Singapore legislation
Clause 37
Clause 37
Amendment of section 44A
Section 44A of the principal Act is amended by deleting subsection (4) and substituting the following subsection:“(4) Notwithstanding anything in this Act, where the tax on any dividend paid by a company in the year 2004 has been deducted at the rate of 22% —
the amount of such dividend received by a shareholder shall be deemed to have been paid without deduction of tax and to be a dividend of such a gross amount as after deduction of tax at the rate of 20% would be equal to the net amount paid; and a sum equal to the difference between such gross amount and the net amount paid shall be deemed to have been deducted from the dividend as tax; and
the difference between the amount of tax deducted at 22% from such dividend and the amount deemed to have been so deducted under paragraph (a) shall be added to the 44A balance of the company and deemed to be a part thereof.”.