Singapore legislation
Clause 44
Clause 44
New section 43P
The principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 43O, the following section:“Concessionary rate of tax for global trading company43P.—
Notwithstanding section 43, the Minister may by regulations provide that tax at the rate of 10% or such other concessionary rate shall be levied and paid for each year of assessment upon such income as the Minister may specify of an approved global trading company derived by it from such qualifying transactions in commodities or commodities futures as may be prescribed, and those regulations may provide for the deduction of losses otherwise than in accordance with section 37(2).(2) In this section, “global trading company” means a company carrying on the business of international trading of commodities or commodities futures, including petroleum and petroleum products.”.