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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. 8/2026, which addresses whether a company qualifies as an excluded incentive entity or an excluded entity that meets economic substance requirements under Section 10L of the Income Tax Act 1947. This is important because if a company qualifies as an excluded incentive entity or excluded entity, foreign-sourced disposal gains from the sale of foreign assets are not taxed when remitted into Singapore.

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