Singapore: Updated CRS e-Tax Guide

Third edition of common reporting standard (CRS) e-Tax Guide

Third edition of common reporting standard (CRS) e-Tax Guide

The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) on 12 January 2024 issued the third edition of the common reporting standard (CRS) e-Tax Guide.

The updated e-Tax Guide:

  • Provides clarification on the definition of participating and reportable jurisdictions to align with the CRS
  • Removes the paragraph on the transitional approach for participating jurisdictions due to its expiration
  • Provides clarifications on the requirements to collect valid self-certifications for new accounts
  • Updates the names of the respective Singapore’s Acts of Parliament throughout the e-Tax Guide

Read a January 2024 report [PDF 222 KB] prepared by the KPMG member firm in Singapore

 

 

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