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Following the announcement of Budget 2023, we discuss the outcomes and tax changes announced in this year’s Budget.

The Tax Risk Management & Control Framework for Corporate Income Tax, also known as CTRM, is meant for companies to voluntarily review their internal controls and risk management processes.

On 17 February 2022, the IRAS introduced the Tax Governance Framework ("TGF"), alongside the Tax Risk Management & Control Framework for Corporate Income Tax (“CTRM”) for companies to demonstrate their good tax governance policy for corporate income tax, GST and withholding taxes. It is a voluntary compliance initiative that a company may participate in to demonstrate that it has good tax governance and tax risks management

Digital tokens, such as cryptocurrencies and NFTs, have established themselves as a new asset class in less than a decade. In this webinar, a panel of Grant Thornton tax Partners from Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong and India will discuss the impact digital tokens are having on tax (and vice versa) in their jurisdictions, and try to help decode some of the fundamental tax and accounting issues for players operating in this new universe.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that single family offices will have to meet stricter criteria in order to qualify for the tax exemptions under sections 13O and 13U of the Income Tax Act (ITA). These new criteria will take effect for applications received from 18 April 2022 onwards.

Singapore will be implementing a points-based evaluation system for Employment Pass (EP) applications starting from September 2023 under the new Complementarity Assessment Framework (Compass) which assesses applicant- and employer-based criteria such as salary, qualifications, diversity and support for local employment.

Following the announcement of Budget 2022, our experts discuss the outcomes and tax changes announced in this year’s Budget and look beyond Budget 2022.

In this article, we summarise Pillar Two model rules that were released by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on 20 December 2021. This is a continuation of the detailed implementation plan under the two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the global economy in October 2021. We discuss how the rules may impact Singapore.

In this piece, we list and detail a few key matters that businesses should consider now, and over the next few months, and what should be done to remain GST compliant. Review your internal controls to mitigate any historic GST risks and give your senior management confidence in your tax reporting.

With “working from anywhere” becoming more commonplace, this two-part webinar series breaks down potential corporate and personal tax risks. From permanent establishments to where your employees need to pay tax, find out how you can mitigate the risk or limit their impact.

The OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework announced more details in the implementation of the two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy. In this article, we explain what's been agreed to as part of the implementation plan and how each pillar may impact Singapore.

In the OECD’s latest announcement, the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting has released more details on the implementation of the two-pillar solution to address tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy. The Two-Pillar Solution is aimed at ensuring multinational enterprises (MNEs) will be subject to a minimum tax rate of 15%, and will re-allocate profit of the largest and most profitable MNEs to countries worldwide.

In this piece, we highlight the new articles introduced in the updated Avoidance of the Double Tax Agreement (DTA) between Singapore and Indonesia. These updates will be effective from 1 January 2022.

This update focuses on GST on services provided remotely and the resulting compliance obligations and GST treatment. This is part of the extension of the Singapore regime for Goods and Services Tax and will take effect from 1 January 2023.

New transfer pricing guidelines have been published in Singapore, consolidating earlier guidance. Munjal Almoula of Grant Thornton Singapore looks at the amendments and updates, including a significant change which seems to indicate an increased focus by the Inland Revenue Authority on transfer pricing issues.

This update focuses on GST on low value goods and the resulting compliance obligations and GST treatment. This is part of the extension of the Singapore regime for Goods and Services Tax and will take effect from 1 January 2023.