SEPTEMBER 2021

• Shift allowance part of Gross pay and included in computation of leave encashment

AUGUST 2021

• No Statutory Updates

JULY 2021

• CPF EZPay (FTP) – FTP FILE SPECIFICATIONS (effective 1 January 2022)
• Access to Network Billing System (NBS) will be 2FA enabled with effect from 19 July 2021.
•  Increase in CPF Contribution Rates from 1 January 2022

JUNE 2021

• $2.2 billion to be disbursed from 30 June under the Jobs Support Scheme

MAY 2021

• 15,000 firms in the Construction, Marine Shipyard and Process sectors to receive higher Foreign Worker Levy Rebate.

APRIL 2021

• S45 Offline Data-Entry (ODE) App with the latest version 3.15 is now available for download
• Waiver of foreign worker levies for Migrant Workers and Migrant Domestic Workers during their Stay-Home Notice from January till September 2021

MARCH 2021

• Tax Treatment On Donations With Benefit (Donations Made Before 19 March 2021)
• $940 Million in Wage Credits To More Than 98,000 Employers by 31 March 2021
• Increase in CPF Contribution Rates for Senior Workers from 1 January 2022

FEBRUARY 2021

• PAT is now open for live submission to IRAS for YA2021
• Budget 2021- Extend the 250% Tax Deduction for Qualifying Donations
• Budget 2021- Jobs Support Scheme (JSS)- Extension of JSS for Tier 1 and 2 Sectors
• Budget 2021- Wage Credit Scheme (“WCS”)
• Budget 2021- Jobs Growth Incentive (“JGI”)
• Budget 2021- FOREIGN WORKFORCE POLICIES
• Budget 2021- SGUNITED JOBS AND SKILLS PACKAGE

JANUARY 2021

• No Changes to PAT-IRAS File Specification for Year of Assessment (YA) 2021

• Validation Checks for Wage Declaration on PAT

• CPF submissions using hardcopy forms for e-registered to cease from 2021

DECEMBER 2020

• Over $1 billion in 2020 Wage Credit Scheme payouts to more than 95,000 employers
• Income Tax Treatment of COVID-19-Related Payouts to Businesses and Individuals

NOVEMBER 2020

• No Statutory Updates

OCTOBER 2020

• Over $5.5 billion to be disbursed from 29 Oct under the Jobs Support Scheme

SEPTEMBER 2020

• Overview of Withholding Tax
• Common Errors Made by S45 WHT Payers
• Minimum 4% Interest Rate Floor on Special, MediSave and Retirement Account Monies Extended Until 31 December 2021
• Year End Forms (Year of Assessment 2021)
• Tightening of Work Pass Requirements
• Public Holidays for 2021
• Eligible Firms to Receive Jobs Growth Incentive Automatically from March 2021
• Jobs Growth Incentive (JGI)

AUGUST 2020

• Deferral of Requirements for Insurers Under the Work Injury Compensation Act 2019

JULY 2020

• Income Tax Treatment of COVID-19-Related Payouts to Businesses and Individuals
• Over $4 billion to be disbursed from 29 Jul under the Jobs Support Scheme

JUNE 2020

• Support for Employees
• Enhanced Job Support Scheme
• Over $450 Million in Wage Credits for more than 95,000 Employers by 30 June 2020

MAY 2020

• No Statutory Updates

APRIL 2020

• IRAS Extends Tax Filing Deadlines
• Support for Employees
• Job Support Scheme (JSS)
• Solidarity Budget
• Update on Job Support Scheme (JSS)
• Update on Solidarity Budget
• Extended Tax Filing Deadline

MARCH 2020

• MOM will be increasing the LQS threshold to $1,400
• All work pass holders have to obtain MOM’s approval before commencing their journey
• MOM will be increasing the EP salary to $3,900 per month
• Retirement age and Re-employment Age will be raised to 65 and 70 by 2030
• The CPF contribution rates for senior workers will be raised gradually over the next decade

FEBRUARY 2020

• Quarantine Order Allowance Scheme in Singapore

JANUARY 2020

• No Statutory Updates