AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND THE PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOME The Government of the Republic of Singapore and the Government of the People’s Republic of China, desiring to conclude an Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income, have agreed as follows: Article 1 Persons Cov ered This Agreement shall apply to persons who are residents of one or both of the Contracting States. Article 2 Tax es Cov ered 1. This Agreement shall apply to taxes on income imposed on behalf of a Contracting State or its local authorities, irrespective of the manner in which they are levied. 2. There shall be regarded as taxes on income all taxes imposed on total income or on elements of income, including taxes on gains from the alienation of movable or immovable property. 3. The existing taxes to which the Agreement shall apply are in particular: (a) in China: (i) the Individual Income Tax (ii) the Enterprise Income Tax (hereinafter referred to as "Chinese tax"); (b) in Singapore: - the Income Tax (hereinafter referred to as "Singapore tax"). 4. The Agreement shall apply also to any identical or substantially similar taxes which are imposed after the date of signature of the Agreement in addition to, or in place of, the existing taxes. The competent authorities of the Contracting States shall notify each other of any significant changes which have been made in their respective taxation laws. Article 3 General Definitions 1. For the purposes of this Agreement, unless the context o...
