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Singapore Accountancy Commission
The Singapore Accountancy Commission (SAC) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Finance of the Government of Singapore.New Stat Board to Raise Accountancy Standards (17 January 2013)
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Launched on 1 April 2013,New Accounting Qualification to Replace CPA (1 April 2013)
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the SAC works for the advancement of Singapore accountancy's sector and provides for th ...
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Government Of Singapore
The Government of Singapore is defined by the Constitution of Singapore to mean the executive branch of the state, which is made up of the president and the Cabinet. Although the president acts in their personal discretion in the exercise of certain functions as a check on the Cabinet and the Parliament, their role is largely ceremonial. It is the Cabinet, composed of the prime minister and other ministers appointed on their advice by the president, that have the general direction and control of the government. The Cabinet is formed by the political party that gains a simple majority in each general election. A statutory board is an autonomous agency of the Government that is established by an Act of Parliament and overseen by a government ministry. Unlike ministries and government departments that are subdivisions of ministries, statutory boards are not staffed by civil servants and have greater independence and flexibility in their operations. There are five Comm ...
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Ministry Of Finance (Singapore)
The Ministry of Finance (MOF; ms, Kementerian Kewangan; zh, 财政部; ta, நிதி அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for managing the fiscal policies and the structure of the economy of Singapore. Responsibilities The authority's main regulatory statutes are Accountants Act, Accounting Standards Partnerships Act, Business Registration Act, Companies Act, Limited Partnerships Act and the Limited Liability Partnerships Act. The MOF ensures that businesses in Singapore are compatible with international standards and practices, in areas such as company law, accounting standards and corporate governance principles. Singapore Budget Every year, the MOF prepares the Singapore Budget and the Minister for Finance presents the Budget to the Parliament before the new financial year begins. The Budget includes the revised Government revenue and expenditure projections for the current financial year as well as the planned governm ...
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Statutory Boards Of The Singapore Government
The Statutory boards of the Government of Singapore are organisations that have been given autonomy to perform an operational function by legal statutes passed as Acts in parliament. The statutes define the purpose, rights and powers of the authority. They usually report to one specific ministry. This list includes both current and new statutory boards formed. Current statutory boards * Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) * Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) * Board of Architects (BOA) * Building and Construction Authority (BCA) * Central Provident Fund Board (CPF) * Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) *Civil Service College (CSC) * Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) *Council for Estate Agencies (CEA) *Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) * Economic Development Board (EDB) * Energy Market Authority (EMA) * Enterprise Singapore (ESG) *Gambling Regulatory Authority of Singapore (GRA) * Government Technology Agen ...
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Accountancy
Accounting, also known as accountancy, is the measurement, processing, and communication of financial and non financial information about economic entities such as businesses and corporations. Accounting, which has been called the "language of business", measures the results of an organization's economic activities and conveys this information to a variety of stakeholders, including investors, creditors, management, and regulators. Practitioners of accounting are known as accountants. The terms "accounting" and "financial reporting" are often used as synonyms. Accounting can be divided into several fields including financial accounting, management accounting, tax accounting and cost accounting. Financial accounting focuses on the reporting of an organization's financial information, including the preparation of financial statements, to the external users of the information, such as investors, regulators and suppliers; and management accounting focuses on the measurement ...
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Chartered Accountant Of Singapore
Chartered Accountant of Singapore is a professional accounting qualification in Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde .... Candidates who successfully complete the ''Singapore Qualification Programme'' in Accounting are eligible to register as Chartered Accountants of Singapore under the Singapore Accountancy Commission Act 2013. References Accounting qualifications Education in Singapore {{accounting-stub ...
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Parliament Of Singapore
The Parliament of Singapore is the unicameralism, unicameral legislature of the Singapore, Republic of Singapore, which governs the country alongside the president of Singapore. Largely based upon the Westminster system, the Parliament is made up of List of Singapore MPs, Members of Parliament (MPs) who are elected, as well as Non-constituency Member of Parliament, Non-constituency Members of Parliament (NCMPs) and Nominated Member of Parliament, Nominated Members of Parliament (NMPs) who are appointed. Following the 2020 Singaporean general election, 2020 general election, 93 (currently 92) MPs and two NCMPs were General elections in Singapore, elected to the 14th Parliament of Singapore, 14th Parliament. Nine NMPs will usually be appointed by the President of Singapore, president. The Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore, speaker of Parliament has overall charge of the administration of Parliament and its secretariat, and presides over parliamentary sittings. The Leader of t ...
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Land Transport Authority
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Transport of the Government of Singapore. History Incorporation of Land Transport Authority Land Transport Authority (LTA) was established on 1 September 1995, formed from the merger of various public sector entities, namely the Registry of Vehicles, Mass Rapid Transit Corporation, Roads & Transportation Division of the Public Works Department and Land Transportation Division of the former Ministry of Communications. 1996 Land Transport White Paper On 2 January 1996, the Land Transport Authority published the 1996 Land Transport White Paper, titled "A World Class Land Transport System". It outlined the government plans. Changes to existing schemes were proposed along with schemes were introduced across various transport sectors. This included the Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) scheme, which eventually become ubiquitous in the city state. 1996 Rail Financing Framework The 1996 Rail Financing Fra ...
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Singapore Exchange
The Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) is a Singaporean investment holding company that provides different services related to securities and derivatives trading and others. SGX is also a member of the World Federation of Exchanges and the Asian and Oceanian Stock Exchanges Federation. Structure SGX operates several different divisions, each responsible for handling specific businesses. * SGX ETS (Electronic Trading System): provides global trading access to SGX markets where 80 percent of the customers are from outside Singapore. * SGX DT (Derivatives Trading): provides derivatives trading. * SGX ST (Securities Trading): provides securities trading. * SGX DC (Derivatives Clearing): subsidiary for clearing and settlement operations. * SGX AsiaClear: offers clearing services for over-the-counter (OTC) oil swaps and forward freight agreements. * SGX Reach: an electronic trading platform. * Central Depository Pte Ltd: subsidiary responsible for securities clearing, settlement and ...
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2013 Establishments In Singapore
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Government Agencies Established In 2013
A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a means by which organizational policies are enforced, as well as a mechanism for determining policy. In many countries, the government has a kind of constitution, a statement of its governing principles and philosophy. While all types of organizations have governance, the term ''government'' is often used more specifically to refer to the approximately 200 independent national governments and subsidiary organizations. The major types of political systems in the modern era are democracies, monarchies, and authoritarian and totalitarian regimes. Historically prevalent forms of government include monarchy, aristocracy, timocracy, oligarchy, democracy, theocracy, and tyranny. These forms are not always mutually exclusive, and mixed ...
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Organisations Of The Singapore Government
The Government of Singapore consists of several departments, known as ministries and statutory boards in Singapore. Ministries are led by a member of the Cabinet and deal with state matters that require direct political oversight. The member of the Cabinet heading the ministry is known as the minister, who is supported by a junior minister known as minister of state in Singapore. The administrative management of the ministry is led by a senior civil servant known as permanent secretary. Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) Committees/Councils * Hindu Advisory Board * Hindu Endowments Board * National Integration Council * Sikh Advisory Board Departments/Divisions * Arts and Heritage Division * Charities Unit * Community Relations and Engagement Division * Corporate Communications Division * Development and Corporate Administration Division * Human Resource and Organisation Development * Information Technology Division * Internal Audit Division * Legal Unit * Nat ...
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