Individuals   

1. Your tax reference number (e.g. NRIC/FIN)
2. Your SingPass or IRAS Unique Account (IUA)
3. Your company's tax reference number
4. Your company's revenue
5. Information pertaining to costs incurred on qualifying activities
   
   Note: If you are claiming costs incurred on PIC IT and Automation Equipment acquired on hire purchase and/or Research and Development costs, please complete the Hire Purchase Template and/ or Research and Development Claim Form, and submit them together with your application. 

Submission
10 minutes 

Processing
Most applications will be processed within three months

View the PIC Cash Payout e-Submission Video (approx. 7 mins

User Guide:
Step-by-step guide for Sole-proprietorships
(PDF, 1.23MB)

Apply for Payment Plan               

1. Your tax reference number (e.g. NRIC/FIN)
2. Your SingPass or IRAS Unique Account (IUA) 
3. Your Internet Banking login details (e.g. password, token) 
4. Your ATM card details (for DBS/POSB customers)
   

5 minutes

Processing 
Your new GIRO application will be approved instantaneously by your bank and your GIRO arrangement will be set up within 3 working days. 

User Guide
(PDF, 2.32MB) 

Check whether your employer has transmitted your employment income details to IRAS.

1. Your tax reference number (e.g. NRIC/FIN)
2. Your SingPass or IRAS Unique Account (IUA)

Claim / Revise Child Relief & PTR

To submit reply for:

Claim / Revise Child Relief & PTR

1. Your tax reference number (e.g. NRIC/FIN)
   
2. Your SingPass or IRAS Unique Account (IUA)
3. The revised agreed basis of sharing child relief and PTR
   

Submission

10 minutes

Processing

Replies will be processed by Feb 2020.

File Income Tax Return

File your income tax returns.

1. Your tax reference number (e.g. NRIC/FIN)
2. Your SingPass or IRAS Unique Account (IUA).
3. Form IR8A (if your employer is not participating in the Auto-Inclusion scheme for Employment Income).
4. Particulars of your dependants (e.g. child, parent) for new relief claims only.
5. Details of gross rent and tax deductible expenses incurred on tenanted properties and other income, if any.
6. Business Registration Number/Partnership Tax Reference Number, if applicable (for self-employed and partners only).

Submission
5 - 10 minutes 

Processing
Most income tax bills i.e. Notice of Assessment are issued between end Apr to Sep each year.

Tax Season 2020 - All You Need To Know   

Tips on e-Filing 

Need help to e-File: IRAS Hotline and e-Filing Service Centre 

Technical FAQ

Manage e-Notice Preferences

1. Your tax reference number (e.g. NRIC/FIN)
2. Your SingPass or IRAS Unique Account (IUA) 

5 minutes

Processing 
The change will be made within 7 days.

myTax Mail

A secure email channel to correspond with IRAS on your confidential tax matters.

Your tax reference number (e.g. NRIC/FIN)

Your SingPass or  IRAS Unique Account (IUA)

Enquiry details

Supporting attachments (if applicable) 

• Maximum Size Per File: 5.00 MB
  
• Supported File Type: JPG, PDF, PNG
• Maximum Files: 5 files with a total file size not exceeding 10.00 MB per message
  

For authorised company staff and tax agents, your organisation's tax reference number is also required.

Submission
10 minutes

Processing 
We will respond to you within 5 working days. We may need more time for complex enquiries and if so, we will inform you.

FAQ
(PDF, 837KB)

The ‘Object to Assessment’ e-Service enables individual taxpayers to object to their tax assessment online.
Eligible individuals can use this e-Service to object to their Notice of Original Assessment for the:
 
1. Current Year of Assessment; and
2. Advance Year of Assessment

2. Your SingPass or IRAS Unique Account (IUA) 
3. Scanned copy of supporting documents relating to changes to be made to your previous declaration (e.g. Form IR8A, schedule of employment expenses and supporting documents for changes to rental income/expenses) 

• Maximum File Size: 4.00 MB
• Supported File Type: PDF 
  

4. Particulars of your dependants (e.g. child, parent) if you are making a new claim or amending your previous claims    

Submission
5 - 10 minutes 

Processing 
We will send you the revised tax bill i.e. Notice of Assessment, by post or update you on the status of your objection within 10 working days.

