Company in Singapore, living outside

[badokun]

Hi,

Was wondering what the implication would be should I work for a company in Singapore and be paid there with a work visa, but living in another country.

My question is more about the visa/employment pass conditions, and possibly tax implications.

The arrangement has already been ok'd by my employer.

Any advice much appreciated

[sundaymorningstaple]

Start here:

http://forum.singaporeexpats.com/sutra3 ... ht=#363566

[beppi]

You can only get a Singapore work visa (EP or WP) for working in Singapore, not for working elsewhere. Where and how you get paid is of no consequence for this.

If you are employed by a Singapore company in Singapore and they send you abroad, you can keep your Singapore work visa (if the arrangement is temporary and you intend to return before the visa expires), but you also need the other country's work visa.
If you are employed elsewhere to work there, then that country's law applies and you need to get a work visa there, even if the employer is Singapore-based and you get paid in Singapore.
If a Singapore company contracts you to deliver goods or services that you work on abroad, it is not employment but self-employed business.

Many countries (incl. Singapore) tax all income derived from work in the country, no matter how and where it's paid. In reverse, you pay no income tax in Singapore if you don't work here (even if you get paid in Singapore to work elsewhere). Some countries have different rules, so you should ask a tax consultant of the country you intend to work in about your tax liability there.