HR Software for Singapore: Payroll, CPF, IRAS and MOM Compliance in One Platform
TankhaPay is an HR system for Singapore businesses that runs payroll, leave, work passes and compliance in one place, with CPF, SDL, IRAS AIS and MOM payslip rules built into every payroll. Entities in any other country run on the same platform.
- CPF and SDL on every payroll
- IRAS AIS (IR8A) submission
- MOM payslips and KETs
- Connects to your ERP
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Which Singapore payroll and employment rules does TankhaPay handle?
TankhaPay covers the six rules that shape every Singapore payroll, from CPF to IRAS year-end reporting. Each one runs inside the same workflow as attendance, leave and salary, so nothing is tracked in a separate spreadsheet.
- CPF
Singapore Central Provident Fund
Employers and employees are supposed to pay their contributions to CPF depending on the age group. From 1 January 2026, the maximum ceiling per month on Ordinary Wage is S$8000 while the maximum annual ceiling on salary is S$102,000.
TankhaPay will always use the correct age group and ceilings on each payroll. - AIS
IRAS Auto-Inclusion Scheme
Employers with 5 or more employees must submit each employee's income (Form IR8A and appendices) to IRAS electronically by 1 March every year.
TankhaPay prepares the year-end income file from a full year of payroll. - SDL
Skills Development Levy
SDL is 0.25% of each employee's monthly wages, with a minimum of S$2 and a maximum of S$11.25, paid for local and foreign employees alike.
TankhaPay calculates SDL for every employee on every payroll. - SHG
Self-Help Group funds
Employee contributions to CDAC, ECF, MBMF or SINDA are deducted from wages and paid with CPF, unless the employee opts out.
TankhaPay deducts the right fund from each employee's pay. - MOM
Salary, payslips and KETs
Under the Employment Act, salary is paid within 7 days after the salary period ends, itemised payslips follow within 3 working days, and written Key Employment Terms are due within 14 days of starting.
TankhaPay issues itemised payslips and KETs from the employee record. - LEAVE
Annual and sick leave
Employees covered by the Employment Act get 7 days of annual leave in their first year, rising to 14, plus up to 14 days of outpatient sick leave and 60 days of hospitalisation leave.
TankhaPay accrues leave by length of service automatically.
How does Singapore payroll work in TankhaPay?
The attendance and leave sanctioned are merged into one payroll that will calculate the CPF, SDL, and Self-Help Group amounts. Always follow a cycle in a month.
- 1Attendance and leave closeHours worked, overtime, and Leave without Pay is locked for a month
- 2Payroll ProcessingGross salary, allowances, OT, and deductions in SGD
- 3CPF, SDL, and SHG ProcessingCPF contribution based on age bracket with cap of S$8,000
- 4Payment of salary and CPFPayment of salary to be done within 7 days of period end
- 5Issuance of itemised payslipsIssued on mobile app within 3 working days
How much CPF do employers and employees pay in Singapore?
For workers between ages 55 and under, CPF is 37% of Ordinary Wages: 17% by the employer and 20% by the worker, on a wage that does not exceed the S$8,000 limit per month from 1 January 2026. Calculate both proportions.
This estimate uses the 2026 CPF rates for Singapore Citizens and third-year-onwards PRs earning above S$750 a month, the S$8,000 Ordinary Wage ceiling and CPF rounding rules. It does not cover Additional Wages such as bonuses, or graduated rates for first and second-year PRs. It is not financial or legal advice.
What does TankhaPay look like for a Singapore company?
Pick an area to see how TankhaPay handles it for a Singapore team. Every area shares one employee record, so leave, work passes and approvals all reach payroll.
Payroll that gets CPF right every month
Base salary, allowances, overtime, CPF, SDL, and Self-Help Group fund calculations done in SGD, where the appropriate age and salary brackets have been used.
- CPF by age band within the S$8,000 Ordinary Wage ceiling
- SDL and SHG funds on every payroll
- Additional Wages such as bonuses tracked against the annual ceiling
- Itemised payslips on mobile for every employee
Leave that follows the Employment Act
Annual leave, sick leave (outpatients and hospitalisation), childcare and parental leave are accrued on the basis of years of employment; all balances and authorisations are recorded in a single location.
- Annual leave from 7 days rising to 14 with service
- Outpatient and hospitalisation sick leave limits
- Childcare and parental leave tracked per employee
- Public holidays and off-in-lieu handled
Every work pass tracked to the day
Details for Employment Pass, S Pass and Work Permit appear on the employee profile, along with expiry alerts and foreign workers’ levy for each month.
- Work pass expiry alerts for HR and managers
- Foreign worker levy calculation each month
- CPF not applicable to work pass holders by default
- Employee app contains the documents for the employees
Year-end income reporting without the rush
The entire year's payroll will be made into the employee's income record for the IRAS Auto-Inclusion Scheme long before the 1 March cut-off date.
- Prepared IR8A and appendices using payroll
- Benefits in kind declared within the year
- Checks carried out prior to submission to identify any missing information
- Corrections done using the same information
Approvals that follow your organisation chart
Leave, overtime, claims and salary changes move through the chain you define, level by level, with a full audit trail.
- Multi-level approvals by entity, department, team or role
- Approve from mobile with instant alerts
- Automatic reminders and escalation
- Audit trail of who approved what, and when
Keep your ERP. TankhaPay connects to it.
Most Singapore companies already run finance in an ERP. TankhaPay integrates with it, so employee, attendance and payroll data stay in sync.
