Singapore legislation

Regulation 2

of Income Tax (Exemption of Interest and Other Payments for Economic and Technological Development) Notification

Regulation 2

Exemption

Amended byS 331/2024 wef 04/11/2022S 331/2024 wef 01/01/2023S 331/2024 wef 04/11/2022S 331/2024 wef 04/11/2022S 331/2024 wef 15/04/2024S 331/2024 wef 15/04/2024S 796/2018 wef 10/12/2018

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 331/2024 wef 04/11/2022S 331/2024 wef 01/01/2023S 331/2024 wef 04/11/2022S 331/2024 wef 04/11/2022

This paragraph applies to any payment —

(a)

made by a Singapore swap counterparty to an issuer of Singapore dollar debt securities who is not resident in Singapore;

(b)

that is not derived through any operation carried on by the issuer through the issuer’s permanent establishment in Singapore; and

(c)

that is liable to be made —

(i)

under a contract for a cross currency swap transaction, where the contract takes effect on a date that falls within the period from 3 March 1999 to 31 December 2026 (both dates inclusive) (called in this sub‑paragraph the relevant period); (ii)under a contract for a cross currency swap transaction that is extended or renewed, where —

(A)

the extension or renewal of the contract takes effect on a date that falls within the relevant period; and

(B)

the payment is made on or after the date on which such extension or renewal takes effect; or

(iii)

under a contract for a cross currency swap transaction that is varied, where —

(A)

the variation of the contract takes effect on a date that falls within the period from 4 November 2022 to 31 December 2026 (both dates inclusive); and (B)the payment is made on or after the date on which such variation takes effect.

Subregulation 1A

Amended byS 331/2024 wef 15/04/2024

However, this paragraph does not apply to a payment liable to be made —

(a)

under a contract for a cross currency swap transaction mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(c)(i), (ii) and (iii), that is varied with effect from a date on or after 1 January 2027; and (b)on or after the date on which such variation takes effect.

Subregulation 2

Amended byS 331/2024 wef 15/04/2024S 796/2018 wef 10/12/2018

Subject to paragraph 3, any payment to which this paragraph applies is exempt from tax.