Singapore Sling (tax avoidance)
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A Singapore Sling is a tax avoidance scheme in which a large multinational company sells products to a subsidiary owned by them in a jurisdiction with lower tax rates, which acts as a "Marketing Hub". The subsidiary then sells the product to end users marking up its value and attributing the mark-up to various marketing activities undertaken by the subsidiary. The parent company retains a higher profit margin due to the lower tax rate. Singapore is a popular location of such subsidiaries, given its low tax rates, and its willingness to grant large multinationals "sweetheart deals" – an extremely low tax rate in exchange for locating the multinational's marketing activities in Singapore.[1][2]
It is currently under investigation as an abusive practice in Australia.
