Reported by Harry Suhartono

Six single family office funds linked to a S$3 billion ($2.2 billion) money laundering case in Singapore have received tax incentives from the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

The tax benefits were withdrawn starting from the financial year the owners of these family office funds or their spouses were charged or convicted, said Deputy Prime Minister and MAS chair Gan Kim Yong in a written parliamentary reply. The benefits accorded prior to that won’t be clawed back, unless there were breaches of the tax incentive conditions then, Gan added.

Read full report: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-02/six-family-office-funds-tied-to-singapore-launder-case-got-tax-breaks

Read written parliamentary reply: https://www.mas.gov.sg/news/parliamentary-replies/2024/written-reply-to-parliamentary-question-on-sfos-awarded-tax-benefits-linked-to-money-laundering-case