Tax Relief and Rebate

Parenthood Tax Rebate

If you are a parent, you may be eligible to claim the Parenthood Tax Rebate of $5,000 for your first child, $10,000 for your second child, and $20,000 for your third and subsequent child. The child must be a Singapore Citizen at the time of birth or within 12 months thereafter.

You may share the Parenthood Tax Rebate with your spouse for each qualifying child to offset your respective income tax payable. Any unutilised Parenthood Tax Rebate can be used to offset your income tax payable in subsequent years until the tax rebate is fully utilised.

Qualifying Child Relief/Handicapped Child Relief

You may claim tax relief of $4,000 per child under the Qualifying Child Relief, or $7,500 per child under the Handicapped Child Relief.

You may also share the Qualifying Child Relief or Handicapped Child Relief on the same child with your spouse based on an agreed apportionment.

Working Mother’s Child Relief*

If you are a working mother who is married, divorced, or widowed, you may claim the Working Mother’s Child Relief at 15 per cent of your earned income for your first child, 20 per cent for the second child, and 25 per cent per child for the third and subsequent child, with a maximum cap at 100 per cent of your earned income. Your child must be a Singapore Citizen.
 
The total amount of Qualifying Child Relief/Handicapped Child Relief and Working Mother’s Child Relief claimable for each child is capped at $50,000.

*There will be changes to this scheme for mothers of children born on or after 1 Jan 2024. Visit go.gov.sg/mp2023enhanced-infographic to find out more.

Grandparent Caregiver Relief

If you are a working mother whose parent, parent-in-law, grandparent or grandparent-in-law is looking after any of your Singapore Citizen children aged 12 years and below, you may be eligible to claim the Grandparent Caregiver Relief of $3,000.

Foreign Domestic Worker Levy Tax Relief*

Married women, and divorcees/widows with school going children may claim the Foreign Domestic Worker Levy Tax Relief paid in the previous year.

You may claim twice the total foreign domestic worker levy paid in the previous year on one foreign domestic worker.

The total amount of all tax reliefs an individual can claim is capped at $80,000 for each Year of Assessment.

For more information, please visit IRAS’s website.

*There will be changes to this scheme for taxpayers from Year of Assessment 2025. Visit go.gov.sg/mp2023enhanced-infographic to find out more.