Vendors Supporting AIS Employers' Submission

The payroll software should be able to:

• Generate TXT/ XML files in the required format and can be submitted using the Validation and Submission Application, and/ or
• Integrate directly with IRAS' server to submit employment income information through Application Programming Interface (API).

Find out more about the technical file format/ specifications for file generation and the API.

All supporting payroll software vendors who wish to be listed for a particular Year of Assessment (YA) have to submit a declaration form, and complete a Validation Test. We will contact you on the testing process after receiving your completed declaration form.

If you are a payroll software vendor and wish to support the AIS for Employment Income for the first time, please email your request to data_mgmt@iras.gov.sg by 30 Sep. All new interested vendors are required to support AIS employers' submissions via API.

Timeline to be listed for YA 2020 submission:

All payroll software vendors need to submit a Declaration Form to IRAS by 30 Sep annually to ensure that their payroll software supports IRAS' format and specifications.

Those who do not submit the completed form by the due date or fail to complete the Validation Test will not be included in IRAS’ list of supporting payroll software vendors for AIS.

A list of payroll software vendors whose software can support the AIS for Employment Income for the YA is published for employers' reference, and will be updated periodically throughout vendors' validation testing period.

• List of supporting payroll software vendors for YA2019 submissions (679 KB)

Please note that when employers select payroll software, they should also evaluate the controls the software have against the List of Recommended Controls for Payroll Software (316 KB).

IRAS will not be liable for any losses or damages, loss of income, profit or savings, or indirect, incidental, special, or consequential or punitive damages arising from or in connection with the use of any of the payroll software purchased from the list of vendors.

All supporting payroll software vendors must complete a Validation Test by 30 Nov to ensure that your payroll software complies to IRAS’ technical file format/ specifications. You must submit the annual declaration before we can start the testing process with you.

Payroll vendors are required to perform a self-verification exercise to ensure that your payroll software is able to generate and output values according to the sample scenarios provided. You will need to return IRAS with the following items for the Validation Test:

1. Completed Self-Verification Checklist, and 
2. Test files or Submission Reference No. submitted to API Sandbox

IRAS may conduct random checks on the submitted test file(s) to verify your Validation Test results. If the submitted test file(s) are found to have failed the Validation Test, IRAS reserves the right to not publish the name of the payroll software.

Please note that the Validation Test only validates the format of the TXT/ XML file generated from the payroll software to ensure that it can be accepted by IRAS' system. Completion of the Validation Test does not mean that the payroll software has been validated or approved by IRAS.

The Validation Test guide, test scenarios* and expected output files for YA 2020 are available below. Payroll vendors are only required to complete the Validation Test for 1 scenario based on the corresponding form(s) supported by your payroll software.

*The values in the scenario are fictitious and are solely meant for the purpose of the Validation Test. The values in the scenario are NOT to be used as a reference for any computation purposes (e.g. CPF computation).