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by Strong Eagle » Fri, 11 Jan 2019 1:12 pm
I'm going to second SMS'es comment that you're going to want a qualified CPA for the complexities (I'm in Houston and have an excellent CPA, well qualified in foreign tax matters... she handled mine for many years).
In general, active earned income is taxed in the country in which you were living while you were earning the money. If you were living in Singapore, you'd pay income tax on earned income in Singapore. But, the USA doesn't care. They want to tax your earned (active) income as well, although they will grant a foreign earned income exclusion, which is around $105,000 for 2019. Since you're living in the USA, none of this is applicable to you, since your active income is generated in the USA.
In general, passive earned income (rents, dividends, etc) is taxed in the country in which the assets producing the passive income are located. Therefore, you will be taxed on your properties and income according to Singapore law and will pay Singapore tax.
But, the USA also wants to tax your passive income. You are allowed a tax credit for all foreign taxes paid. So, if Singapore taxed you $2,000, and the USA taxed you $8,000, you will _only_ have to pay $6,000 in US taxes.
This is the broad brush version. There are exclusions and limitations that make for very thick reading, hence the note that you probably want an accountant. I believe the business versions of turbotax and tax act handle foreign passive income but I never had that... only foreign earned active income, so you would need to verify.