Singapore legislation

Regulation 3

of Income Tax (Maximum Relief Amount for Payments to Retirement Account and Special Account) Rules 2018

Regulation 3

Maximum relief amount

Amended byS 1027/2021 wef 01/01/2022S 1027/2021 wef 01/01/2022

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 1027/2021 wef 01/01/2022

For the purposes of allowing a deduction to a claimant for the year of assessment 2017 or a subsequent year of assessment up to and including the year of assessment 2022 under section 39(3) of the Act, the maximum relief amount is an amount calculated using the formula A + B, where —

(a)

A is the specified amount in —

(i)

rule 4(1), if the claimant made only one payment to the retirement account of a related member in the preceding year; or

(ii)

rule 4(2), if the claimant made more than one payment to the retirement account or accounts of one or more related members in the preceding year; and

(b)

B is the specified amount in —

(i)

rule 5(1), if the claimant made only one payment to the special account of a related member in the preceding year; or

(ii)

rule 5(2), if the claimant made more than one payment to the special account or accounts of one or more related members in the preceding year.

Subregulation 2

Amended byS 1027/2021 wef 01/01/2022

For the purposes of allowing a deduction to a claimant for the year of assessment 2017 or a subsequent year of assessment up to and including the year of assessment 2022 under section 39(3A) of the Act, the maximum relief amount is an amount calculated using the formula C + D, where —

(a)

C is the specified amount in —

(i)

rule 4(1), if only one payment under section 39(3A) is made to the claimant’s retirement account in the preceding year; or

(ii)

rule 4(2), if more than one payment under section 39(3A) is made to the claimant’s retirement account in the preceding year; and

(b)

D is the specified amount in —

(i)

rule 5(1), if only one payment under section 39(3A) is made to the claimant’s special account in the preceding year; or

(ii)

rule 5(2), if more than one payment under section 39(3A) is made to the claimant’s special account in the preceding year.