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Responsibilities as an employer

Employment begins and ends in the same calendar year

Scenario 1: 60 days or less

Year
Period
No. of days

1

28 Nov 2010 to 30 Dec 2010

33

 

Scenario 2: 183 days or more and income is < $20,000

Year
Period
No. of days
Income

1

01 Jun 2010 to 03 Dec 2010

186

$18,000

 

Employment straddles two calendar years (New 2-year concession)*

Scenario 3: 183 days or more (continuous employment period including physical presence) and income is < $20,000 for each year

Year
Period
No. of days
Income

1

03 Nov 2010 to 31 Dec 2010

59

$18,000

2

01 Jan 2011 to 07 May 2011

127

$19,000

 

Total

186

 

* This administrative concession is only applicable for foreign employees who enter Singapore from 01 Jan 2007.  It does not apply to directors of a company, public entertainers or individuals exercising a profession, vocation or employment of a similar nature.


 

Employment straddles three calender years

Scenario 4: Continuous employment over three consecutive years (even though the number of days may be less than 183 days in the first and third year) and income is < $20,000 for each year

Year
Period
No. of days
Income

1

03 Nov 2009 to 31 Dec 2009

59

$6,000

2

01 Jan 2010 to 31 Dec 2010

366

$19,000

3

01 Jan 2011 to 07 May 2011

127

$8,000

 
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Last Updated on 5 October 2011


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