Publication Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
1-2015
Abstract
Presently, there are two systems under which the FTC can be granted subject to satisfying certain conditions 1. FTC source-by-source and country-by-country system (SCS), and 2. FTC pooling system (PS) Under the SCS of computing the FTC, the excess of FTP over the STP on one type of FI (say dividend income) from a foreign country cannot be used to setoff against the excess of STP over the FTP on any other FI. Under the PS, any excess of Foreign Tax Paid (FTP) over the Singapore Tax Payable (STP) on one type of Foreign Income from a foreign country can be setoff against the excess of STP over the FTP on any other FI either from the same or different foreign country. As such it may appear that the PS is better than the SCS. But is it?
Keywords
Foreign Tax Credit Pooling System Double Taxation
Discipline
Accounting | Taxation
Research Areas
Financial Performance Analysis
Publication
IS Chartered Accountant
Issue
Jan
First Page
56
Last Page
59
ISSN
2010-1864
Publisher
Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants
Citation
KHOO, Teng Aun and TAN, Clement Kai Guan.
Foreign Tax Credit Pooling System: Is It Always Better? (Part 1 of 3). (2015). IS Chartered Accountant. 56-59. Research Collection School Of Accountancy.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soa_research/1436
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