Notes from the finance seat

Written from inside client engagements rather than from a marketing calendar, which is why there are not many of them.

Most of what is written about finance in this region is either a compliance checklist or a sales page wearing a blog post as a disguise. These are neither. They are the answers we end up giving repeatedly on first calls: why a dormant Thai company still costs money every year, why the Singapore audit exemption is easier to lose than to gain, and why almost any company can close its books in five working days without hiring anyone.

If you want the statutory detail for a specific market rather than an argument, the country pages carry the filing calendars in full: Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong and Vietnam. If you want a view on your own numbers, the financial health check is free.