Singapore slaps 35% additional buyer's stamp duty on residential property transfers into living trust

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SINGAPORE - Transfers of residential properties into a living trust will be subject to an additional buyer's stamp duty (ABSD) of 35 per cent from Monday (May 9), the Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced on Sunday. A living trust is created by an individual during his lifetime, where a designated person, the trustee, is given responsibility of managing that individual's...

The move comes after the Government announced its most recent round of property cooling measures on Dec 15.SINGAPORE - Transfers of residential properties into a living trust will be subject to an additional buyer's stamp duty of 35 per cent from Monday , the Ministry of Finance announced on Sunday.

The move comes after the Government announced its most recent round of property cooling measures on Dec 15, under which the ABSD was raised to 17 per cent from 12 per cent for Singaporeans buying their second property. The ABSD may also be payable, depending on the profile of the beneficial owner of the property transferred into the trust.

 

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