2021年3月10日,新加坡税务局发布了根据《商业信托法》(第三版)注册的信托的最新电子税收指南所得税处理,该指南特别列出了如何将某些公司税收功能应用于已注册的商业信托。
该指南详细介绍了根据《商业信托法》注册的信托的所得税待遇,就所得税而言,信托将被视为一家公司。
注册商业信托的收入在受托人一级征税,且为最终税(“final tax”),注册商业信托的单位持有人将无需就其信托收入的权利征税。
该指南提供了有关根据《商业信托法》注册的信托的所得税处理的详细信息,出于所得税目的,该信托将被视为公司。注册商业信托的收入应在受托人一级征税。这是最终税,注册商业信托的单位持有人无需就其信托收入的权利征税。
《指南》特别规定了某些公司税特征如何适用于注册商业信托,包括:
(a) 集体救济;
(b) “持股测试”的应用;
(c) 选择第24条出售财产;
(d) 合并及收购计划;及
(e) 股票处置收益。
 
最新版本的电子税务指南包括更新,以反映2020年预算中宣布的税务变化,即将并购计划延长至2025年12月31日,以及2020年4月1日或之后执行的文书印花税减免失效。

On 10 March 2021, the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) published an updated e-Tax Guide Income Tax Treatment of a Trust registered under the Business Trusts Act (Third Edition).
The guide provides details on the income tax treatment of a trust that is registered under the Business Trusts Act, which will be treated like a company for income tax purposes.
The income of a registered business trust is taxable at the trustee level.
It is a final tax and the unitholders of the registered business trust will not be taxed on their entitlement of trust income.
In particular, the guide sets out how certain corporate tax features are to be applied to a registered business trust, including:
(a) group relief;
(b) application of "shareholding test";
(c) election of section 24 for the sale of property;
(d) mergers and acquisitions scheme; and
(e) gains on disposal of shares.
The latest edition of the e-tax guide includes updates to reflect tax changes announced in Budget 2020 on the extension of the M&A scheme to 31 December 2025 and the lapse of stamp duty relief for instruments executed on or after 1 April 2020.

March 16th, 2021