Capital Allowances Study

In the current tax environment in Singapore, the amount of tax declared by a taxpayer would constitute its own tax assessment. Therefore, it is onerous on a taxpayer to ensure that the calculation of tax is correctly computed and declared accordingly, especially when it involves a substantial amount of capital expenditure. Failure to ensure this would result in potential tax penalties to the taxpayer.

Capital Allowances study is important to ensure the amount of claims is made correctly. Many taxpayers are unaware that this form of tax deduction could lead to their company’s efficient tax management. Often overlooked are proper claims of capital allowances on plant and machinery present in a building structure, such as fire alarm and sprinklers systems, security, and building management systems. Due to lack of understanding, the majority of taxpayers eligible to claim capital allowances on these capital assets do not claim their full entitlement and therefore fail to enhance their claim.

Why Deloitte
Our team is happy to assist you and help to enhance the eligible capital allowances claim through our study. Our combined experience in tax and surveying, as well as detailed knowledge on application of the current legislation is key to delivering value to our clients. We provide a comprehensive report in a structured manner that will form the basis of the capital allowances analysis and computations, and reconcile the total capitalised costs to the accounting and income tax records, in accordance with the legislation and best practice, to be reviewed by the tax authority.

Proper documentation
Our approach in providing a fully disclosed analysis will help to provide proper documentation to support the claim, thus managing risk of non-compliance. 

How we can assist your organisation
We have a team with dual qualifications in tax and surveying that is able to identify plant and machinery items and enhance allocations to qualifying items to optimise the capital allowances claim. We provide a detailed capital allowances study report, segregating total capital expenditure between qualifying and non-qualifying, the corresponding capital allowances rates, reconciliations and proper documentation to support the claim to the tax authority. This study ensures each client benefits from the study and is in compliance with regulations.