Creating IR8A

To create IR8A:

  1. Click  IRAS Submissions >> IR8A >> Create.

Main Menu

 

The IR8A Create page will be displayed.

IR8A Create Page

 

  1. Select the Year, Employer Tax Ref No and Source from the dropdown lists.

 
  1. Click to add new records. The Create Employee Details page will be displayed.

Create Employee Details 1 Page

 

  1. Select the ID Type and ID Number, and then enter the Full Name of Employee as per NRIC/FIN.  These are mandatory fields (denoted by an asterisk '*’).

 

Refer to the below table for ID Type selection.

 

Type

Description

Format of the ID

NRIC

Applicable for a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident

with prefix ‘S/T’

FIN

Applicable for a foreigner who is holding a work permit or employment pass

with prefix ‘F/G’

Immigration File Ref No (IMS)

Applicable to foreign workers. This number is issued by ICA to foreign workers

NNNNNNNNC

N is numeric and C is a check digit

Work Permit (WP)

Work Permit No.

N_NNNNNNNC (where _ is a space)

N is numeric and C is a check digit.

Malaysia I/C (M I/C)

Malaysian I/C.

Applicable only for the following designations:

  • Director

  • Seaman

  • Seamen

  • Seafarer

Consists of 7 to 8 alphanumeric characters or 12 numeric characters.

Passport No (PP)

Passport Number.

Applicable only for the following designations:

  • Director

  • Seaman

  • Seamen

  • Seafarer

 

 

  1. Click  to proceed to the next screen.

Create Employee Details 2 Page

 

Enter information on the mandatory fields in the Employee Details section before proceeding to the other tabs (Employee Income, Other Income, Employee Deduction). Click on the different tab names to enter information:

 

 

OR

 

 

OR

 

Employee Income Tab

Other Income Tab 

Employee Deductions Tab 

  1. To save the record, click .

IR8A - Create - Details Saved

 

To edit the created record, click the Employee ID hyperlink.   

To add another employee, click.

 
  1. Click .  A confirmation message will be displayed.

Confirmation Message

 
  1. To send the IR8A to IRAS, verify the records by entering the number of employee records within the batch and then click  .  A confirmation message will be displayed.

 IR8A Sent - Confirmation Message

 
  1. Click to return to the Provident And Tax-Web Main Menu.