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SG2.6 Use of trust or other similar vehicle to assist in personal tax planning for wealth

Commentary

SG2.6.2 Prescribed locally administered trusts | Singapore

Singapore

Originally enacted to encourage Singapore citizens and Singapore resident individuals to set up prescribed locally administered trusts (PLATs) and engage the services of trust companies in Singapore.

The existing tax exemption granted on certain types of Singapore-sourced investment income derived and foreign-sourced income received directly by individuals is extended to PLATs and their underlying holding companies.

For a trust to qualify as a PLAT, it must satisfy all of the following conditions:

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    •ÌýÌýÌýÌý it must be administered by a trustee company in Singapore

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    •ÌýÌýÌýÌý every settlor of the trust is an individual

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    •ÌýÌýÌýÌý every beneficiary is an individual or a charitable institution,

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