Tax Exemption Scheme for New Start-Up Companies
Introduced in Year of Assessment (YA) 2005, this scheme was introduced to support entrepreneurship and to grow local enterprises. For new companies that has just started their business in Singapore, they can enjoy:
- 75% exemption on the first S$100,000 of chargeable income
- 50% exemption on the next S$100,000 of chargeable income
for their 3 consecutive YAs.
To qualify for this tax exemption scheme, your new start-up company must
- Be incorporated in Singapore
- Be a tax resident of Singapore for that YA
- Have its total share capital held directly by no more than 20 shareholders throughout that YA, where all the shareholders are individuals or at least 1 shareholder is an individual holding at least 10% of the issued ordinary shares of the company
- Have a principal activity that is NOT investment holding
- NOT undertake property development for sale, investment, or both
Complete the relevant sections of the ECI filing and Form C-S to claim the tax exemption.