Income Tax Act(CHAPTER 134)
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
Part II ADMINISTRATION
3 (Repealed)
3A (Repealed)
4 (Repealed)
5 Comptroller and other officers
6 Official secrecy
7 Rules
8 Service and signature of notices
9 Free postage
Part III IMPOSITION OF INCOME TAX
10 Charge of income tax
10A Profits of investment company
11 Ascertainment of income of clubs, trade associations, etc.
12 Source of income: Trading operations carried on partly in Singapore
13 Exempt income: Specific exemptions of income
13A Exemption of shipping profits
13B Exemption of certain dividends
13C Exemption of income of non-resident arising from funds managed by Asian Currency Unit
13D Exemption of certain dividends
Part IV ASCERTAINMENT OF INCOME
14 Deductions allowed
14A Deductions allowed in relation to certain expenditure on abortive mining operations
14B Further deduction for expenses relating to approved trade fairs, exhibitions or trade missions or to maintenance of overseas trade office
14C Further deduction for export market development expenditure
14D Expenditure on research and development
14E Further deduction for expenditure on research and development project
14F Management expenses of investment companies
14G Expenditure on energy conservation
15 Deductions not allowed
16 Initial and annual allowances. Industrial buildings and structures
17 Balancing allowances and charges. Industrial buildings and structures
18 Definitions
18A Allowances for capital expenditure on plantations
19 Initial and annual allowances, machinery or plant
19A Allowances of 3 years write off for plant and machinery, and 100% write off for computer, prescribed office automation equipment and robot
19B Writing-down allowances for approved know-how or patent rights
20 Balancing allowances and charges, machinery or plant
21 Replacement of machinery or plant
22 Expenditure on machinery or plant
23 Carry forward of allowances
24 Special provisions as to certain sales
25 Carry over of capital allowances granted under law in States of Malaya
26 Profits of insurance companies
27 Profits of non-resident shipowner or charterer
28 Profits of non-resident air transport and cable undertakings
29 Income from certain dividends to include tax thereon
30 Certain undistributed profits may be treated as distributed
31 (Repealed)
32 Valuation of trading stock on discontinuance or transfer of trade or business
33 Comptroller may disregard certain transactions and dispositions
33A Income arising from settlements
34 Discretion no bar to appeal
Part V ASCERTAINMENT OF STATUTORY INCOME
35 Basis for computing statutory income
35A Cessation of source of income commenced before 1st January 1969
35B Special provisions in respect of new sources of income in 1968 and 1969
36 Partnership
Part VI ASCERTAINMENT OF ASSESSABLE INCOME
37 Assessable income
37A Restriction on deduction of trading losses against dividends
Part VII ASCERTAINMENT OF CHARGEABLE INCOME AND PERSONAL RELIEFS
38 Chargeable income
39 Resident individual and Hindu joint family. Personal allowance and earned income relief
40 Relief for non-resident citizens and certain other non-residents
40A (Repealed)
40B Relief for non-resident public entertainers
40C Relief for non-resident employees
41 Proof of claims for relief
Part VIII RATES OF TAX, RIGHTS OF DEDUCTION AND ALLOWANCES FOR TAX CHARGED
Rates of tax
42 Rates of tax upon individuals
42A Rebate for third child of the family born on or after 1st January 1987
43 Rate of tax upon companies and others
43A Concessionary rate of tax for Asian Currency Unit, Fund Manager and securities company
43B Special rate of tax for non-resident shipowner or charterer or air transport undertaking
43C Concessionary rate of tax for insurance and re-insurance of risks outside Singapore
43D Concessionary rate of tax for offshore gold and futures transactions
43E Concessionary rate of tax for headquarters company
Rights of deduction of tax
44 Deduction of tax from dividends of companies
45 Deduction and payment of tax in respect of interest paid to non-resident persons
45A Application of section 45 to royalties, management fees, etc.
45B Application of section 45 to non-resident director’s remuneration
Allowances for tax charged
46 Tax deducted from dividends, interests, etc.
46A Special allowance for interest received as trading receipts
Relief in cases of double taxation
47 (Repealed)
48 Relief in respect of Commonwealth income tax
49 Double taxation arrangements
50 Tax credits
50A Unilateral tax credits
Part IX PERSONS CHARGEABLE, ETC.
Husband and wife
51 Wife’s income
Trustees, agents and curators
52 Chargeability of trustees, etc.
53 Chargeability of agent of person residing out of Singapore
54 Acts to be done by trustees and certain others
55 Managers of companies or bodies of persons
56 Indemnification of representative
57 Power to appoint agent
58 Deceased persons
59 Company wound up
60 Joint trustees
61 Hindu joint families
62 (Repealed)
Part X RETURNS
63 Notice of chargeability and returns
63A Furnishing of estimate where accounting year ends on or before 30th September
64 Comptroller may call for further returns
65 Power to call for returns, books, etc.
65A Statement of bank accounts, assets, etc.
65B Power of Comptroller to obtain information
65C Failure to comply with notices issued by Comptroller
66 Returns to be deemed to be furnished by due authority
67 Keeping of books of account and giving of receipts
68 Official information and official secrecy
69 Lists to be prepared by representative or agent
70 Occupiers to furnish return of rent payable
71 Return to be made by a partnership
Part XI ASSESSMENTS
72 Comptroller to make assessments
72A Advance assessments
73 Additional assessments
73A Waiver of small assessments
74 (Repealed)
75 (Repealed)
76 Service of notices of assessment
77 Errors and defects in assessment and notice
Part XII APPEALS
78 Constitution of Board of Review
79 Right of appeal
80 Hearing and disposal of appeals
81 Appeals to High Court
82 Cases stated for High Court
83 Proceedings before Board of Review and High Court
84 Assessments to be final and conclusive
Part XIII COLLECTION, RECOVERY AND REPAYMENT OF TAX
85 (Repealed)
86 Time within which payment is to be made
87 Recovery of tax from persons leaving Singapore
88 Penalty for non-payment of tax; and enforcement of payment
89 Change of address
90 Suit for tax by Comptroller
90A Statement of Comptroller sufficient
91 Deduction of tax from emoluments and pensions
92 Remission of tax
93 Repayment of tax
93A Relief in respect of error or mistake
Part XIV OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
94 Penalties
95 Penalty for incorrect return
96 Penal provisions relating to fraud, etc.
97 Penalties for offences by authorised and unauthorised persons
97A Penalty for obstructing officers
98 Tax to be payable notwithstanding any proceedings for penalties
98A Penalty not to be part of tax for purposes of claiming relief
99 Sanction for prosecution
100 Saving for criminal proceedings
100A Proceedings as to evidence in legal proceedings
101 Jurisdiction of District and Magistrate’s Courts
Part XV
102 (Repealed)
103 (Repealed)
104 (Repealed)
105 (Repealed)
Part XVI MISCELLANEOUS
106 Powers of Parliament
FIRST SCHEDULE
SECOND SCHEDULE
THIRD SCHEDULE Repealed
FOURTH SCHEDULE Name of bond, securities, stock or fund
FIFTH SCHEDULE
SIXTH SCHEDULE
Legislative History
(Original Enactment: Ordinance 39 of 1947)