How much is Buyer’s Stamp Duty in Singapore?

Buyer’s Stamp Duty on residential property is tiered: 1% on the first $180,000, 2% on the next $180,000, 3% on the next $640,000, 4% on the next $500,000, 5% on the next $1,500,000 and 6% on the remainder. It is charged on the higher of the purchase price or the market valuation, and rounded down to the nearest dollar. Verify current rates with IRAS.

What Seller’s Stamp Duty applies if I sell within four years?

For residential property purchased on or after 4 July 2025, Seller’s Stamp Duty is 16% if sold within one year, 12% within two years, 8% within three years and 4% within four years. Property purchased between 11 March 2017 and 3 July 2025 remains on the earlier three-year schedule of 12%, 8% and 4%.

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Singapore stamp duty, all three of them

Buyer’s Stamp Duty, Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty and Seller’s Stamp Duty in one place, on the bands that are actually in force today — including the four-year SSD schedule that replaced the three-year one on 4 July 2025 and that a surprising number of calculators still have wrong.

Singapore stamp duty, all three of them

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