Step 1
On the eTAX page, select "View Services".
Step 2
On the menu page, select "Filing of Employer's Return / Notification".
Step 3
Read the steps and important notes.
Step 4
Data Preparation - IR56 Forms Preparation Tool
The Employer's Return e-Filling Service offers two filing modes, namely "Online Mode" and "Mixed Mode".
Online Mode: The Authorized Signer (Note 1) has to login to his/her eTAX account and complete the entire submission process online. (Online Demo)
Mixed Mode: Employers can assign a person to upload the data files through the Employer's Return e-Filling Service first. Upon completion of the upload, the system will export a Control List with transaction reference number and QR Code. The Authorized Signer has to sign and submit the checklist to IRD to complete the submission process (Note 2). (Online Demo)
Notes:
The Employer's Return/Notification should be signed by an "Authorized Signer". An "Authorized Signer" means a person who is one of the following:
Director, Company Secretary, Manager, Investment Manager (only applicable to a corporation that is an open-ended fund company), Provisional Liquidator or Liquidator of the corporation
Proprietor for the sole proprietorship business
Precedent Partner of the partnership business
Principal Officer of a body of persons
To complete the whole submission process, you have to pass the cover page of Control List (printed after uploading a data file via the Mixed Mode) to an "Authorized Signer" (Note 1) for signature. The signed cover page (with QR code) of the paper Control List, together with the signed paper Employer's Return (BIR56A), if applicable, should then be sent back to our Department.