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Common filing mistakes |
What you need to do |
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Declaration of Employment Income |
- My employer is sending my employment income details to IRAS. Therefore, I do not have to file my tax return
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- If you receive a letter from IRAS informing you that there is no need for you to file the tax return if there is no change in your employer and on your personal reliefs, then there is no need for you to file your tax return.
- However, if there are any changes to your employment income details and/or your personal reliefs, please file your tax return.
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- How do I know if my employer is sending my income details to IRAS?
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Declaration of Dividend Income |
| I do not need to declare dividends from CDP, ADS under joint accounts as they will be automatically included in my assessment. |
You are not required to report dividends from CPF and ADS as these dividends are no longer taxable.
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I declare my income as a taxi-driver as Other Income. |
A taxi-driver is a self-employed person.
For e-Filing:
You need to declare as trade income under item 3 "Trade, Business, Profession or Vocation".
For paper filing:
- Form B1: Complete item 1 "Trade, Business, Profession or Vocation" of Appendix 1 and item 3 "Other Income" on Page 2 of Form B1.
- Form B: Complete items 6 to 9 on Page 2.
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Reliefs
Since I have claimed reliefs last year, I do not have to claim them again. The reliefs will be automatically included in my future assessments. |
For paper filing:
You still need to claim reliefs and enter the amount of claim even if this amount remains unchanged from last year.
For e-Filing:
You need not claim the reliefs shown in the Income, Deductions and Relief Statement (IDRS) as they will be automatically included in your assessment.
If you have any changes, please select "Option 2" (Go to Main Tax Form) at the beginning of your internet filing to fill in the details at the Main Tax Form. |
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I entered the amount of Earned Income Relief in the "details of handicap" as there is no "amount" field provided for Earned Income Relief. |
You need not enter an amount for Earned Income Relief as it will be automatically calculated and included in your assessment based on your eligibility. |
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I declared my self-employed CPF contributions under CPF/Provident Fund. |
You need not declare self-employed CPF contributions as it will be automatically calculated and included in your assessment based on your eligibility. |
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For e-Filing: |
| I did not finish my filing as I did not have any income or reliefs to report other than those shown in Income Deductions and Reliefs Statement. |
You still need to click "Continue" button to complete your e-Filing. An acknowledgement page with the acknowledgement number will be shown. |
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For e-Filing: |
| I clicked Option "2" to declare my other income or reliefs not shown in IDRS. After declaring my other income or reliefs in the Main Tax Form, I click "Continue" button. |
You need to click the "Submit" button to complete your e-Filing. |
| After checking that the details in the Consolidated Statement are correct, I exit from e-Filing. |
You are advised to print or save the consolidated statement before you click the "Submit" button. |