Submit IR21 Forms to IRAS

Payroll Administrator Guide

Version
R2025.2.1
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2025-12-01
Submit IR21 Forms to IRAS

After generating the IR21 forms, you can electronically submit these files to IRAS in the IRAS AIS e-Submission tab in Year End > Singapore Year End. Dayforce submits the data using the IRAS API.

Before You Begin:  

Role feature access: Year End > Singapore Year End > IRAS AIS e-Submission

To submit the IR21 forms electronically:

  1. Go to Year End > Singapore Year End.
  2. In the IRAS AIS e-Submission tab, check the year. If you're working on a previous year end, select that year in Year.
  3. Select the legal entity for which you’re submitting the files.
  4. Click Process Job and then IRAS API Submissions.
  5. Generate the JSON file package for submission. For each file type, complete the following steps:
    1. In File Type, select Form IR21.
    2. Select the report type:
      • Original: The data has never been submitted to IRAS.
      • Revision: The data was previously submitted to IRAS.
    3. Click Generate JSON.
    4. Generated files are shown in the table with a Saved status.
  6. To validate the submission, select the row of the package and click Validate. The validation process might take some time to complete.
  7. When the validation is complete, any warnings and errors are available in a report in the Message Center.
  8. If you plan to correct these errors before submitting the year-end files, you need to repeat steps 1 through 6 to regenerate the files.
  9. Select Tax Agent if you’re a third-party tax agent who is completing the submission for a client.
  10. Select Ignore Warnings if you want to ignore any validation warnings and continue with the IRAS file submission.
  11. (Optional) Click Download to download a copy of the package that you’re submitting.
  12. Click Submit.
  13. When the Status column of the package shows “Ready for Submission”, click the IRAS Login button. Enter your organization's login information when prompted.