Income of approved captive insurer exempt from tax
7A.—(1) There shall be exempt from tax the following income derived by an approved captive insurer (including one who is also an approved insurer) for the basis period for any year of assessment:
(a)
the underwriting income derived from accepting general insurance covering offshore risks (excluding amounts derived from policies covering third party offshore risks not underwritten in the course of, nor incidental to, its captive insurance business);
(b)
income derived from accepting offshore life insurance as computed in accordance with section 26(7)(a)(i) of the Act, excluding —
(i)
amounts derived from offshore life policies covering third parties which are not underwritten in the course of, nor incidental to, its captive insurance business; and
(ii)
the investment income and gains or profits derived from the sale of investments and other income, whether derived from Singapore or elsewhere, of any life insurance fund established under the Insurance Act (Cap. 142) relating to offshore life policies;
(c)
such part of the income referred to in regulation 5(1)(c) as is ascertained by the formula —
where Pc
is the amount of the gross premiums received or receivable during the basis period in respect of offshore life or general policies underwritten by the approved captive insurer in the course of carrying on its offshore captive insurance business in Singapore (excluding amounts received or receivable in respect of offshore life or general policies covering third parties which are not underwritten in the course of, nor incidental to, its captive insurance business);
Po and PoL
have the same meanings as in regulation 5B(1)(b), with the references to the approved marine hull and liability insurer therein modified to refer to the approved captive insurer;
E
is the total amount of the income referred to in regulation 5(1)(c) of the approved captive insurer for the basis period less any expenses directly attributable to the production of such income allowable under the Act.
[S 212/2013 wef 19/02/2011]
(2) Where the Comptroller is satisfied that any part of the insurance fund or the shareholders’ funds referred to in regulation 5(1)(c) of the approved captive insurer (including one who is also an approved insurer) is not required to support the offshore captive insurance business of such insurer, he may adopt such reduced amount of the income under paragraph (1)(c) as appears to him to be reasonable in the circumstances.