital moves freely within the EU, with reporting of some transfers outside it. Banks ask for registry, constitutional and tax documents when opening company accounts. Read more |
| Disputes, Enforcement & Exit | Singapore has a Supreme Court, made up of the Court of Appeal and the High Court, State Courts for lower-value claims, and the Singapore International Commercial Court for international commercial disputes. Read more | Spain is a New York Convention state and recognises EU judgments without special procedure. A mediation law applies to civil and commercial matters, and labour claims require a prior conciliation attempt. Read more |
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