Stamp Duty can be paid by Internet Banking Fund Transfer, GIRO, eNETS, NETS/Cashcard, cash, cheque and cashier's order. There is no instalment payment for Stamp Duty. It must be paid in full. Before you can pay by GIRO, you must register to be an e-Stamping user.
Yes, for POSB, UOB and OCBC account holders only.
1For the location and operating hours of the Service Bureaus, please refer to Where to e-Stamp Documents.
At the e-Stamping portal, generate a payment slip and quote the 14-digit Payment Slip Number (without the spaces) in the Beneficiary Reference/ Purpose of Payment/ Remittance Information/ Payment Details field. Please provide the correct information to avoid delay in the processing and posting of the payment.
Each fund transfer can only be for one payment slip. Do not make a lump-sum payment for multiple payment slips.
IRAS’s Bank account details are as follows:
Your payment via fund transfer will be posted to the respective Document Reference Number within two working days. Once the payment is cleared, a notification to download the Stamp Certificate will be sent to your email address.
For retrieval of your Stamp Certificate, please refer to How do I retrieve my Stamp Certificate.
Pay via eNETS if you have an existing Internet banking account with DBS/POSB, UOB, OCBC, Citibank or Standard Chartered Bank.
If the Stamp Duty Payment Exceeds the Bank's Limit
Pay with cheque or cashier's order from any bank in Singapore.
Print the payment slip from the e-Stamping Portal. Please attach this with your cheque payment and write the 14-digit payment slip number on the reverse side of your cheque or cashier's order, made payable to "Commissioner of Stamp Duties".
Please take note of the following:
Please allow up to 5 working days for the cheque or cashier's order to be cleared.
Once your cheque or cashier's order is cleared, a notification to download the Stamp Certificate will be sent to your email address provided.
Payment will be deducted electronically through Interbank GIRO, except for the following dutiable documents:
For the documents listed above, a payment slip will be generated for Stamp Duty payment and you can choose to pay using any of the payment methods listed below.
From 1 Jan 2012, if Stamp Duty amount is deposited into the lawyer's Conveyancing Account, the lawyer can give instructions to his bank to make payment to "Commissioner of Stamp Duties" electronically via SLA's Electronic Payment Instructions (ePI) system. The lawyer's appointed bank may levy a fee for providing this service.
Upon the receipt of payment, IRAS will send a notification to the lawyer's e-Stamping inbox within 3 working days to download the Stamp Certificate.
Issue a cheque or cashier's order payable to the "Commissioner of Stamp Duties". The 14-digit payment slip number should be written on the reverse side of your cheque or cashier's order. Mail it with the payment slip to the address stated on the payment slip.
Pay at one of the Service Bureaus operated by SingPost. Payment can be made by cash, cheque, cashier's order or NETS. Do not forget to bring your payment slip.
For the locations and operating hours of the Service Bureaus, please refer to Where to e-Stamp Documents.
Using CPF funds to pay Stamp Duty (including ABSD) is subject to the terms and conditions under the Private Properties and Public Housing Schemes.
To find out if you can use your CPF to pay Stamp Duty, please visit the CPF website or call CPF at 1800 227 1188 (Monday to Friday 8.00 a.m. - 5.30 p.m.).
Service Bureaus
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