Productivity And Innovation Credit (pic) Scheme - Yc Capital

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Productivity and Innovation Credit Scheme (PIC) is an incentive announced in the year 2011 by the Singapore government to get tax savings or cash payment on the investments made by the companies.

As business owners, we know that funds are needed to cope with the increasing rental and labour cost which hinders their decision to spend on areas like branding, website and IT systems. The government has introduced an incentive scheme, which will help all SME’s to concentrate more on their enhancement and how they can improve on their productivity and efficiency.

Many SMEs have claimed their benefits and have thrived. Their business sales have been boost tremendously and with their processes being streamlined, cost has been reduced.

Any company to be eligible under Productivity and Innovation Credit Scheme (PIC) should meet specific criteria –

• The company should be functioning in Singapore
• Minimum 3 local employees should be working on the payroll of the company
• And the company must have met the PIC qualifying expenses of minimum $5,000 during the ...
... months when PIC is claimed

Overview of Productivity and Innovation Credit Scheme (PIC)

Productivity and Innovation Credit was launched in the budget of the year 2010. The details are given below.

250% tax deductible - Introduced in Budget 2010
400% tax deductible or 30% cash payout - Enhanced in Budget 2011
400% tax deductible or 60% cash payout - Enhanced in Budget 2012
PIC Bonus dollar to dollar matching capped at $15000 - Enhanced in Budget 2013
PIC+ scheme introduced where one avail 600k tax deductibles per YA per qualifying activity or 60% cash payout with effect of YA2015 till YA2018 - Enhanced in Budget 2014

YC Capital has helped hundreds of companies and self-employed to file for the PIC claim with IRAS. Our team of certified accountants has achieved a track record of 100% success rate for our clients’ PIC claim. We are happy to clarify all the questions you have about PIC and how you can claim it. If a company is not sure about the eligibility rules and criteria’s for PIC scheme, they can avail impulse free consultation services by entering the details in the enquiry form on the YC Capital website.

About YC Capital –

YC Capital is an entrepreneur-focused investment holding company and consultancy with private equity interest in a variety of asset based businesses. Our organization’s diverse range of business interests insulates us from seismic shifts in the increasingly challenged global economy and enables us to move swiftly to capitalize on both short and long term opportunities as they arise. Headquartered in the pro-business city state of Singapore, we have investments in Myanmar, Brazil, America and China.