Singapore legislation

Clause 45

of Income Tax (Amendment) Bill

Clause 45

Amendment of section 50A

Section 50A of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting the word “or” at the end of subsection (1)(d);

(b)

by deleting the full-stop at the end of paragraph (e) of subsection (1) and substituting a semi-colon, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraphs:“(f)any income derived from any trade or business carried on in that territory through a permanent establishment in that territory;

(g)

any discount or premium from debt securities or interest derived from that territory where the payment is not —

(i)

borne, directly or indirectly, by a person resident in Singapore or a permanent establishment in Singapore (except in respect of any business carried on outside Singapore through a permanent establishment outside Singapore); or

(ii)

deductible against any income accruing in or derived from Singapore;

(h)

any rent or other income ancillary to the holding of immovable properties located in that territory but not including gains from the disposal of such immovable properties derived from a trade or business carried on in Singapore; and

(i)

any gains or profits of an income nature not falling within any of the preceding paragraphs that is derived from that territory.”; and

(c)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (6), the following subsection:“(7) In this section, “debt securities” has the same meaning as in section 43N(4).”.