| ACRA |
Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority of Singapore |
| ASGD |
Tax reference number assigned by the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore |
| AW |
Additional Wage. Refers to wages in addition to the employee's regular monthly salary, such as bonuses. |
| CDAC |
Chinese Development Assistance Council |
| CPF |
Central Provident Fund |
| CSN |
CPF Submission Number. The unique identifier issued by the Central Provident Fund for employers to make CPF payments or any other related requests. |
| ECF |
Eurasian Community Fund |
| ESOP |
Employee share option plan |
| FWL |
Foreign Worker Levy |
| IR8A |
The Return of Employee's Renumeration form for the calendar year. It contains income and deduction information needed by employees to complete their income tax returns. Employers in Singapore must prepare and submit these forms to their employees and the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS). |
| IR8S |
This form contains details about the employer’s and employee’s CPF contributions or other benefits-in-kind for the calendar year. This form must be completed if the employer has made excess CPF contributions on their employees' wages and intend to claim a refund on the excess contributions |
| IR21 |
The filing of tax clearance for foreign and Singapore Permanent Resident employees using Form IR21 |
| IRAS |
Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore |
| ITR |
Income Tax Reference number assigned by Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore |
| MBMF |
Mosque Building and MENDAKI Fund |
| OW |
Ordinary Wage. Refers to the employee's regular monthly salary, including allowances. |
| SDL |
Skills Development Levy |
| SHG |
Self-Help Groups, such as CDAC and MBMF. SHG employee contributions are collected by the CPF Board on behalf of the SHGs. |
| SINDA |
Singapore Indian Development Association |
| SPR |
Singapore Permanent Resident or Singapore Permanent Residency |
| UEN |
Unique Entity Number. Refers to the unique identification number issued to legal entities operating in Singapore. |
| UENO |
UEN-Others identification number |
| VCPF |
Voluntary contributions to the Central Provident Fund |
| VCSN |
The CPF Submission Number (CSN) used to make voluntary CPF contributions |