Service business and foreign investments
Singapore-incorporated A expects to sell investments in overseas B/C in financial year X, YA Y basis period. It belongs to a relevant group and is a non-PEHE because its activities include services. It has qualified/experienced human resources to manage/perform Singapore operations, premises here, directors making key decisions here and expected local business spending over symbolic S$Z. X/Y/Z are not disclosed numerical thresholds.
Excluded status, receipt and five-year range
The 2 June 2025 ruling finds paragraph (b) economic substance under the 10L(16) definition, excluding A under 10L(8)(d). Foreign disposal gains remitted or deemed remitted to Singapore are not taxable under 10(1)(g), and the ruling covers A foreign-asset disposals in YA Y through Y+4 basis periods. The decision is a section 10L substance ruling, not a determination that every transaction is inherently capital.
Guidance and limits
The source refers to the second edition foreign-asset gains/losses guide. Only applicant and specified transaction/range are bound; apparently similar companies need their own facts. Published summaries are not updated for later law/interpretation changes.
Official source
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