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Singapore anti avoidanceincome taxstatutory interpretation

Comptroller of Income Tax v AQQ

[2014] 2 SLR 847
JurisdictionSingapore
CourtSingapore Court of Appeal
Year2014
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

The SGCA confirmed the statutory anti-avoidance provision in s.33 of the Income Tax Act: the Comptroller may disregard an arrangement if its purpose or effect is to reduce tax; the court looks at whether there is an artificial or contrived element.

Area of Law

tax

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