Query on Tax Refund

[dksampat]

Hello All,

My name is Kumar. I was (am still) employed in Singapore between 25-Oct-06 to 31-Dec-06 with total income of 9000 S$ in 2006. Since my total no of working days in 2006 has exceeded 60 days and is less than 183 days, I was taxed at flat 15% (approx. 1500 S$) .

I heard that, If I stay continuously in Singapore for 3 years (2006, 2007, 2008), then on the third year (2008), I can claim full/partial refund for my tax amount that I paid in the first year (2006)

1) Is this true ?

2) If yes, then what is the minimum date in 2008, in which I can claim my refund. In other words, can I raise a Claim Refund on the first week of Jan-2008 itself ?

3) Eventhough I was working for more than 60 days (65 days to be exact) in 2006, my total earnings at that time was less than 10000 S$. Under such conditions can I "request for a tax exemption" or "raise an assessment objection" with IRAS ?

Apologies for the lengthy mail.

Regards,
Dinesh

[sundaymorningstaple]

Please do not spam the same message across multiple forums. Your other post has been unceremoniously deleted.

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[dksampat]

Apologies for posting multiple times . Will be careful hereafter. Can anyone please answer my questions stated above ?

[zjules]

Hi Kumar,
I was in a similar situation. Was here less than 183 days in 2006, and then changed employer a couple of months into 2007 (so again less than 183 days). As all tax has to be paid up before changing employer, i received tax assessment for 2006 at 15% and for what i had worked with old employer in 2007 at 15% also.
I wrote to IRAS and included a letter from my new employer saying that i was still employed in Singapore and plan to stay so. They reassessed for 2006 and 2007 at variable rate (3%)...
Just call them up or send a letter in...

[MblSH]

My refund have arrived in a year or so after my arrival to Singapore in the mail without me writing anything to anybody, so you may just have to wait a bit