Tax incentives

Substance over ‘sweeteners’: Redesigning Singapore’s incentives for strategic growth

BYD has been more successful than anyone else at capitalising on the clean-air incentives and tax breaks that have done so much to buoy EV sales, the writer notes.
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Deloitte’s recommendations aim to “contribute to a tax architecture that is outward-looking and complements Singapore’s economic strategy in the decade ahead”, says Deloitte Singapore’s Rohan Solapurkar.
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Even in the face of scandals, the Republic has been able to maintain its stature as a global wealth hub.

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The tax guidance is the latest win for large corporations and would provide additional tax benefits to companies on top of the tax incentives they won in US President Trump’s tax bill which passed Congress in July.

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On Oct 14, US Treasury sanctions were announced against Chen Zhi, his conglomerate Prince Holding Group, and Chen’s associates. Chen had set up a family office, DW Capital Holdings, in Singapore in 2018.

Two SFO funds linked to Chen Zhi’s group were granted tax incentives: Chee Hong Tat

Qualifying projects will automatically receive Johor’s super-lane facilitation, says Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz. He adds that this ensures coordinated priority handling across state and federal agencies under a single facilitation channel. 

Malaysia sweetens JS-SEZ package with fast-track manufacturing licence approval, multiple-entry visa 

Chee Hong Tat, minister for national development and deputy chairman of MAS, says that while Singapore's regulatory environment is a trusted one, “we will ease the process: make it less tedious, quicker and more efficient”.

MAS to simplify framework for single family office fund tax scheme

The incentives come at a time when Malaysia and Singapore are close to finalising an agreement over a proposed Special Economic Zone to be set up in Johor.

Malaysia offers zero tax for family offices in US$100 billion Forest City development

Observers say more clarity on Forest City's tax incentives and legal frameworks is needed.

Forest City could become cheaper, secondary family office hub to complement Singapore