Scenario-based FAQs for working in Singapore and abroad

Tax clearance for non-Singapore citizen employees

For work pass holders who are ceasing employment, going on an overseas posting or leaving Singapore for more than three months

I have been retrenched

Check the taxability of retrenchment benefits

I have retired

Find out the taxability of retirement benefits

I am going overseas to work

Things to do before going overseas to work

I want to know the tax treatment on working in Singapore

Learn the taxability of income for services rendered in Singapore

I want to know the tax treatment on working outside Singapore

Learn the taxability of overseas income in Singapore

I am working for a foreign employer

Check if you will be taxed on income earned from employers who are not registered in Singapore

I am relocating to Singapore

Check the tax treatment of relocation benefits

I am re-employed in Singapore

For employees who changed jobs within a year

Claiming exemptions under Avoidance of Double Taxation Agreements (DTAs)

If you derive income from another jurisdiction, you may be protected from being taxed twice