Singapore News

Singapore Launches Consultation On Income Tax Reforms

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Friday, July 24, 2020

Singapore's Ministry of Finance has launched a public consultation on proposed corporate tax and income tax breaks. Read Full Story

Singapore, Germany Add BEPS Amendments To DTA

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Monday, December 16, 2019

Singapore and Germany have signed a protocol to their double taxation agreement, which brings the treaty into line with international standards and amends the maximum withholding tax rates that may be charged. Read Full Story

New Zealand Tops World Bank's 'Doing Business' 2020

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Friday, November 8, 2019

New Zealand is the easiest place in the world to do business, according to the World Bank's new Doing Business 2020 report, which looks at the simplicity of setting up, operating, and paying taxes in 190 territories around the world. Read Full Story

Singapore Announces Plans For GST Reforms

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Friday, November 8, 2019

Singapore is to add provisions to draft legislation to enhance the new GST regime for imported services and clarify new rules for virtual currencies. Read Full Story

Costa Rica Clarifies Amendments To Non-Cooperative Tax List

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Friday, October 18, 2019

Costa Rica's Ministry of Finance has released a statement clarifying its decision to exclude a number of territories with low effective income tax rates from its list of non-cooperative territories. Read Full Story

Singapore Reports On Tax, Compliance Work

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Thursday, September 5, 2019

The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) has reported that revenues increased by 4.4 percent in the 2018-2019 fiscal year, in its annual report for the year. Read Full Story

Singapore Updates Guidance On 2020 GST Reverse Charge Change

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Friday, August 30, 2019

The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore has updated its guidance on the introduction from January 1, 2020, of an obligation on Singaporean taxpayers to collect GST on imported services under a reverse charge. Read Full Story

Switzerland To Share Taxpayer Data With Hong Kong, Singapore

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, August 22, 2019

Switzerland's agreements for the automatic exchange of financial account information with Hong Kong and Singapore have entered into force. Read Full Story

Singapore Issues GST Form Instructions For Reverse Charge Supplies

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Thursday, August 8, 2019

The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) has released new guidance for GST-registered persons on the completion of new boxes in the GST F5 return from next year. Read Full Story

Singapore To Exempt Virtual Currency Transactions From GST

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

On July 5, 2019, Singapore's tax agency released a draft guide that includes proposals for more favorable GST rules for virtual currencies. Read Full Story

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