Changing the IR8A Form Data Before Submission

Payroll Administrator Guide
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R2025.2.1
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2025-12-01
Changing the IR8A Form Data Before Submission

You can change the system data in the IR8A forms using a CSV file that you export and import in the Year End Modification tab. You should only make these changes before you submit the forms to the IRAS. This procedure should only be used when you're unable to make the normal year-end adjustments because of system restrictions, such as pay date restrictions.

Before You Begin: Make sure you’re familiar with the concepts in The Year End Modification Tab.

Role feature access: Year End > Singapore Year End > Year End Modification

Change the Data in IR8A Forms

To export a CSV file with the data that you want to change:

  1. Go to Year End > Singapore Year End.
  2. In the Year End Modification tab, check the year. If you're working on a previous tax year, select that year in Year.
  3. Select one or more legal entities.
  4. In Form Type, select IRAS Year End.
  5. In Submission Type, select Original.
  6. In FormatType, select the format of the submission file.
  7. When you select the year 2025 or later, the option shown is JSON. When you select the year 2024 or earlier, the option shown is Text.
  8. Click Apply Filter to generate a list of employees who match the filter options.
  9. Click Export to generate the CSV file.
  10. You receive a notification in the Message Center when the export file is ready.

Important: For every row that you've changed in the CSV file, you must enter Yes in the row's corresponding IsUpdated column.

To import a CSV file with the changes that you've made:

  1. Go to Year End > Singapore Year End.
  2. In the Year End Modification tab, check the year. If you're working on a previous tax year, select that year in Year.
  3. Select one or more legal entities, the tax form that you worked on, and the file type. These settings must match the settings you used to generate the exported CSV file.
  4. Click Import and select the file you want to import on your computer.
  5. You receive a notification in the Message Center when the import is successful. You’re also notified when there are errors in the import process.

You can preview the changes you’ve made in the Employee Tax Statements slide-out panel. In the panel, select the employee and click Refresh.

Note: The changes you've made by importing the CSV file are overwritten when you regenerate the year-end forms in the IRAS AIS e-Submission tab.