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Singapore Publishes E-Tax Guide on Tax Framework for Variable Capital Companies

02 September 2020

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Singapore

The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore has published an e-Tax guide on the tax framework for Variable Capital Companies. The Variable Capital Company (VCC) is a new corporate structure introduced by the VCC Act in January 2020 for investment funds across a wide range of fund strategies as an open-end or a closed-end fund ({News-2020-01-30/A/6-previous coverage}). The general tax treatment of VCCs is summarized as follows: Income Tax Treatment VCCs incorporated under the VCC Act are treated as companies incorporated under the Companies Act for income tax purposes. Further, regardless of whether a VCC is a non-umbrella VCC or an...