Singapore

Capital Gains Taxes (%) - Singapore Compared to Continent

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Cambodia	15.00%
China	4.66%
Hong Kong	0.00%
India	16.95%
Indonesia	0.00%
Japan	3.98%
Malaysia	5.18%
Pakistan	25.08%
Philippines	0.00%
Singapore	0.00%
South Korea	9.12%
Sri Lanka	0.00%
Taiwan	21.11%
Thailand	30.00%
Vietnam	23.49%

 

 

Singapore: Capital gains taxes (%).

In arriving at effective capital gains tax rates, the Global Property Guide makes the following assumptions:

• The property is directly and jointly owned by husband and wife;
• They have owned it for 10 years;
• It is their only source of capital gains in the country
• It has appreciated in value by 100% over the 10 years to sale
• The property was worth US$250,000 or 250,000 at purchase.
• It is not their sole or principal residence.

These assumptions are critical. In many countries a holding period of less than 5 years results in capital gains being taxable. But a longer holding period often results in no capital gains tax being payable. For more details see the Data FAQ

Source: Global Property Guide Research, Contributing Accounting Firms

 

Singapore has a quarterly residential property index, which can be accessed from the Urban Redevelopment Authority’s site. Excellent economics data are from the Singapore Statistics and the Monetary Authority of Singapore.