Stamp duty is a tax on commercial and legal documents. Here is a quick overview of stamp duty and how it affects your business. It is not meant to be an in-depth guide on stamp duty.

What Is Stamp Duty?
When Do Documents Have To Be Stamped?
How Much Stamp Duty Do I Have To Pay?
How Do I Stamp My Documents?
How Do I Get Duplicates Of Stamped Documents?
Special Rules For Limited Liability Partnerships
Where Can I Get Help?

What Is Stamp Duty?

• Stamp duty is actually a tax on commercial and legal documents.
  
  
• By stamping your documents, and paying the tax, your transaction is recorded and "recognised".

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When Do Documents Have To Be Stamped?

• Stamp duty is only payable on documents relating to immovable property (land and property), stocks and shares, e.g. an agreement for the sale and purchase of land.
  
  
• You can stamp your documents before or after executing (legally signing) them.
  
  
  • For documents executed in Singapore, they must be stamped within 14 days of execution.
    
    
  • For documents executed abroad, they must be stamped within 30 days of receiving them in Singapore.
  
  
• You should always stamp your documents in time to avoid penalty fees. If you fail to stamp your documents, you may be fined up to S$10,000 or imprisoned up to 3 years or both.

  See:	Penalty for late payment