Singapore tax publications

Business tax alerts

Organisation and Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Pillar Two Blueprint—A Singapore perspective - October 2020

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) publishes report on "Taxing Virtual Currencies: An Overview of Tax Treatments and Emerging Tax Policy Issues" - October 2020

Ministry of Finance (MOF) issued the summary of responses to public consultations on draft Income Tax (Amendment) Bill 2020 and draft Goods and Services Tax (GST) (Amendment) Bill 2020 - October 2020

IRAS updates guide to income tax treatment of foreign exchange gains and losses for businesses - September 2020

Tax framework for variable capital companies (VCCs) - September 2020

Jobs Growth Incentive (JGI) - September 2020

Ministry of Finance Public Consultation on Draft Income Tax (Amendment) Bill 2020 - August 2020

Singapore Business Tax and Individual Income Tax developments - July 2020

Economic Expansion Incentives (Relief From Income Tax)(Amendment) Act 2020 - June 2020

GCN v Comptroller of Income Tax [2020] SGITBR 2 - May 2020

IRAS and OECD guidance in view of COVID-19 - April 2020

Singapore and Indonesia sign an updated tax treaty - February 2020

Singapore Variable Capital Company (VCC) framework enacted - January 2020

Business Process Solutions (BPS) alerts

Extension of deadline for holding Annual General Meetings (AGM) and filing Annual Returns (ARs) - 8 April 2020

Indirect tax alerts

New e-tax guide for GST on transfer pricing adjustments - December 2020

Tax framework for variable capital companies (VCCs) - September 2020

Indirect Tax Alert: Ministry of Finance Public Consultation on the draft of Goods and Services Tax - July 2020

Asia Pacific: COVID-19 related measures – April 2020

Cash-flow planning – April 2020

Standard rate of GST – March 2020

Transfer pricing alerts

IRAS releases guidance for taxpayers affected by COVID-19 - September 2020

Global Employer Services (GES) alerts

Working remotely from Singapore due to COVID-19: period of relief extended – December 2020

New job portal features aim to reduce discrimination – December 2020

Tech.Pass program to be launched in January 2021 aims to attract top tech talent – November 2020

Singapore to raise minimum salaries and tighten advertisement requirements due to COVID-19 – September 2020

Working remotely from Singapore due to COVID-19 – August 2020

Singapore Business Tax and Individual Income Tax developments – July 2020

Tax treatment of payments made under a separation agreement clarified – June 2020

Filing deadline for tax clearance returns further extended – May 2020

Working remotely from Singapore due to COVID-19 – April 2020

Tax clearance returns and individual income tax return filing deadline – April 2020

Minimum Employment Pass salary to be increased and requirements for advertising jobs expanded – March 2020

New program to help tech start-ups recruit and retain foreign talent – February 2020

Government implements stiffer penalties for recruiting and hiring process violations – January 2020

SEA GST/VAT Vista

SEA GST/VAT Vista - December 2020

SEA GST/VAT Vista - November 2020

SEA GST/VAT Vista - October2020

SEA GST/VAT Vista - September 2020

SEA GST/VAT Vista - August 2020

SEA GST/VAT Vista - July 2020

SEA GST/VAT Vista - June 2020

SEA GST/VAT Vista - May 2020

SEA GST/VAT Vista - April 2020

SEA GST/VAT Vista - March 2020

SEA GST/VAT Vista - February 2020

SEA GST/VAT Vista - January 2020