Starting Your Own Business (Implications for Americans)

Derren Joseph, is an EA (Enrolled Agent - license # 00100858-EA) who has been admitted to practice before the IRS. He has a Masters in Economics from the University of Aberdeen (Scotland), a Masters in Development Studies from Middlesex University (London), a first degree in Business and holds a Certified Diploma from ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in the UK).

Derren has done work for large, listed companies as well as Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). He also has over 15 years’ experience in financial and econometric modelling with British, American, & Caribbean companies. Derren’s experience includes Senior or Director-level roles, at companies such as British Airways, Expedia, H T Joseph CPA and Caribbean Airlines.

Since 2007, Derren has been working with Americans in the Caribbean, the U.K., and Miami, FL. His specialty is working with expats with equity stakes in SMEs.  Derren moved to Singapore in October 2013 to take up the role of General Manager at AETS and has had his views published by the Singapore Business Review, the International Business Structuring Association, Compliance Alert, Caribbean 360, the Guardian, and the Jamaican Observer among others.

Michael Seet, Director and Shareholder of SYApac, a firm of Chartered Accountants, registered with ACRA.  SYApac Provide services in Auditing, Taxation and Tax Planning (Singapore), Accounting services, Business Consultancy, Due Diligence, Project Feasibility Studies, Corporate Secretarial Services, System studies and implementation.

Michael Seet is a Practicing Member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants(ISCA) as well as a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA), He has been in Public Practice since 1989, and has extensive experience in Auditing , Taxation, Business Consultancy, Project Brokering, Due Diligence, Share Valuation.

Michael Seet gained his Degree in Accounting in Australia, and after having worked with Touche Ross & Co (Now Deloittes) for about 5 years, and having successfully completed his Professional Year with ICAA, he was then admitted as a Chartered Accountant. In 1982, he returned to Singapore and joined a Public Practice for about 4 year. He then joined a manufacturing company as their Chief Accountant/Company Secretary.

In 1989, He established an Accounting firm, Seet Yong & Associates and since then has been in Practice till Present. SYApac was established last year to take over the practice of Seet Yong & Associates.

Over his over 30 years in Public Practice, Michael has been providing assistance to his clients in terms of Business Advisory, Taxation Planning, Strategic Planning, and Consultancy in M & A.