Withholding Tax

The following are updates to withholding tax: Interest and similar payments subject to withholding tax under s 45A The new s 12(6AA) provides that the reference to “interest” in s 12(6), in the case of an arrangement that is a finance lease of any machinery or plant...

The MLI entered into force for Singapore

On or about 1 April 2019, amendments were made by the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (“Multilateral Instrument” or “MLI”) to Singapore’s DTAs. Some of DTAs...

Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting

On or about 14 January 2019, the Accounting Standards Council issued a revised Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting which is based on the revised Conceptual Framework issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) in 29 March 2018. For companies...