Office premises and purpose of disposal
Singapore-incorporated Company A carries on business in Singapore and owns several floors acquired for office use. It consistently maintained that intention and substantially used the premises itself. No loan or debt financed the acquisition, and it recorded the property as property, plant and equipment under FRS 16 at acquisition. The property is sold to related Company B, with proceeds intended to improve A’s solvency.
Four factors and conclusion
The summary published on 2 March 2026 identifies section 10(1) and rules the sale a capital transaction. The reasons consider acquisition intention, use, holding period and financing method together. The summary does not disclose a numerical holding period or create an exemption merely because the buyer is related or the asset is classified as PPE in the accounts.
General reference and limits
The publication directs readers to IRAS’s trade-determination factors on the taxable/non-taxable corporate-income webpage. It binds only this applicant and transaction; similar cases are not automatically bound to the same outcome, and published rulings are not updated for later law or interpretation changes.
Official source
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