Foreign professionals who are physically present in Singapore for at least 183 days in the calendar year can seek tax refunds from IRAS on the withholding tax paid.
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Qualifying for tax refund

To claim for tax refund, the resident professional must:

  1. Be physically present in Singapore for at least 183 days in the calendar year concerned; and
  2. Complete Form B.

Completing Form B

  1. Declare all sources of income derived from Singapore (e.g. income from professions and employment income);
  2. Provide the following information to IRAS:
    • a schedule of physical presence to show that the resident professional was physically present in Singapore for at least 183 days in the calendar year; and
    • copies of the Confirmation of Payment letters (i.e. withholding tax receipts), which you can obtained it from the payer.

Obtaining Form B

If the resident professional has not received the Form B by 15 Mar in the year following which the income was derived, he/she can email to us via:

Amount of tax refund

As a resident professional:

  1. the income will be taxed at the resident individual income tax rates;
  2. tax withheld previously at non-resident rates will be used to offset against the tax computed at resident individual income tax rates; and
  3. any excess tax paid will be refunded to the resident professional.