Income Tax Act (Cap. 123)
Income Tax Act (Cap. 123), article 31A
31A. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Income
Tax Acts or any regulations issued thereunder, this article sha ll
apply where any person rents imm ovable property to the Housing
Authority for a period of not less than ten years.
(2) The tax chargeable in the ci rcumstances mentioned in sub-
article (1) shall be at the rate of 5% of the gross rental inco me
received. Such tax shall be final and not be available as a cre dit
against the tax liability of the said person or refundable to h im in
any way.
(3) The Housing Authority shall deduct the tax mentioned in
sub-article (2) when making any payments of rent to which this
article applies and shall render an account to the Commissioner of
all amounts so deducted specifying amounts and details of the
recipient.
(4) The Housing Authority shall remit the tax deducted in
accordance with sub-article (3), together with the account
mentioned in the said sub-article, to the Commissioner by the
fourteenth day following the end of the month during which the
rent was paid.
Rental income on
Housing Authority
subsidised rent.
Added by:
V . 2012.19.
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