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Tax Insights

Tax Profile Country Analysis

     Tax Parameter                    Singapore                 Hong Kong                Thailand
                                           17%                    Territorial
         Tax system                         83                       16.5%                   20%
                                            33                         37                      60
     Corporate tax rate                                                 7                      13
Number of double taxation                  8%                                                 10%
agreements (DTAs) in 2017                            0%                                   0%/10%*
                                                     0%                               15% for overseas
   Number of free trade                              0%                                   recipients
    agreements in 2017
Dividend withholding tax                                No thin capitalisation rules          10%
                                                                    8.25%
 Interest withholding tax

      Capital gains tax

     Debt-equity ratio

     Concessionary tax

    Incentive period                  5 years        Indefinite period unless          15 years
                                                       conditions not met
   Foreign exchange                                                                   Regulated
      (FX) control                              Not regulated                         Restricted
                                                Not restricted
     Fund transfer                    1st 2nd                                              3rd

      Maturity and
attractiveness ranking

*0% for interest paid to foreign companies on loans and interest income received from foreign affiliates, 10% on interest received from Thai affiliates

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