The Income Tax Treaty between South Africa and Singapore entered into force on 16 December 2016. The treaty generally applies from 16 December 2016 for tax matters relating to the exchange of information and from 1 January 2017 for withholding and other tax matters. The new treaty generally replaces the Singapore – South Africa Income Tax Treaty (1996).
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