Sorry, it is a "chop". Long history and highly important in Chinese culture. Many individuals still employ the chop; their own 'logo'/name that is applied to a document... at least as valuable as a signature, and usually more so.QRM wrote:Rubber stamping mentality
The chop is still very essential in Chinese commerce and much more accepted to a signature, because signatures vary considerably, Chinese people have Chinese names, which mostly stay with them for ever, however many people today have English names too, and they are liable to change, when they feel like it, hence the difficulty in the IRS tracking them down overseas.Strong Eagle wrote:Sorry, it is a "chop". Long history and highly important in Chinese culture. Many individuals still employ the chop; their own 'logo'/name that is applied to a document... at least as valuable as a signature, and usually more so.QRM wrote:Rubber stamping mentality
To be able to chop a document is to demonstrate that you hold the stamp and therefore have the power.... perhaps somewhat naive in this day and age but derived from a time when the chop was an essential element of personal identification and trust.
guitarnoise wrote:Are there any special requirements to consider when getting an official company stamp made? Can any place that makes rubber stamps make one? Lots of official forms ask for a company stamp, but of all the government websites I've looked at there is no mention of any specific requirements.
YMMV, but I've been running my own (small) business in Singapore for over two years now, and I can't really recall any situations where I've actually needed it. This is not Japan/China, where the company actually registers the seal with the government and needs it for official transactions; here it's just more of a convenience/bonus.redmanti wrote:Everyone needs a company stamp in Singapore. It's a bit of a relic, but that just adds character to doing business here compared to other countries.
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