Payroll Software for AIS Submission
How to be listed as a Supporting Payroll Vendor for AIS
All supporting payroll software vendors who wish to be listed for a particular Year of Assessment (YA) have to submit a
declaration form, and may be required to pass 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:
| Request Due Date | | Testing Period | | Website Listing Period |
| 30 Sep 2019 | | Sep 2019 - Nov 2019 | | Jan 2020 - Dec 2020 |
Annual Declaration for Payroll Software Vendors
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 who fail the Validation Test will not be included in IRAS’ list of supporting payroll software vendors for AIS.
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.
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.
Validation Testing
IRAS conducts Validation Testing between Sep to 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 participate in the Validation Test if:
- You are supporting the AIS for Employment Income for the first time;
- You are an existing supporting vendor who had made changes to the software since your last declaration; or
- There are changes to the file format with effect from the next YA.
We may also request selected vendors to undergo the validation tests.
Please note that IRAS only validates the format of the TXT/ XML file generated from the payroll software and/ or the API JSON request of the employment income information submitted, to ensure that it can be accepted by IRAS' system. IRAS does not validate the payroll software itself.
The guides for validation test and scenarios for YA 2020 will be published by end of Sep 2019. Vendors who are required to undergo the validation test will be informed by email.
The Validation Test guides and test scenarios* for YA 2019 submission are available below for reference.
| S/N | Guides/ Test Scenarios | Description | Last Updated |
|---|
| 1 | File Validation Test Guide (406 KB) | N.A. | Sep 2018 |
| 2 | API Sandbox Testing Guide (352 KB) | N.A. | Sep 2018 |
| 3 | Scenario 1 (1 MB) | IR8A | Sep 2018 |
| 4 | Scenario 2 (1.5 MB) | IR8A, IR8S | Sep 2018 |
| 5 | Scenario 3 (1.53 MB) | IR8A, Appendix 8A | Sep 2018 |
| 6 | Scenario 4 (2 MB) | IR8A, Appendix 8B | Sep 2018 |
| 7 | Scenario 5 (2.02 MB) | IR8A, IR8S, Appendix 8A | Sep 2018 |
| 8 | Scenario 6 (2.03 MB) | IR8A, IR8S, Appendix 8B | Sep 2018 |
| 9 | Scenario 7 (2.03 MB) | IR8A, Appendix 8A, Appendix 8B | Sep 2018 |
| 10 | Scenario 8 (2.53 MB) | IR8A, IR8S, Appendix 8A, Appendix 8B | Sep 2018 |
*The values in the scenario are fictitious and are solely meant for the purpose of the File Validation Test/ Sandbox Testing. The values in the scenario are NOT to be used as a reference for any computation purposes (e.g. CPF computation).