To serve you better, we will be making enhancements to our systems from 4 Aug 2024 to 12 Aug 2024, 8 am.

During this period, you will not be able to access the e-Stamping Portal. 

For any e-Stamping or stamp duty payments that are due within this period, the due date will automatically be extended to 19 Aug 2024 (i.e. additional 5 working days after 12 Aug 2024). Please refer to the list of FAQs for more information.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Looking for help on the new e-Stamping Portal? Please refer to the resources below.

On this page:

1. PDF guides

Please click on the PDF guides below for instructions on commonly used stamping features:

You may also find useful information at myTax Portal Technical FAQ on technical issues that you may have encountered.

2. Video guides 

Please click the video guides below for instructions on commonly used stamping features.

Tip: You can use the playback speed function to slow down or speed up the video for your convenience. Do this by clicking the 3 dots on the right-hand corner of the video, followed by “Playback speed”. You can then select your preferred speed.

 

FAQs

Here is more information below, based on the feedback and FAQs compiled from users like yourself.

[New!] Unavailability of e-Stamping Portal from 4 Aug 2024 to 12 Aug 2024, 8am 

What do I need to do before 4 Aug 2024?

Please do the following:

  • e-Stamp, submit and pay the stamp duty on all outstanding records/drafts of your executed instruments.
  • Save an offline copy if you require your stamping records during the portal downtime.

This is because the portal cannot be viewed or used between 4 Aug 2024 to 12 Aug 2024, 8am.

To ensure successful payment and to obtain the stamp certificate before 4 Aug 2024, please make payment by the specified time for the various payment modes:

  • For Internet Banking Fund Transfer and GIRO1, to pay by 30 Jul 2024, 11.30pm;
  • For PayNow QR2, AXS and one-time GIRO deduction using DBS/POSB, to pay by 3 Aug 2024, 11.59 pm.

1GIRO deductions are not applicable to conveyance documents or tenancy with stamp duty above $5,000.

2PayNow QR code must be generated in the e-Stamping portal by 2 Aug 2024, 11:59pm, and will remain valid until the end of the following day.

If payment is not completed by the respective date and time, it will be processed after 12 Aug 2024, 8am. You will be able to obtain your Stamp Certificate after the payment has been processed.

Are there any changes to the e-Stamping Portal and the login process? Will I be able to access past stamping records and unsubmitted drafts in the e-Stamping Portal after 12 Aug 2024?

You can access the e-Stamping portal the same way after 12 Aug 2024, 8am. There are no functional changes to the Stamp Duty e-services and no changes to the login process.

Past stamping records and unsubmitted drafts can be retrieved after logging in.

I need to pay stamp duty but the e-Stamping Portal is unavailable. Will there be a late payment penalty imposed?

Stamp duty payments which are due during the portal downtime will be given an extension of up till 19 Aug 2024 (i.e. additional 5 working days after 12 Aug 2024) to make payment. No late payment penalty will be imposed provided that payment is made by 19 Aug 2024.

I executed an agreement on 23 Jul 2024 but was not able to stamp it by the due date of 6 Aug 2024 due to the portal downtime. Will I be penalised for late stamping?

You will not be penalised for late stamping if you stamp the agreement that was executed on 23 Jul 2024 by the extended due date of 19 Aug 2024 (i.e. additional 5 working days after 12 Aug 2024).

I need to e-Stamp my instrument before I lodge, enrol, or register it in the relevant authorities’ records, but the e-Stamping Portal is unavailable. Will I be penalised if I lodge, enrol, or register the instrument without stamping it?

It is an offence to lodge, enrol or register instruments that are liable to stamp duty (e.g. share transfer forms, charges, or security documents) but not stamped in the relevant authorities’ records.

However, given the portal downtime, you will not be penalised if any instruments are lodged, enrolled, or registered prior to stamping during the portal downtime, provided only that such instruments would be stamped after the portal downtime and by the extended stamping due date of 19 Aug 2024. If stamping is not done by then, this would constitute an offence.

General

How do we login to the e-Stamping Portal?

Individual and business users can login to the new portal via Singpass. For Foreigners, you may create a Singpass Foreign User Account (SFA). You may refer to e-Stamping and Where to e-Stamp Documents for Property and Shares for more details.

What are the payment modes available in the e-Stamping Portal?

Payment modes include GIRO, PayNow QR, AXS, one-time GIRO deduction using DBS/POSB and Internet Banking Fund Transfer. You may refer to Tax Payment – Stamp Duty for more details on the payment modes available. For payment purposes, please note down the Document Reference Number on the Acknowledgement Page. 

How do we amend Stamp Certificate or pay additional stamp duty in the e-Stamping Portal?

IRAS encourages all users to check through your stamping entries before it is submitted to avoid any delay in the issuance of the stamp certificate or processing of records. If you have made errors in your previous submission, you may amend or revise a past stamping record. To do so, please submit a request via “Amend/Revise Stamping Record”. Please note that the amendments made may not be instantaneously approved. Selected cases will be subjected to further review by IRAS before we respond on the outcome.

Who can retrieve my past stamping records?

You will be able to view your past records with the same account that was used to stamp the document. Any of the liable parties of the document will also be able to retrieve their own records. You can only retrieve Stamp Certificates within this year and the past 3 years, in line with IRAS’ archival policy. If you need Stamp Certificates that are dated before this period, please approach your representative who performed the stamping for you (e.g., law firm, estate agent or landlord).