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Online business do I have to pay tax in singapore
Online business do I have to pay tax in singapore
I am a uk citizen currently living in Singapore and hold a dependant pass
I am setting up a website it will be an information site which may in the future generate a small income from advertising The site will not be connected to Singapore in anyway I just happen to be living here while operating it.
The site will be a .com site with the business registered in the uk and any income generated paid directly into a uk bank account and tax paid in the uk.
Will the fact that I live in Singapore create any issues with the authorities?
Thank you in advance for any advice you can give me
I am setting up a website it will be an information site which may in the future generate a small income from advertising The site will not be connected to Singapore in anyway I just happen to be living here while operating it.
The site will be a .com site with the business registered in the uk and any income generated paid directly into a uk bank account and tax paid in the uk.
Will the fact that I live in Singapore create any issues with the authorities?
Thank you in advance for any advice you can give me
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Please disregard the wrong information given by above posters with regards to taxability depending on country of payment. I have pointed out many times (even to the same posters) that this is WRONG!
In fact, taxability in Singapore depends on WHERE THE WORK IS CARRIED OUT, regardless of where and how you get paid for it.
If you work in Singapore and somebody pays you for it into a UK bank account, it is still taxable in Singapore, same as if he had paid you here.
Now in your case it is not clear (to me) where the work is actually carried out. Ask IRAS how they handle this.
But believe me: given the low tax rate, you WANT to be taxed here rather than almost anywhere else.
In fact, taxability in Singapore depends on WHERE THE WORK IS CARRIED OUT, regardless of where and how you get paid for it.
If you work in Singapore and somebody pays you for it into a UK bank account, it is still taxable in Singapore, same as if he had paid you here.
Now in your case it is not clear (to me) where the work is actually carried out. Ask IRAS how they handle this.
But believe me: given the low tax rate, you WANT to be taxed here rather than almost anywhere else.
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Well... I dunno, beppi... I base my views on this document.beppi wrote:Please disregard the wrong information given by above posters with regards to taxability depending on country of payment. I have pointed out many times (even to the same posters) that this is WRONG!
In fact, taxability in Singapore depends on WHERE THE WORK IS CARRIED OUT, regardless of where and how you get paid for it.
If you work in Singapore and somebody pays you for it into a UK bank account, it is still taxable in Singapore, same as if he had paid you here.
Now in your case it is not clear (to me) where the work is actually carried out. Ask IRAS how they handle this.
But believe me: given the low tax rate, you WANT to be taxed here rather than almost anywhere else.
http://www.iras.gov.sg/pv_obj_cache/pv_ ... 003bc3.pdf
and this one
http://www.iras.gov.sg/pv_obj_cache/pv_ ... 004it8.pdf
I suppose the question is whether this is service income or employment income.
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Why the personal attack? beppi has worked in multiple countries and knows the complexities of the tax code. The question up for debate is whether income derived from website advertising is employment income or service income. I suppose it could go either way.aargon wrote:YOU ARE A CLOWN.beppi wrote:Oh, sorry, it seems in this case I am wrong and SE is right:
What I said is true for EMPLOYMENT INCOME and what the OP probably doesn't fall into this category.
My apologies!
a) He is 'employed' creating websites that generate the money he earns.
b) His earnings are service income, or passive income resulting from ad revenues.
Either way, your comments are off base.
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If you want to avoid breaking the law, I really would not follow this advice.Mr Tan wrote:u dont have to pay a single cent for income online, but if u want to donate u can.
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