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Singapore Family Office 13O

Section 13O is a Singapore fund tax-exemption framework commonly used with a locally managed single family office. It requires qualifying assets under management, local investment, business spending and investment professionals.

Reference timeline12–15 months
Eligibility or fundsAUM from SGD 20 million
Residence requirementFlexible presence with substantive local operations
Status outcomeFamily-office framework
Family assessmentEligible family may be included
Reference travel access193 countries and regions

What is the Singapore Family Office 13O?

Section 13O is a Singapore fund tax-exemption framework commonly used with a locally managed single family office. It requires qualifying assets under management, local investment, business spending and investment professionals.

JK GLOBAL reviews route eligibility, supporting evidence, family scope, filing sequence and post-approval obligations as one coordinated residence plan.

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Eligibility and programme benefits

Core Eligibility

  1. Maintain at least SGD 20 million in assets under management and document the legitimate source of wealth and funds.
  2. Allocate at least 10 percent of AUM or SGD 10 million, whichever is lower, to qualifying Singapore investments under prevailing MAS rules.
  3. Meet the prescribed annual local business-expenditure requirement for the fund size.
  4. Employ at least two investment professionals, including at least one non-family member.
  5. Maintain genuine Singapore economic substance, appropriate governance and continuing regulatory and tax compliance.

Programme Benefits

  1. Qualifying investment income may access the Section 13O tax incentive, subject to approval and continuing compliance.
  2. The structure centralises wealth management, investment administration, succession planning and family governance.
  3. A substantive Singapore family office may support separate work-pass applications for eligible executives and investment professionals.

Five steps connect eligibility review with filing and status maintenance.

  1. 01

    Eligibility and route review

    Confirm the applicant profile, route basis, family scope, timing and the conditions that need priority review.

  2. 02

    Application plan

    Set the financial, employment, business, income, study or talent evidence plan required by this route.

  3. 03

    Documents and due diligence

    Prepare identity, civil-status, financial, professional and background records in one consistent evidence file.

  4. 04

    Filing and authority review

    Coordinate forms, fees, appointments, biometrics, interviews and any further-document requests that apply.

  5. 05

    Approval and status maintenance

    Complete entry or activation steps and track the residence, investment, work, study or renewal conditions after approval.

Place status, family arrangements and long-term planning on one timeline.

Family status

Check spouse, child and other dependant eligibility separately, including work, study, age and documentary conditions.

Arrival and relocation

Connect entry timing, accommodation, schools, medical cover, banking and tax onboarding to the status timetable.

Renewal and long-term planning

Retain evidence of the route conditions and review renewal or longer-term residence options before key deadlines.

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Singapore residence planning

Verify the conditions.
Then plan the filing.

Share the applicant profile, family members, financial or professional background and target timing. We will help organise the points that should be verified first for this programme.

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