SME Rebate Scheme

I quote...

"The SME Rebate Scheme is a 2-year assistance scheme to help locally registered SMEs* adjust to rising business costs.

You are invited to apply for the SME rebate at our website http://www.smerebate.gov.sg/ if your firm meets the following criteria:-

i. For a non-manufacturing firm:

- Business must be registered in Singapore

- Fixed Asset Investment (FAI) of less than S$15 million

- Not more than 200 employees

ii. For a manufacturing firm:

- Business must be registered in Singapore

- Fixed Asset Investment (FAI) of less than S$15 million

Please be reminded to submit your application by 31 July 2008 to receive cash rebates pegged to the total employer and employee CPF contributions made by your firm over two years for the period July 2007 to June 2009.

Firms that apply after 31 July 2008 will only qualify for the rebate for the period July 2008 to June 2009.

Eligible firms will receive notification letters from CPF Board indicating the date and amount of payment.

Please visit the SME Rebate Scheme website (http://www.smerebate.gov.sg/) for more information." Unquote...

FRS 7 Cash Flow Statements - Summary

FRS 7 prescribes the principles in preparing cash flow statements.


The standard requires the provision of information about historical changes in cash and cash equivalents of a company by means of a cash flow statement that classifies cash flows during the period by operating, investing and financing activities.


Operating activities are the principal revenue-producing activities of the enterprise. Cash flows from operating activities are disclosed either using the:-

a) direct method (disclosure of major categories of gross cash receipts and payments); or

b) indirect method (profit or loss for the period is adjusted for non cash items (such as depreciation, foreign exchange losses etc.) and income or expense related items related to investing and financing activities to determine the operating cash flows.


Investing activities are those expenditures incurred with an intention to generate future income and cash flows.

Financing activities are those expenditures incurred that result in changes in the size and composition of the contributed equity and borrowings of the entity.


"Do you know the definition of "cash and cash equivalents"? Can you name some examples of cash equivalents?", ask Edgar.


Source - ICPAS ePublication 22 November 2005 Issue 11/2005