How Singapore advisers can refer US companies and earn a partner reward

Can Singapore advisers refer US companies and earn a reward?

Yes. Anyone can join the program from any supported country, and Singapore advisers have a natural opening: US mid-market companies often run Asia-Pacific operations from Singapore, and Singapore family offices frequently hold US operating businesses. You introduce a qualifying US company; SourceX runs qualification, inventory, buyer review, contracting and delivery.

The company you introduce must be a US company. A Singapore subsidiary alone does not make a company eligible, but its US parent or sister entity may be, and the parent's executives are often the people you already meet at regional board or planning meetings.

Where do Singapore advisers actually meet US companies?

Look at the relationships you already hold rather than building a new list.

The decision-maker you need sits in the US, not in Singapore. A regional finance director can open the door, but the authorized sponsor is the owner, CEO, CFO or another authorized representative of the US company.

The HUB-4 screen for US companies with a Singapore presence

Use four questions before you raise it. If any answer is a clear no, park the company.

• Home entity: is the company, or its parent, a US business with 50+ full-time employees at peak (contractors excluded)?
• History: has it documented several years of operations, including systems that were retired or archived?
• Beyond Singapore: are the valuable records created by the US company itself, rather than held on behalf of customers in the region?
• Sponsor: can you reach one person with authority to consider an exclusive, time-limited license in exchange for a one-time payment?

The company fit checker runs a preliminary, non-binding version of this screen without contact details. The full baseline is on the who qualifies page.

When in the Singapore calendar should you raise it?

Which Singapore-linked situations are weak fits?

Be candid early; it protects your standing with the client.

• The only substantial records sit in the Singapore subsidiary and mostly concern Singapore customers or staff. Personal data rules and customer contracts will limit what can be licensed, and the US sponsor must still decide.
• The company acts as an outsourcer or agency whose records belong mainly to its clients, and the clients have not consented.
• The US parent is below 50 full-time employees at peak, even if the regional group is larger.
• A court, liquidator or trustee controls the assets and has not been involved.

How the introduction works from Singapore

You never touch or describe confidential records. Your role is the introduction and basic fit information.

1. Register as a partner and copy your referral link, or submit the company through the referral form.
2. Hand over the link. The US sponsor applies at sourcex.si/apply, and your credit travels with the application.
3. Qualification. SourceX checks size, history, breadth of systems and rights.
4. Inventory and price. The company lists its systems and agrees one all-in price and the license terms.
5. Buyer review. Once a company is deal-ready, buyers typically respond within about two weeks.
6. Close. After signature, delivery and payment to the company, your reward is paid once SourceX has received its fee.

Time zones are the practical friction: Singapore is roughly twelve to thirteen hours ahead of the US East Coast, so send the sponsor a short written note rather than proposing a late-night call.

What to say to a US executive you know through the region

The introduction email builder drafts a tailored version in your own tone.

How does a Singapore adviser get paid and taxed?

Partners earn 25% of the eligible platform fees SourceX actually collects from the referred company's licensing deals, capped at $100,000 cumulative per referred company. The reward becomes payable only after the buyer pays and SourceX receives its fee; a lead, meeting or signed agreement alone does not trigger payment, and no reward is guaranteed. It is a share of SourceX's fee and is never deducted from what the company receives.

Tax and professional-rule questions are yours to confirm. Singapore tax treatment of referral income, whether a reward is within the scope of GST and whether you must register depend on your structure and facts, so check the current guidance from IRAS. If you are an accountant, check the referral and commission provisions in the ISCA code and your firm's independence policy before accepting any fee.

On the US side, the IRS says foreign individuals who are beneficial owners of amounts subject to withholding give Form W-8BEN to the payer, not to the IRS, when requested. Firms use the entity version; see the W-8BEN-E guide for advisory firms. Whether withholding applies to a particular payment depends on the facts. This is general information, not legal, tax or financial advice. Confirm with your own counsel, tax adviser or professional body before acting.

For the mechanics of the reward formula, try the referral earnings calculator, and read the program terms for the signed-agreement details.

How does this compare with partners in other regions?

Neighbouring guides cover similar situations with different local questions: the UAE guide for Gulf family offices, the Nordic guide and the Canadian guide. The common thread is the same: reach a US sponsor, keep records out of the conversation.

Next step

Pick one US-linked client and run the HUB-4 screen this week. If it passes, register as a partner and make the introduction, or have the sponsor apply directly at sourcex.si/apply with your referral link attached.