Name of the Organisation : Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (iras.gov.sg)
Type of Announcement : e-Submission Of Employment Income
Country : Singapore
https://www.iras.gov.sg/
e-Submission of Employment Income:
The Online Application is a AIS software provided by IRAS. It allows employers to prepare and submit their employees’ income information to IRAS electronically.
Related : Singapore Inland Revenue Authority Applying for Certificate of Residence : www.statusin.org/159.html
Files in the draft status will remain in the Online Application for up to 3 months.Employers will have to log into myTax Portal and stay connected to the internet to prepare and submit the employment income files.
This software is suitable for employers who;
** preferably have less than 10 employees
** do not have a compatible payroll system
** cannot generate relevant appendices from their payroll software
Online Application : https://mytax.iras.gov.sg/ESVWeb/default.aspx
Frequently Asked Questions :
Q1. How can I retrieve the records that I have submitted to IRAS using the Online Application?
Records submitted using the Online Application will remain in myTax Portal for 2 years. You can log into myTax Portal to retrieve the records via the Online Application.
Q2. What should I do if I encounter a page error in myTax Portal during submission?
Only staff or third party authorised with the ‘Approver’ role, by employers participating in the Auto-Inclusion Scheme (AIS) for employment income are able to submit the income information to IRAS via myTax Portal. You can complete the authorisation for e-Submission of Employment Income at e-Services Authorisation System (EASY). Find out more on the authorisation process here.
If you still encounter the page error after completing the authorisation, please email the following details to ais AT iras.gov.sg.
1. Date and time you encountered the problem
2. The operating system you are using (e.g. Windows XP, Macintosh OS X Tiger)
3. The browser type and version number (e.g. Internet Explorer 6, Morzilla Firefox 1)
4. The name of the Internet Service Provider (ISP) (e.g. Starhub, Singnet)
5. The error messages you encountered or the screenshot of the errors encountered (if available)
Q3. How long will my files remain in the Online Application?
Files that are pending approval or submitted will remain up to 6 months and 2 years respectively.
Q4. What is the maximum number of records I can enter in the Online Application?
You can enter up to 200 records per file.
Q5. Will there be an alert to the approver after the preparer has sent the employment income file to the approver for approval?
No, the ‘Preparer’ has to inform the ‘Approver’ once the file is sent to the ‘Approver’.
Q6. Will other authorised staff or third party be able to see my submitted records at myTax Portal?
Yes, other authorised staff or third party will be able to view the details of the records submitted using the Online Application at myTax Portal.
If you do not want other authorised staff or third party to see the records submitted by you, please use the Offline Application to prepare and submit the records.
Q7. Some fields in the Online Application do not accept decimals. How should I enter the amounts if the value from my payroll contains decimals?
For fields that do not accept decimals, you may round-down to the nearest dollar for income fields (e.g. Salary, Bonus, Director’s Fees, etc.) and round-up to the nearest dollar for deduction fields (e.g. Employees compulsory CPF contribution, Donations, etc.).
For more information, please refer to the comprehensive guide for Online Application.
Q8. What are the recommended hardware/ software requirements?
Operating system :
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8
Hardware requirements :
Pentium 4 PC and above with 1 GB RAM (recommended 2GB RAM)
512Kbps speed Broadband with connection to a local ISP
Browser :
Internet Explorer 5.5 and above or Mozilla FireFox 1.0 and above
Please ensure that you have enabled Java and Java script for your Browser.