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Singapore Publishes Notifications on Tax Exemptions for Finance Lease Payments by Shipping Enterprises

22 September 2020

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Singapore published the Income Tax (Finance Lease of Ship — Section 13(4) Exemption) Notification 2020 and the Income Tax (Finance Lease of Container — Section 13(4) Exemption) Notification 2020 in the Official Gazette on 15 September 2020. The notifications provide exemptions from tax on certain finance lease payments by shipping enterprises to non-resident persons. In general, finance lease payments are subject to 15% withholding tax under domestic law. The exemptions provided by the notifications include: An exemption for any payment that a shipping enterprise is liable to make on or after 12 December 2018 to a non-resident person under a...