Overall company tax rate is a flat 17%. Listed below are general tax exemptions/incentives currently available to Singapore resident companies. Once these tax exemptions are applied to the taxable income, the effective income tax rate for small-to-midsize Singapore companies is reduced significantly. The Tax Exemption Schemes have been in place since YA2010, and over the years, and the rates are now subject to revision for new Singapore resident companies whose first 3 YAs fall from YA2020 onwards.

Full Tax Exemption (where any of the first 3 YAs fall in from YA2010 to YA 2019)

• Full Tax Exemption for new Singapore resident companies which meet the Full Tax Exemption criteria on the first S$100,000 normal chargeable income for the first 3 years.

Tax Exemption Scheme for new Singapore resident companies (where any of the first 3 YAs fall in or after YA 2020)

Full Tax Exemption scheme does not apply to the following companies incorporated after 25 Feb 2013:

1. A company whose principal activity is that of investment holding; and
2. A company whose principal activity is that of developing properties for sale, for investment, or for both investment and sale.

Investment holding companies derive only passive incomes such as dividend and interest income, while the real estate industry typically incorporates a new company for each new property development. The start-up tax exemption for encouraging entrepreneurship is not intended for such companies. These companies will be given partial tax exemption.

Partial Tax Exemption (For YA2010 to YA2019)

All companies are eligible for partial tax exemption till YA2019 on normal chargeable income of up to S$300,000 as follows:

Partial Tax Exemption (From YA2020) 

All companies are eligible for partial tax exemption from YA2020 on normal chargeable income of up to S$300,000 as follows:

Information Source: IRAS website (http://www.iras.gov.sg)

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