Singapore legislation

Clause 43

of Income Tax (Amendment) Bill

Clause 43

Amendment of section 50

Section 50 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the words “year of assessment” in subsection (9), the words “to which the claim relates (if the year of assessment is the year of assessment 2021 or a previous year of assessment), or 4 years after the end of the year of assessment to which the claim relates (if the year of assessment is any other year of assessment)”; (b)by deleting the words “2 years” in subsection (10) and substituting the words “3 years”; and

(c)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (10), the following subsections:“(11) If the amount of any credit given under the arrangements to a person is rendered excessive by reason of any adjustment of the amount of any tax payable in any territory outside Singapore, the person must give the Comptroller a written notice of the particulars of the adjustment, in the manner specified by the Comptroller, within one year after the adjustment is made.(11A) Any person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with subsection (11) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a penalty not exceeding the amount of the excess credit under subsection (11).(11B) The Comptroller may compound any offence under subsection (11A).”.

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