- Built-in connectors for SAP, Oracle HCM and NetSuite
- Payroll results posted to finance after every run
- Employee master data consistent across systems
- An open API for any other system you use
Can you buy just one TankhaPay module?
Yes. Every TankhaPay module works on its own, so you can start with only performance management, knowledge transfer or payroll. Add more later, and they connect to the same employee record.
Pick the modules you need
- Your salary structuresbasic, housing, transport, and any allowance you pay, per grade and entity
- Your approval workflowWhatever layers you require, per team, site, job function, or quantity
- Your custom forms & fields:Gather the data about employees that your business requires, rather than any fixed form
- Your reporting:Create reports based on what management and auditors request, per legal entity or country
Can TankhaPay handle different employee groups under the Employment Act?
Yes. Rules differ for Part IV employees, managers and executives, and foreign employees on work passes, and TankhaPay applies the right ones to each person. Payroll, leave and approvals stay on one platform for everyone.
- Part IV employeesHours, rest days and overtimeWorkmen earning up to S$4,500 and non-workmen up to S$2,600 a month get overtime at 1.5 times the hourly basic rate.
- Managers and executivesCore Employment Act termsLeave, payslips, KETs and salary timing apply, with salary structures and benefits set per grade.
- Foreign employeesWork passes and levyNo CPF for work pass holders, with foreign worker levy, pass expiry and SDL tracked instead.
- CPF Board
- IRAS
- MOM
- SkillsFuture Singapore
- CDAC, ECF, MBMF, SINDA
What else does TankhaPay run for Singapore HR teams?
Workforce planning, rosters, performance management, and learning are all managed by the same system. The same employee data is used for each module in the payroll process.
- Managing multiple entitiesManaging all entities from UAE, Free zones and India in a single accountExplore →
- Headcount planningHeadcount planning at the entity level, budget and recruitment plan per entityExplore →
- Roster managementRoster creation once and reusable every week per siteExplore →
- Shifts and breaks managementPaid and unpaid breaks per shift and overtimeExplore →
- Performance managementObjectives setting, performance appraisal and calibration process in one cycleExplore →
- Knowledge transfer management Knowledge transfer of pre-captured knowledge before exit/movementExplore →
- Training and developmentTraining plan, training calendar and completion managementExplore →
- Leave managementEmployment Act leave with balances and approvalsExplore →
Do you have entities outside Singapore?
This is because TankhaPay is a universal HRMS, meaning that the Singapore company and any company in other countries will be operating using a single system but will each have its own policies and currency.
- One record for any employee irrespective of his place of work
- Payroll processed in the respective currencies of the entity and reporting of consolidated payrolls
- No need for re-onboarding of employees when transferred between entities and countries
Is TankhaPay secure enough for Singapore employee data?
TankhaPay is run by Akal Information Systems, appraised at CMMI Maturity Level 5 and certified to ISO 27001, 9001, 20000 and 14001. Access is role-based and every change is logged.
- Encryption from end to endEncryption is done both while resting and while in transition
- Access control based on rolesEmployees can only access the information that is permitted by their roles
- Tracking all the approvalsAll the approvals made are tracked
- 26 years in payrollServed since the year 2000; more than 1,000 organizations served
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Frequently Asked Questions About HR Software in Singapore
Answers to the questions Singapore HR and finance teams ask most. Anything else, ask us on the strategy call.
A good HR management software for any Singaporean firm must incorporate the management of CPF, SDL, Self Help Group Money and IRAS AIS, provide itemized payslip and KET in compliance with MOM regulations, and manage Employment Act Leave and Work Passes. Consider software that incorporates approval processes and ERP integration and, if you have subsidiaries abroad, manages payroll of all countries under one single account.
From 1 January 2026, total CPF is 37% for employees aged 55 and below (17% employer, 20% employee), 34% for those above 55 to 60 (16% and 18%) and 25% for those above 60 to 65 (12.5% each). Rates continue to fall for older age bands. Try the CPF calculator above for an estimate.
Monthly Ordinary Wages Ceiling will be raised to S$8,000 starting from 1 January 2026 , which means no contribution of CPF is needed for Monthly Ordinary Wages beyond S$8000. However, the cap of S$102,000 per annum for Additional Wages remains the same.
Under the Auto-Inclusion Scheme, employers submit each employee's employment income to IRAS electronically, and it is pre-filled in the employee's tax return. Employers with 5 or more employees, or those who have received a notice from IRAS, must submit by 1 March each year.
SDL is 0.25% of total monthly salaries of every employee, and its minimum and maximum amounts are S$2 and S$11.25, respectively. It is applied to both locals and foreigners, whether full-time or part-time.
Under the Employment Act, payment of salaries is required to be made at least once a month and within 7 days following the expiration of the salary period. Payslips that itemise all the salaries earned have to be provided together with the payment of the salary or within 3 working days after the payment.
Employees covered by the Employment Act who have worked at least 3 months get 7 days of paid annual leave in their first year, plus one day for each further year of service up to 14 days. They can also take up to 14 days of paid outpatient sick leave and 60 days of hospitalisation leave a year, with the 60 days including the 14.
Under Part IV of the Employment Act, workmen earning up to S$4,500 a month and other employees earning up to S$2,600 a month are entitled to overtime at 1.5 times their hourly basic rate. TankhaPay applies the right rules to each employee group.
Yes. TankhaPay is a global HRMS, so a Singapore entity runs on the same platform as entities in India, Australia, the UAE or any other country. Each entity keeps its own rules and currency, and leadership gets consolidated reporting across all of them.
Yes. Every TankhaPay module works on its own, so you can start with payroll, leave, performance management or any single module, and add others later on the same employee record.
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