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Singapore’s Pillar Two calendar from registration to filing and payment

Singapore’s minimum tax framework applies from financial years beginning on or after 1 January 2025. IRAS sets separate timing rules for group registration, top-up tax returns, the GloBE Information Return and payment.

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Trace the framework from first application to paymentThe main Singapore Pillar Two milestones
  1. Financial years starting 1 January 2025 or later
    Singapore framework applies

    Domestic and multinational enterprise top-up taxes Source 1

  2. 14 April 2026
    Singapore signs information-exchange agreement

    Multilateral arrangement for GloBE information Source 3

  3. May 2026
    Registration starts

    One-time process for in-scope groups Source 1

  4. 6 months after first applicable year end
    Registration deadline

    30 June 2026 for the IRAS calendar-2025 example Source 1

  5. 15 months after relevant year end
    Ordinary filing interval

    Top-up tax returns and GloBE information return or notification Source 2

  6. 18 months after relevant year end
    Transition-year filing interval

    Longer filing interval when the year qualifies Source 2

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  1. 1 month after the filing due date
    Payment interval

    Payment of applicable top-up tax Source 2

Registration runs from the first applicable financial year end. Filing and payment have separate intervals.

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Group revenue and a Singapore presence determine registration

IRAS specifies consolidated revenue of at least €750 million in at least two of the four preceding financial years. It also specifies a Singapore link through a constituent entity, a joint venture or a qualifying reverse hybrid entity. The registration requirement operates at group level. Source 1

The two taxes look at profits in different locations

The Domestic Top-up Tax concerns low-taxed profits of group entities in Singapore. The Multinational Enterprise Top-up Tax implements the Income Inclusion Rule for low-taxed profits of group entities outside Singapore. The rules aim to bring the relevant effective tax rate up to 15%. Source 1 Source 2

Registration starts the process before returns are due

For a first applicable year ending 31 December 2025, IRAS’s example places one-time registration on 30 June 2026. The guide measures recurring filing from each relevant financial year end, with 15 months ordinarily and 18 for a transition year. It puts payment one month after the applicable filing due date. Source 1 Source 2

Information exchange can change how the GIR is submitted

Singapore signed a multilateral agreement on GloBE information exchange in April 2026. The IRAS guide describes central filing abroad where an applicable exchange relationship lets Singapore receive the return. In that case the local filing entity still submits a notification identifying where the return was filed. Source 2 Source 3

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