Foreign shares and PEHE facts
Singapore-incorporated investment-holder A sells shares in overseas B in the basis period for unspecified YA X. A belongs to a relevant group for section 10L and is a pure equity-holding entity: its function is holding B shares and income is only dividends, share-sale gains and incidental holding income. It has/will file ACRA annual returns, is managed in Singapore and has adequate Singapore human resources and premises.
Excluded-entity conclusion and period
Published 2 June 2025, the ruling finds PEHE substance under paragraph (a) of the excluded-entity definition in section 10L(16), making A excluded under 10L(8)(d). Its foreign disposal gain remitted to Singapore is not taxable under 10(1)(g). The ruling also covers A foreign-asset disposals in basis periods for YA X through X+4. X is anonymised; the summary does not make every PEHE exempt permanently.
Guidance and limits
The summary points to the second edition of Income Tax: Tax Treatment of Gains or Losses from the Sale of Foreign Assets. It binds only the applicant and specified transaction/range; other entities must establish their own facts. IRAS does not update published summaries for later law or interpretation changes.
Official source
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