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Why is Singapore tax residency more than a blunt 183-day count for foreigners who arrive or leave mid-stream?
Foreign employees in Singapore often hear one short rule about 183 days and then assume the whole residency answer must be arithmetic. Please explain why IRAS uses a fuller set of residency tests, why two-year and three-year patterns matter, and why even a one-year work pass does not end the review forever.
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