How to file Tax Clearance

Modes of filing Form IR21

• e-Filing via myTax Portal
  • User Guide
  • FAQ 
    With e-Filing, you will enjoy the following benefits:
    • Immediate acknowledgement upon successful e-Filing
    • Faster tax clearance (within 7 working days) compared to paper filing which usually takes 21 days to process
    • View Tax Clearance status and print the Clearance Directive online. No more waiting for the paper Directive to arrive by post!
• Paper Filing
  • Download the paper Form IR21 ( word version  (329KB), pdf version  (429KB) ) and fax it to us at 63512707 OR post it to:

  Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore
  55 Newton Road
  Singapore 307987

  Note: If you have faxed the form to IRAS, please do not send it again by post.

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