Singapore legislation

Regulation 3

of Income Tax (Exemption of Interest and Other Payments for Economic and Technological Development) Notification 2000

Regulation 3

Exemption

Amended byS 329/2024 wef 04/11/2022S 329/2024 wef 04/11/2022S 329/2024 wef 04/11/2022S 329/2024 wef 15/04/2024S 329/2024 wef 15/04/2024S 797/2018 wef 10/12/2018

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 329/2024 wef 04/11/2022S 329/2024 wef 04/11/2022S 329/2024 wef 04/11/2022

This paragraph applies to any payment —

(a)

made by a financial institution to a person who is not resident in Singapore; (b)that is not derived through any operation carried on by the person through the person’s permanent establishment in Singapore; and

(c)

that is liable to be made —

(i)

under —

(A)

a contract for an interest rate or currency swap transaction, where the contract took effect on a date before 25 February 2000; or

(B)

a contract for an interest rate or currency swap transaction that was extended or renewed, and the extension or renewal of the contract took effect on a date before 25 February 2000,where the payment is made on a date that falls within the period from 25 February 2000 to 31 December 2022 (both dates inclusive) (called in this sub‑paragraph the relevant period);

(ii)

under a contract for an interest rate or currency swap transaction, where the contract takes effect on a date that falls within the relevant period; (iii)under a contract for an interest rate or 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

(iv)

under a contract for an interest rate or currency swap transaction that is varied, where —

(A)

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

Subregulation 1A

Amended byS 329/2024 wef 15/04/2024

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

(a)

under a contract for an interest rate or currency swap transaction mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(c)(ii), (iii) and (iv), that is varied with effect from a date on or after 15 April 2024; and (b)on or after the date on which the variation takes effect.

Subregulation 2

Amended byS 329/2024 wef 15/04/2024

Subject to paragraph 4, any payment to which this paragraph applies is exempt from tax.