What is One-Stop Payroll

One-Stop Payroll (OSP) is an integrated digital solution that streamlines regulatory processes for employers, allowing them to seamlessly submit their employees' data to multiple Government agencies directly from their payroll software:

  • Yearly payroll to Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS).

  • Monthly CPF contribution submission to CPF Board.

  • Update employees' occupational and employment details under Ministry of Manpower's (MOM) Occupational Employment Dataset.

How OSP Works

Envisaged Employer Journey via Payroll Software

1 Intent of Submission

Employer to select the submission(s) he/she would like to make:

  • CPFB and/or

  • IRAS and/or

  • MOM

2 Preparation of Data

Modules to do the necessary data mapping to ensure that the payroll software is able to pull the correct source data to the correct data field

3 Review

To create presentation layer in payroll software for employer to preview the relevant draft submission form(s)

4 Amendments

  • To create presentation layer in payroll software which enables employer to edit all designated editable fields

  • Non-editable fields can only be edited in the payroll software

5 Submission

  • To authenticate and check authorization of user via CorpPass API

  • To submit draft submission form(s) using respective submission API

6 Success / Failure

  • To display acknowledgement or error message from the respective agenc(ies)

  • To allow emplover to print, save and store submitted documents

Envisaged Employer Journey via Payroll Software

CPF Contributions API

Overview: Employers are required to submit monthly CPF contributions (and other data) for their employees to CPFB. This module enables employers to make such submissions direct from payroll software.

Scope:

  • CPF Contribution Submission Details

Filing Frequency: Monthly (no change). The due date for CPF contributions is on the last day of the calendar month. Enforcement action would be taken against employers who fail to pay by the 14th of the following month.

Monthly

Employment Income API

Overview: Employers with more than 5 employees are required to submit yearly employment income information electronically to IRAS under the Auto Inclusion Scheme (AIS). This is to automatically include the income in employees' personal income tax returns. This module enables employers to file required forms under the AIS and send associated data (salary, bonus, CPF, etc.) to IRAS seamlessly.

Scope:

  • Form IR8A, IR85, Appendix 8A, Appendix 8B

In a possible future enhancement (post-pilot), we may include IR21 API for tax clearance of foreign and Singapore Permanent Resident employees, and Notification of Clearance Directive.

Filing Frequency: Yearly (no change). To submit by 1 Mar of every year.

Yearly

Occupational and Employment Dataset (OED) API

Overview: Employers are required under the Statistics Act to report changes in their workforce composition to MOM under the OED, as well as complete quarterly LMS surveys. This module enables employers to report OED and LMS data directly from their payroll software.

Scope:

  • Changes to total workforce headcount (e.g. entrants and exits)

  • Changes in salary/allowance for individual employees

  • Changes in occupation of individual employees

  • Changes in work location of individual employees

  • Changes in work arrangement (full time/ part time) of individual employees

Filing Frequency: At least once per quarter. Employers are required to submit whenever there are updates.

Monthly

Creating a Digital Ecosystem for Business Users & Employers

BUSINESSES AND EMPLOYERS

CERTAINTY

Know what to expect

CUSTOMISED

Meet my unique needs

INTUITIVE & CONVENIENT

Fulfil statutory obligations easily, quicker and more accurately

OUR FOCUS

SIMPLIFY

Provide seamless submissions to OUR FOCUS the 3 agencies via the integrated "one-stop" payroll software

EMPOWER

Put companies at the centre and provide them with flexibility to manage their preferences

ENABLE

Collaborate with the community to deliver value and integrate all payroll related matters seamlessly into natural systems