{"id":293,"date":"2023-04-25T11:06:25","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T11:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/companyformationjapan.com\/?p=293"},"modified":"2023-04-25T11:06:29","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T11:06:29","slug":"japan-singapore-double-tax-treaty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/companyformationjapan.com\/japan-singapore-double-tax-treaty\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan &#8211; Singapore Double Tax Treaty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Japan and Singapore<\/strong>, both representing strong economies globally, signed a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/double-tax-treaties-in-japan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>double tax treaty<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0in 1961,\u00a0 which was renewed in 1971 and 1994. The\u00a0<strong>double tax treaty<\/strong>\u00a0which was concluded in 1994 is still valid up to the present, with the mention that, in 2010, the treaty was completed by a protocol, which brought a few changes.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are interested in&nbsp;<strong>setting up a company in Japan<\/strong>, our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/about-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>company formation consultants in Japan<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;can offer you the needed assistance to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/companyformationjapan.com\/japan-singapore-double-tax-treaty\/#taxes-according-to-the-japan-%e2%80%93-singapore-double-tax-treaty\" title=\"Taxes according to the Japan \u2013 Singapore double tax treaty\">Taxes according to the Japan \u2013 Singapore double tax treaty<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/companyformationjapan.com\/japan-singapore-double-tax-treaty\/#dividends-taxed-under-the-japan-%e2%80%93-singapore-double-tax-agreement\" title=\"Dividends taxed under the Japan \u2013 Singapore double tax agreement\">Dividends taxed under the Japan \u2013 Singapore double tax agreement<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"taxes-according-to-the-japan-%e2%80%93-singapore-double-tax-treaty\"><\/span><strong>Taxes according to the Japan \u2013 Singapore double tax treaty<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>Japan \u2013 Singapore double tax treaty<\/strong>&nbsp;provides certain tax conditions for businesses and individuals residing in one or both jurisdictions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The agreement refers to the following taxes which will profit from tax exemptions or deductions based on the income source:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 The income taxation in Singapore;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 The income, the corporate and the inhabitant taxes in Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The above mentioned&nbsp;<strong>double taxation agreement<\/strong>&nbsp;is connected to similar taxes imposed in both jurisdictions. Our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/company-incorporation-japan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>company registration<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;advisors&nbsp;<strong>in Japan<\/strong>&nbsp;can offer further details on this agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"dividends-taxed-under-the-japan-%e2%80%93-singapore-double-tax-agreement\"><\/span><strong>Dividends taxed under the Japan \u2013 Singapore double tax agreement<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The dividends paid to a resident of one of the jurisdictions by a business resident in the other one are taxed in the country in which the person who receives them resides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The dividend payment could be further subject to a taxation in which the paying business is resident. In the cases in which the individual who receives the dividend payment is the beneficial owner and is not a resident of the same jurisdiction as the paying business, the tax levied in the state in which the payment was issued will not exceed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 5% of the gross dividend sum in certain conditions. Our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/open-a-llc-in-japan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Japan company<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;formation<\/strong>&nbsp;specialists can offer more information on what these conditions are;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 15% of the gross dividend sum in all the other circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more details on the&nbsp;<strong>double tax agreement between Japan and Singapore<\/strong>, or for help in connection to&nbsp;<strong>starting a company in Japan<\/strong>, please&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>speak<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;to our friendly staff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japan and Singapore, both representing strong economies globally, signed a\u00a0double tax treaty\u00a0in 1961,\u00a0 which was renewed in 1971 and 1994. 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