You will receive your tax bill from mid Mar. Please check your tax bill to ensure it is accurate. If it is incorrect, please file an amendment using the 'Amend Tax Bill' digital service at  myTax Portal within 30 days.

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Before receiving your tax bill 

You will receive your Notice of Assessment (NOA) (i.e. tax bill) based on your filing status: 

IRAS processes tax bills in batches, some taxpayers may receive them earlier than others. 

Meanwhile, if you require the tax bill for application purposes (e.g. applying for bank loan or grant), you may consider alternative documents such as:

  • Payslips/ Form IR8A (obtainable from your employer)
  • CPF contribution statement
  • Consolidated statement and acknowledgement at myTax Portal  after submitting your tax filing
  • Previous year’s tax bill (myTax Portal > “Inbox” > “View Notices” > “Individual”)
How will I be notified when my tax bill is ready?
If you have updated your notification preferences to receive digital notices, you will be notified via SMS and/or email when your NOA is ready for viewing at myTax Portal.

To update your notice preferences, you may use the ‘Update Contact & Notice Preferences’ digital service at myTax Portal.  
Why is IRAS deducting from my GIRO bank account when I have not received my tax bill?

Once you are on GIRO payment scheme, your instalment payment for your taxes will continue in May each year to Apr of the following year, based on a Provisional Instalment Plan (PIP). 

Your PIP is computed based on your tax payable for the previous year’s taxes or current year’s estimated tax payable. The PIP allows you to enjoy the maximum 12 months instalment. 

The tax instalments will be revised subsequently when your current tax bill is finalised. The tax instalments that you have paid will be used to offset your tax assessed and the instalments for the remaining months will be adjusted accordingly.

Excess payment, if any, will be automatically refunded to you. There is no need for you to make a claim for refund.

If you wish to revise the PIP to an amount that is close to your actual tax payable, please chat with us online.

Find out what you need to do after receiving your tax bill

Step 1: Review your tax bill

Check and ensure that your income details and relief claims in your tax bill are accurate. If you have any other income that is not shown in your tax bill or if your relief claims (including pre-filled claims) are incorrect, please inform IRAS of any discrepancy using the 'Amend Tax Bill' digital service at myTax Portal within 30 days from the date of your tax bill.

You have a legal duty to inform IRAS of any inaccurate information in your income and/or relief claims. There are penalties for failing to do so. 

Examples of discrepancies in your tax bill
  • You have rental income from a tenanted property, but it is not shown in your tax bill.
  • You have employment income from a company that is not included in your tax bill.
  • You are granted Qualifying Child Relief (QCR) for your child whose annual income in the previous year has exceeded $8,000 (i.e. you no longer satisfy the conditions for QCR).
  • Your employment income, which was transmitted to us via Auto-Inclusion Scheme (AIS), was double assessed due to duplicate reporting of income in your filing.
  • You are under the No-Filing Service (NFS) and did not claim your reliefs as you were unaware that reliefs are not pre-filled for first-time claims. 

Step 2: Make payment within 1 month

Income tax is payable within 1 month from the date of your tax bill. You must pay the tax by the due date even if you disagree with your tax bill. If there is any credit balance, IRAS will automatically refund it within 30 days from the date of your new tax bill.

You may pay your tax via GIRO or other payment modes. For a fuss-free payment option, you may choose to pay by GIRO through monthly interest-free deductions (up to 12 months) or one-time yearly GIRO deduction. 

What if I need more time to pay my tax?
If you are facing financial difficulties and are on GIRO, you may request for a longer payment plan via the 'Apply/Manage GIRO Plan' digital service at myTax Portal upon receiving your tax bill.

Find out more about GIRO.

Step 3: [If there are discrepancies] Amend your tax bill

Please use the 'Amend Tax Bill' digital service at myTax Portal to amend your tax bill for any of the following purposes:

  1. Revise income declaration;
  2. Add or amend claims for deductions and reliefs;
  3. Claim Parenthood Tax Rebate (PTR) (if the PTR account has not been created for your child); or
  4. Change in tax residency status (from non-resident to resident, if applicable).

Once your amendment has been processed, IRAS will issue your revised tax bill (digital/ paper) within 5 working days. For more complex cases, processing may take up to 2 months. We will notify you via your preferred notification mode when your revised tax bill is finalised or if more information is needed.

Find out whether your income is taxable and what tax reliefs you can claim:

What should I do if there is a discrepancy in my pre-filled employment income?
As your employer is under the Auto-Inclusion Scheme (AIS) for employment income, they have submitted your income information directly to IRAS. Please contact your employer to seek clarification on the discrepancy. If there are subsequent amendments, your employer will transmit the updated details to IRAS, and IRAS will issue you a revised tax bill accordingly.

FAQs

1. There is a change in my personal particulars. How do I update IRAS?
Find out how to update your personal particulars (e.g. name, marital status, contact details, residential/mailing address).
2. I lost my tax bill. How can I get a copy of my tax bill?
You may view or save a copy of your tax bill to your smartphone/other devices, or print a copy of your tax bill using the ‘View Individual Tax Notices’ digital service at myTax Portal.

Find out more on getting a copy of your tax bill and other documents.
3. How can I get a copy of my tax bill if I am not required to file an Income Tax Return?
If you did not receive any filing notification and your annual income falls below the income threshold (i.e. $22,000) for income tax declaration, you are not required to file an Income Tax Return and no tax bill will be issued. 

If you need the tax bill to certify your income, you may present other income documents such as payslips, Form IR8A/ IR8E from your employer or certified statement of account if you are self-employed.

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