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Joel Goh

IRAS

ABSD for Permanent Residents: 5%, 30%, 35%

Answers:How much ABSD does a Singapore PR pay?

Checked against the source 2026-08-01

The rule

Singapore Permanent Residents pay 5% ABSD on a first residential property, 30% on a second, and 35% on a third or subsequent property.

Issued by
IRAS
Applies to
Singapore Permanent Residents acquiring residential property.

Worked through

A residential purchase at $1,800,000, by a Singapore Permanent Resident.

ABSD for Permanent Residents: 5%, 30%, 35% — worked example. A residential purchase at $1,800,000, by a Singapore Permanent Resident.
Buyer's Stamp Duty (everyone pays this)$59,600
ABSD on a first residential property$90,000
ABSD on a second$540,000
ABSD on a third or subsequent$630,000
Total stamp duty on a first purchasePayable within 14 days of the document being signed.$149,600

ABSD is a flat percentage of the FULL price, not tiered like BSD. Moving from a first property to a second changes the bill by $450,000.

Computed with the same functions as the calculators on this site. An illustration, not tax advice — confirm your own position with IRAS or your conveyancing lawyer before you commit to anything.

Run this on your own numbers

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