Income Tax (Prescribed Interest Rate for Section 93(9)(e)) Rules 2024

if the period or a part of the period falls within the 6‑month period beginning on 1 April of a calendar year, then, for the period or the part (as the case may be) — the compounded average of the SORA values for a 3‑month period computed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore using the prescribed methodology, and published —

on its Internet website at http://www.mas.gov.sg; or

where the website is unavailable to the public, in any other form that is readily accessible by the public,on either of the following days:

if 1 March of that calendar year is a business day — that day;

if 1 March of that calendar year is not a business day — the last business day in February of that calendar year; or

if the period or a part of the period falls within the 6‑month period beginning on 1 October of a calendar year, then, for the period or the part (as the case may be) — the compounded average of the SORA values for a 3‑month period computed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore using the prescribed methodology, and published —

on its Internet website at http://www.mas.gov.sg; or

where the website is unavailable to the public, in any other form that is readily accessible by the public,on either of the following days:

if 1 September of that calendar year is a business day — that day;

if 1 September of that calendar year is not a business day — the last business day in August of that calendar year;“business day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday;“prescribed methodology” means the methodology set out in the document called “Compounded Singapore Overnight Rate Average Index (“SORA Index”), Compounded SORA and MAS Floating Rate Notes (“MAS FRN”): A User Guide” dated 16 March 2021;“Singapore Overnight Rate Average” or “SORA” means the volume‑weighted average rate of borrowing transactions in the unsecured overnight interbank Singapore dollar cash market in Singapore between 8 a.m. and 6.15 p.m., as published by the Monetary Authority of Singapore —

on its Internet website at http://www.mas.gov.sg; or (b)where the website is unavailable to the public, in any other form that is readily accessible by the public.