Singapore legislation

Clause 20

of Income Tax (Amendment) Bill

Clause 20

Amendment of section 19D

Section 19D of the principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after subsection (12), the following subsections:“(12A) Unless otherwise provided in this Act or the Economic Expansion Incentives (Relief from Income Tax) Act (Cap. 86), where, in the basis period for any year of assessment, the relevant trade, business or profession produces income that is exempt from tax as well as income chargeable with tax, the allowances for that year of assessment shall be made against each income in that year of assessment in such proportion as appears reasonable to the Comptroller in the circumstances.(12B) Unless otherwise provided in this Act or the Economic Expansion Incentives (Relief from Income Tax) Act, where, in the basis period for any year of assessment, the relevant trade, business or profession produces income that is exempt from tax as well as income chargeable with tax, and any balancing allowance or balancing charge arises to be made —

(a)

the balancing allowance shall be made against each income for that year of assessment in such proportion as appears reasonable to the Comptroller in the circumstances; and

(b)

such proportion of the balancing charge shall be exempt from tax as appears reasonable to the Comptroller in the circumstances.”.

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