When you have the intention to make a property purchase, it is important to know the Property Stamp Duty in Singapore. There are 3 types of property stamp dutie: Buyer’s stamp duty (BSD), Seller’s stamp duty(SSD) and Mortgage duty.
Buyer’s Stamp Duty (BSD) is tax paid on documents signed when you buy or acquire property located in Singapore.
Purchase Price or Market Value of the Property
BSD Rates for residential properties
BSD Rates for non-residential properties
First $180,000
1%
1%
Next $180,000
2%
2%
Next $640,000
3%
3%
Remaining Amount
4%
3%
BSD is rounded down to the nearest dollar, subject to a minimum duty of $1.
ADDITIONAL BUYER’S STAMP DUTY (ABSD)
Liable buyers are required to pay ABSD on top of the existing Buyer’s Stamp Duty (BSD). ABSD and BSD are computed on the purchase price as stated in the dutiable document or the market value of the property (whichever is the higher amount).
Purchase On and After 6 July 2018
First Property
Second Property
Subsequent Property
Singapore Citizen (SC)*
0%
12%
15%
Permanent Residences (PR)
5%
15%
15%
Foreigners
20%
20%
20%
Companies^
25%
25%
25%
*includes Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Iceland and USA
^Plus Additional 5% For Housing Developer (Non-Remittable)
2. SELLER’S STAMP DUTY (BSD)
SSD is payable on all residential properties and residential lands that are acquired on or after 11 Mar 2017 and disposed of within the holding period.
Up to 1 year
12%
More than 1 year and up to 2 years
8%
More than 2 years and up to 3 years
4%
More than 3 years
0%
3. MORTGAGE DUTY
A mortgage is a document where the interest in property is transferred from the borrower to the lender to secure the payment or repayment of money.
Mortgage
0.4% of the loan amount granted on the mortgage
(subject to a maximum duty of $500)
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