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13/10/2026

Accountant's View:
Your biggest customer might also be your biggest financial risk.

Having a major customer sounds like a good thing. They bring in consistent revenue, place large orders and give your business a sense of stability. But what happens when that one customer makes up a significant portion of your sales? If they delay payments, reduce their orders or suddenly take their business elsewhere, how much would your business be affected?

The risk isn't just losing sales. It could also mean struggling to cover salaries, rent, supplier payments and other operating expenses that don't stop just because your revenue does. A business can look successful on paper while being financially dependent on a single customer. That's why revenue alone doesn't tell the whole story.

It's worth looking at:

Customer concentration: How much of your total revenue comes from your biggest customer?

Payment patterns: Are your largest customers paying on time?

Cash flow: Could your business cover its expenses if a major customer paid late or stopped ordering?

Profitability: Are your biggest customers actually generating healthy margins?

Having a major customer isn't necessarily a problem. The risk comes from depending on them without understanding the financial impact if things change. The real question isn't just how much your biggest customer contributes to your revenue. It's how much your business depends on them to survive.

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08/10/2026

Insight of The Day: Consistent Accounting Classification

It may seem insignificant where you classify an expense. But imagine recording the same type of expense as “Marketing” one month, “Other Expenses” the next, and “Professional Fees” another.

The total expenses may be correct. But when you look at your financial reports, the numbers become harder to compare.

And when the numbers are harder to compare, it becomes harder to spot:
• Is marketing spending actually increasing?
• Are professional fees going up?
• Which costs are becoming a bigger part of the business?
• Are your margins improving or getting tighter?

It becomes harder to see what is changing and where the business may need to adjust. Consistent classification helps create meaningful and comparable financial information.

So when you compare:
• This month vs last month
• This year vs last year
• Actual results vs budget

You're more likely to be comparing like with like. Not simply because the accounts need to be organised, but because business owners rely on those accounts to understand performance, identify trends and make better decisions.

After all, accounting isn't just about recording what happened. It's about making the numbers useful for what you decide to do next.

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Enquiries: [email protected] | +65 6221 6366

06/10/2026

Accountant's View:
Your business doesn't need more sales. It may need better margins.

More customers.
More orders.
More revenue.

It sounds like growth. But what if sales are growing, but profit isn't?

This is where looking beyond revenue becomes important. Your gross profit is what remains after the direct costs of producing your goods or delivering your services. And your gross profit margin shows how much of each dollar of revenue is left after those direct costs.

For example, if sales increase but your cost of goods sold (COGS) increases even faster, you may actually be keeping less from each sale. Then there are your operating expenses: salaries, rent, software, marketing and other costs needed to run the business.

So even with a healthy gross margin, rising operating expenses can reduce your net profit margin. That's why a business can have:
Higher revenue → Higher gross profit → But lower net profit.

A few things worth checking:
• Are your prices keeping up with rising costs?
• Which products or services have the best margins?
• Are discounts reducing your gross profit?
• Is COGS increasing faster than revenue?
• Are operating expenses growing faster than the business?
• Is your net profit margin improving as revenue grows?

Sometimes the answer isn't: “We need more customers.”
It may be: “We need to make more from the customers we already have.”

That could mean reviewing pricing, COGS, product mix, discounts, operating expenses and margins, rather than simply chasing more sales. Revenue tells you how much you sold. Margins help tell you how much you're actually keeping. Growth isn't just about selling more. It's about making sure the business is becoming more profitable and financially stronger as it grows.

Learn more: intime.com.sg
Enquiries: [email protected] | +65 6221 6366

05/10/2026

Insight of The Day:
A business can grow its revenue and weaken its financial position at the same time.

Growing revenue sounds like a good thing. And it usually is. But here’s the part business owners sometimes overlook: More sales do not automatically mean a stronger business.

You can be taking on more customers, issuing more invoices and reporting higher revenue while your cash position is getting tighter. Why? Because growth often comes with costs.

You may need to:
• Buy more inventory before you get paid
• Give customers longer payment terms
• Hire more employees
• Spend more on marketing and operations
• Take on additional loans or credit
• Carry higher overheads

Your revenue can go up while your cash is tied up elsewhere. For example, imagine a business increases its monthly sales from $100,000 to $150,000. That looks like strong growth. But what if customers are taking longer to pay, inventory has increased, expenses have risen and the business needs additional financing to keep up?

