Additional duties on property transfers into trusts are not meant to be wealth taxes: Chee Hong Tat
The Straits Times - Singapore·2022-07-05 21:01
SINGAPORE - Additional duties on property transfers and stake transfers in property holding entities to nameless living trusts are not meant to be wealth taxes but are instead part of market cooling measures, Senior Minister of State for Finance Chee Hong Tat said on Tuesday (July 5).
He was responding in Parliament to questions from four MPs about proposed changes in the law aimed at plugging a gap in the existing stamp duty regime.
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user18 07/07/2022
it is good to review this ABSD issue to ensure there is continued parity to achieve the intent of cooling measures. afterall, it is those with the financial means who are able to get such tax structuring advice who will also be the ones able to generate the financial means to continue holding multiple properties for investment purposes
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Usere33e 06/07/2022
So did your Pty really cooling really work how to cool when developers are giving high Comm to agts instead of discounting to consumers and showing fake transacted values ? Don’t know what u call this cartel no ? But legal otherwise how come developers can do MAS close eye watching is it
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Liew989 07/07/2022
Should have implemented the additional duties on property transfers long ago. Finally the loop hole is plugged.
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