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The author considers the common law and statutory rules respecting the formation of partnerships, with particular reference to the use of a partnership as an incomesplitting device. Calculation of income at the partnership level and the rules for taxing income in the hands of the individual partners are also considered. The tax advantages of the partnership form are reviewed.  \nThe administrative mechanism for collecting taxes from partners is also examined, with particular reference to the position where some partners default on their tax obligations respecting partnership income. The position of non-resident partners of a Singapore partnership is also considered.  \nPARTNERSHIPS occupy a peculiar status for income tax purposes. Although a partnership is required to file a return showing income earned each year,1 the partnership does not constitute a taxable entity. The partnership is recognized as an entity for the sole purpose of calculation of taxable income.  \nThe income of the partnership is treated for tax purposes as if it were distributed to the individual partners each year. As the income“flows through” the partnership to the partners it retains its characteristics as to type and source.  \nEach partner is obliged to include in his income for a year his share of the income earned from a partnership—irrespective of whether it is withdrawn—for the fiscal period of the partnership ending in that calendar year.2 Thus, income earned by the partnership is attributed on an annual basis to the individuals who make up the partnership and taxed in their hands.  \nI. PARTNERSHIP DEFINED  \nThe term “partnership” is not defined in the Act. One must examine the general law in order to assign a meaning to the term as it is used in the statute. Although the concept is a fundamental one in the common law it is surprisingly difficult in many cases to determine whether a given business entity is a partnership. While corporations have a certificate which is conclusive evidence of their status,3 there is, by contrast, no equivalent procedure for partnerships which would make identification of their status a simple matter.4 Instead, courts  \n1 S.71(l), Income Tax Act, Cap. 141, (1970) Rev. Ed. (Reprint, 1984) (hereafter referred to as “the Act”) .  \n2 Ibid., s. 36.  \n3 Companies Act, Cap. 185, s. 398.  \n4 Partnerships are required to register under the Business Registration Act, No. 36 of 1973, s. 5. Such registration is not conclusive of their status. It is merely evidence of the intention of the parties.  \n28 Mal. L.R. Taxation of Partnerships 203  \nhave consistently maintained a determination to consider the issue of existence of a partnership in the context of the peculiar facts of each case.  \nThe United pore 6) defines a persons carrying  \nKingdom Partnership Act 18905 (adopted in Singapartnership as “the relation which subsists between on a business in common with a view of profit”.7  \nThis general definition is followed by several sections which attempt to elaborate on the general rules by referring to the partnership consequences of some common arrangements.  \nThe rules in the Partnership Act provide that common ownership of property and sharing of gross returns will not of themselves amount to a partnership.8 While receipt of a share of the profits is prima facie evidence of a partnership,9 contracts with creditors to be paid out of profits will not of themselves make the creditor a partner.10 Similarly, employees, widows and orphans receiving a share of the profits will not be affected by the presumption of partnership which generally applies to persons receiving a share of the partnership profits.11  \nWhere, on all the facts, parties to a venture can be said to have intended to carry on business in common with a view of profit, it will be irrelevant that parties have provided that they are not to be reg","cbCairMgoF0HUjau","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairMgoF0HUjau","pdf",145036,12,"English","# Taxation of Partnerships\n## Partnership Status for Income Tax Purposes\n## Partnership Income “Flow-Through” Treatment\n## Partnership Defined under the Act and Common Law\n## Indicia and Evidence of Partnership Existence\n## Legal Entities as Partners","[{\"question\":\"How does Singapore tax partnership income under the Income Tax Act?\",\"answer\":\"Partnership income is treated as if distributed to individual partners each year. Partners must include their share of partnership income in their own income for the relevant fiscal period, regardless of whether they withdraw it.\"},{\"question\":\"Is a partnership itself a taxable entity in Singapore income tax law?\",\"answer\":\"No. Although partnerships must file returns showing annual income, the partnership does not constitute a taxable entity; it is recognized mainly for calculating taxable income.\"},{\"question\":\"How is a partnership determined if the Act does not define the term?\",\"answer\":\"Because the Act does not define “partnership,” general law and common law principles are used. Courts determine whether parties intended to carry on business in common with a view to profit, considering factors such as profit-sharing, registration, bank accounts, and representations to the public.\"}]","Taxation of Partnerships | PDF"]