Who should submit the donation information to IRAS?

All approved IPCs, Grantmakers under the DTD Scheme and Government Agencies that receive tax-deductible donations.

What is the information required for submission?

• Donor’s name, Tax Reference Number (NRIC No./FIN/UEN), address (optional)
• Date and amount of tax deductible donation
• Receipt number
• Type of donation

How to prepare/capture the donation information for submission?

ipcLink Application

You can use our ipcLink Application which is an offline application software to record the tax-deductible donation details and generate a file for submission to IRAS.

As information captured and reports printed from the ipcLink application can contain confidential information of donors, it is the responsibility of the IPCs to ensure that only authorised persons are allowed to access the ipcLink and appropriate procedures are taken on the safekeeping and dissemination of reports printed from the ipcLink at all times.

Learn how to download  (1541KB) and use the ipcLink Application (1520KB). 

Hardware and software requirement

• Pentium II or higher (Pentium III-class recommended)
• Minimum 350 MB of free hard disk space (600MB recommended)
• Minimum 128 MB RAM
• Operating System: Windows 2000 Service Pack 4, Windows XP, Windows Vista
• Microsoft .NET Framework v1.1
• Microsoft Data Access Component v2.8

Customised Application

Alternatively, you may want to use your own customised software application to record the donation details. However, the file generated from your application has to be in the format specified by IRAS.

Please see File specifications for details. 

File Specification in .txt format  (139KB) 

File Specification in .csv format (36KB) ^New

You will also be required to email the test file to ipclink@iras.gov.sg.

The Offline Validation Program (OVP v3.0)

Please validate the files generated from your customised application through the OVP v3.0. All data errors in your file will be flagged out for you to rectify them before transmitting the files to IRAS. 

Learn how to download and install OVP v3.0  (1877KB). 

Hardware and software requirement

• Pentium II or higher (Pentium III-class recommended)
• Minimum 350 MB of free hard disk space (600MB recommended)
• Minimum 128 MB RAM
• Operating System: Windows XP (Service Pack 2), Windows Vista, Windows 7
• Microsoft .NET Framework v4.0

From 1 Jan 2012, it is compulsory for all IPCs using their customised application for submission to use OVP v3.0 to validate their files before submission to IRAS. Only the encrypted file generated from OVP v3.0 is allowed for submission to IRAS via myTax Portal.

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