Personal Tax

Who needs to file personal income tax?

You must file an Income Tax Return if you have received a letter, form or an SMS from IRAS informing you to do so. It does not matter how much you earned in the previous year or whether your employer is participating in the Auto-Inclusion Scheme (AIS) for Employment Income.

AIS employers have to submit the employment income information of their employees to IRAS electronically. When employees of AIS employers file their tax returns, they do not need to include this submitted information again.

What should I do if my employer is not under AIS and I need to submit my Income Tax Return?

If your employer is not participating in the AIS, your employer should have provided you with the Form IR8A by 1 Mar. Otherwise, you may approach your employer for a copy of your Form IR8A. You can enter the income details during your tax filing per the information in your Form IR8A.

The Form IR8A is to be prepared by an employer (who is not participating in the AIS for Employment Income) and provided to the employee by 1 Mar of the year. It contains information of the employee’s remuneration of the preceding year.

When is the deadline?

Paper filing deadline is the 15 April of each year.

E-filing deadline is the 18 April of each calendar year.

What can tax deductions?

Tax deductions such as reliefs, rebates, expenses and donations are given to encourage social and economic objectives such as filial piety, family formation and the advancement of skills. 

General reliefs available to all taxpayers includes:

CPF cash top ups

Course fee relief

CPF Relief Earned Income Relief

Handicapped Brother/ Sister Relief

Life Insurance Relief

NSman (Self) Relief

Parent/ Handicapped Parent Relief (For maintenance of parents, grandparents & great-grandparents, including in-laws)

Supplementary Retirement Scheme (SRS) Relief

Relief available to female taxpayers includes:

Foreign Domestic Worker Levy Relief

Grandparent Caregiver Relief

NSman (Wife) Relief

Working Mother's Child Relief

Relief available to female and male tax payers includes:

NSman (Parent) Relief

Qualifying/ Handicapped Child Relief

Spouse/ Handicapped Spouse Relief

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