The business is selling more. But is it financially stronger? This is why revenue is only one part of the picture.

Business owners should also look at things like:

Profitability — Are the additional sales actually generating profit?

Cash flow — Is cash coming in fast enough to pay suppliers, employees and other expenses?

Receivables — How much money is sitting unpaid by customers?

Working capital — Does the business have enough short-term resources to support its growth?

Debt — Is growth being funded by borrowing that could put pressure on future cash flow?

Growth is not just about selling more. It is about making sure the business can afford to grow.

Sometimes, the question shouldn't just be:
“How much did we sell?”

It should also be:
“What did that growth do to our cash, profit and financial position?”

That is where looking beyond the revenue figure can make a real difference.

Learn more: intime.com.sg
Enquiries: [email protected] | +65 6221 6366

02/10/2026

Quick Fact Friday:
Think your company’s accounting profit is the same as its taxable income? Not necessarily 👀

A corporate tax computation starts with your accounting profit or loss, but there may be several tax adjustments to consider along the way, such as non-deductible expenses, non-taxable income, capital allowances and unutilised losses or allowances brought forward.

It’s a good reminder that preparing a corporate tax computation is more than simply applying a tax rate to your accounting profit.

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01/10/2026

Accountant's View: The software is only one part of the change.

It is easy to think of InvoiceNow as simply replacing PDF invoices with electronic ones. But the bigger change is the way accounting data can flow between systems. That makes the quality of the data behind each transaction more important.

For example, whether a transaction is standard-rated, zero-rated, exempt or out-of-scope for GST is not something we should leave to the assumption that “the system will handle it.” The same applies to transaction classification, supporting records, customer details and the treatment of credit notes when invoices are cancelled or adjusted. This is particularly important because an error in a traditional process might remain in a spreadsheet, accounting system or PDF and only be picked up later during bookkeeping review or GST reconciliation.

With more automated data flows, that incorrect information can potentially move through the system much faster. So we don't think the main question should simply be: “Can our software do InvoiceNow?” The better question is: “Are our accounting processes producing the right data for the software to transmit?”

InvoiceNow can make processes more efficient. But efficiency doesn't replace accounting judgement. If anything, the more automated the process becomes, the more important it is to have the right accounting treatment, data and review processes behind it. That is why, from an accounting perspective, we see InvoiceNow as more than an e-invoicing project. It is an accounting data project.

Learn more: intime.com.sg
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29/09/2026

Accountant's View:
If your accounting software can do so much, why do you still need an accountant?

It’s a fair question. Software has made bookkeeping much faster. It can bring transactions into your records, match payments and produce reports with far less manual effort. But when you look at a report, you need to know more than whether every transaction has been entered. You need to know whether the entries are right. A payment may be matched but classified incorrectly. A cost may need supporting documents or a different accounting treatment. And the way it is recorded may affect your tax or GST position.

These are the questions an accountant can help you work through. As software handles more routine tasks, accountants have more time to review the details, challenge entries that do not look right and help you understand what the numbers are telling you. That’s why we see the accountant’s role changing, not disappearing.

Swipe through for Intime’s view on using technology and professional judgement together →

Learn more: intime.com.sg
Enquiries: [email protected] | +65 6221 6366

28/09/2026

Insight of The Day: What does “zero-rated” mean for GST?

A zero-rated supply is still a taxable supply, but GST is charged at 0%. It may apply to exported goods or qualifying international services when the specific conditions are met.

The key is to check the rules for your transaction and keep the documents that support the 0% treatment. Swipe through to understand more →

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25/09/2026

What makes a mooncake special? The ingredients coming together 🥮

Business finances work the same way. Bookkeeping, accounting, tax, GST, payroll and compliance each bring something different. Together, they help create the clarity you need to make decisions and focus on your business.

From all of us at Intime Accounting, Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! May you enjoy good company and meaningful moments with the people who matter most 🌕

21/09/2026

📢 GST InvoiceNow: When does your business need to comply?

The GST InvoiceNow Requirement is being introduced progressively, and your compliance date depends on when you register for GST and, for existing GST registered businesses, your total annual supplies.

By 1 April 2031, all remaining GST registered businesses will be brought into the requirement.

Not required to adopt InvoiceNow yet? It’s still a good idea to understand when your business will be affected and start preparing your accounting processes early.

📌 IRAS - GST InvoiceNow Requirement

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