FAQ 
(PDF, 1.06MB)

Pay Taxes

Settle your individual and/or property tax bills, or generate a Payment Slip No. to make payment via Internet Banking. 

1. Your tax reference number (e.g. NRIC/FIN)
2. Your SingPass or IRAS Unique Account (IUA) 
3. Your Internet Banking login details (e.g. password, token)
   

Processing 

We will update your account within 3 working days once payment is received.

User Guide 
(PDF, 137KB)

1. Your tax reference number (e.g. NRIC/FIN)
2. Your SingPass or  IRAS Unique Account (IUA)
   

The result will be displayed immediately.

User Guide 
(PDF, 1.12MB)

Appeal for waiver of late filing fees, late payment penalties and request for extension of time to file income tax returns and/or accounts after 18 Apr.

1. Your Tax Reference Number (e.g. NRIC/ FIN)
2. Your SingPass or IRAS Unique Account (IUA)

Submission

3-5 minutes

Processing

The result will be displayed immediately. 

User Guide
(PDF, 2.38 MB)   

To submit reply for:

Revise Duplicate Relief Claim

1. Your tax reference number (e.g. NRIC/FIN)
   
2. Your SingPass or IRAS Unique Account (IUA)
3. The revised agreed basis of sharing the dependant reliefs.

Submission 

10 minutes

Processing
Replies will be processed by Feb 2020.

1. Your organisation’s tax reference number or organisation's name
   
   

Transfer the credit balance from your Parenthood Tax Rebate (PTR) account to your spouse’s account.

1. Your tax reference number (e.g. NRIC/FIN)
2. Your SingPass or IRAS Unique Account (IUA)

Submission
3 minutes

Processing
We will update your PTR balance within 7 working days.

FAQ
(PDF, 627KB)

To submit reply for:

Update Child's Particulars

1. Your tax reference number (e.g. NRIC/FIN)
   
2. Your SingPass or IRAS Unique Account (IUA)
3. Particulars of the child(ren) 

Submission

10 minutes

Processing

Replies will be processed within four months.

View and update your contact details such as mobile number, email address, and mailing address.

1. Your tax reference number (e.g. NRIC/FIN)
2. Your SingPass or IRAS Unique Account (IUA) 
   

Submission
5 minutes

Processing
All changes will be updated immediately, except the change of mailing address, which will be processed within 3 working days.

FAQ 
(PDF, 671KB)

View Account Summary

1. Your tax reference number (e.g. NRIC/FIN)
2. Your SingPass or IRAS Unique Account (IUA)                                                                                                                                                      
   

N.A.
   

User Guide 
(PDF, 112KB)

Check if you are required to file, or view the processing status of your income tax return.

1. Your tax reference number (e.g. NRIC/FIN)
2. Your SingPass or IRAS Unique Account (IUA)

FAQ
(PDF, 611KB)

View Individual Tax Notices

View your letters/ notices (e.g. tax bill) and acknowledgements (e.g. e-Filing Consolidated Statement) from IRAS.

1. Your tax reference number (e.g. NRIC/FIN)
2. Your SingPass or IRAS Unique Account (IUA)

FAQ
(PDF, 69 KB)

 

View Late Filing Fee/ Summons 

1. Your tax reference number (e.g. NRIC/FIN)
2. Your SingPass/ IRAS Unique Account (IUA).
3. Form IR8A (if your employer is not participating in the Auto-Inclusion scheme for Employment Income).
4. Particulars of your dependants (e.g. child, parent) for new relief claims only.
5. Details of gross rent and tax deductible expenses incurred on tenanted properties and other income, if any.
6. Business Registration Number/Partnership Tax Reference Number, if applicable (for self-employed and partners only).
7. Make payment via Internet Banking e-service:
   Internet banking account login, password and mobile phone or token if you are making payment online.

Submission