之前帖子我跟别人说SRS只有yearly contribution cap,没有total 40万的限制,然后有人很肯定的说我讲得不对,我问出处他又讲不出来。因为他那么肯定,我就写了个信来确认下,下面是税务局的回答,分享一下。

一般来说呢,大家也都不傻,快40万了不太会继续往SRS里放。但有一些情况还是可以考虑的,比如快到62,放进去过几年就可以取,那超过40万没什么问题,虽然需要给税但税率低,还是划算的。

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We refer to your email of 17 Jan 2023.

We wish to share that there is no total contribution cap for the Supplementary Retirement Scheme (SRS).

Even if you have contributed $400,000 to your SRS account, you may continue to contribute to your SRS account at any time, and as often as you like, subject to the maximum SRS contribution for the year.

However, you may wish to note that when you withdraw money or investment from your SRS account, the withdrawal is subject to tax. The taxable amount of the withdrawal will be added to your other taxable income (e.g. employment, rental) and taxed based on the prevailing tax rate. The time of withdrawal and circumstances determine the taxable amount of the withdrawal.

Early withdrawals before the prescribed retirement age that was prevailing at the time of your first SRS contribution is subject to a 5% penalty and 100% of the withdrawal sum is subject to tax. Withdrawal on or after the prescribed retirement age is penalty-free and only 50% of the withdrawal sum is subject to tax.

The maximum period over which you can spread your withdrawals is 10 years. The 10-year period will start from the date of your first withdrawal.

For investments in life annuities, the 10-year withdrawal period does not apply. So long as you continue to receive your annuity streams in perpetuity, 50% of the annual stream will be subject to tax.

For more information on SRS withdrawals, you may refer to this link: https://www.iras.gov.sg/taxes/individual-income-tax/basics-of-individual-income-tax/special-tax-schemes/tax-on-srs-withdrawals
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