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Singapore Ruling on Adequacy of Economic Substance to Qualify as an Excluded Entity for Foreign Capital Gains Purposes

|Approved Changes|Singapore
Singapore

The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore has published Advance Ruling Summary No. 5/2026, which addresses whether a company qualifies as an "excluded entity" under Section 10L of the Income Tax Act 1947. This is important because if a company qualifies as an excluded entity, capital gains from the sale of foreign assets are not taxed when brought into Singapore.

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Advance Ruling Summary No. 5/2026

1. Subject:

Whether Company A satisfies the prescribed economic substance requirements…

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