Who should submit the donation information to IRAS?

All approved Institutions of a Public Character (IPCs), including grantmakers under the DTD Scheme and Government Agencies that receive tax-deductible donations.

What information is required for submission?

• Donor’s name, Tax Reference Number (NRIC No./FIN/UEN), address (optional)
• Date and amount of tax deductible donation
• Receipt number
• Type of donation

How to prepare/capture the donation information for submission?

1. Using ipcLink Application

ipcLink Application is an offline application software which enables you to record the tax-deductible donation details, generate it into a file and submit to IRAS.

As information captured and reports printed from the ipcLink application can contain confidential information of donors, it is the responsibility of the IPCs to ensure that only authorised persons are allowed to access the ipcLink and appropriate procedures are taken on the safekeeping and dissemination of reports printed from the ipcLink at all times.

a) New ipcLink users

To download ipcLink v3.0 via myTax Portal, you have to be authorised to act on behalf of your Organisation via e-Services Authorisation System (EASY) to access e-Submission of Donation.

To authorise staff, refer to user guide 'How to authorise staff at EASY' (1278KB) 

Learn to download and use the ipcLink v3.0: 

1. User Guide to Download and Install ipcLink v3.0 (1,100KB)

2. User Guide for ipcLink v3.0   (2,526KB)

3. Quick Guide_New IPC  (170KB) 

4. Frequently Asked Questions  

b) Existing ipcLink users

For existing ipcLink v2.x users, you are required to upgrade the application to ipcLink v3.0. This application upgrade is mandatory. From 1 Jan 2013, only the encrypted file generated from ipcLink v3.0 with file extension .don is allowed for submission to IRAS via myTax Portal.

Upgrade to ipcLink v3.0 ^New 

To ensure a smooth upgrade, please follow strictly the steps below:

2) Using Customised Application

You may have your own customised application to record the donation details. However, the file generated from your application must be in the format specified by IRAS.

We support two types of file formats: 

1. Text (.txt) file - File Specification in .txt format  (139KB) 

2. Comma delimited (.csv) file - File Specification in .csv format (36KB) ^New

If you are using own customised application to generate the file for the first time, you are required to generate a test file from your system and use the OVP v3.0 to validate the test file. Email the test file to ipclink@iras.gov.sg for verification.

Donation Offline Validation Program (OVP v3.0)

You are required to validate the files generated from your customised application through the Donation Offline Validation Program (OVP v3.0). All data errors in your file will be flagged out for you to rectify them before transmitting the files to IRAS. 

From 1 Jan 2012, for added security, IPCs using their customised application for submission have to use OVP v3.0 to validate their files before submission to IRAS. Only the encrypted file generated from OVP v3.0 with file extension .don is allowed for submission to IRAS via myTax Portal.

Learn to download and use the OVP v3.0:

1. User Guide to download and use OVP v3.0  (1877KB). 

2. Frequently Asked Questions 

3) Hardware and software requirement for ipcLink v3.0 and OVP v3.0 

• Pentium II or higher (Pentium III-class recommended)

• Minimum 350 MB of free hard disk space (600MB recommended)

• Minimum 128 MB RAM

• Operating System: Windows XP (Service Pack 2), Windows Vista, Windows 7

• Microsoft .NET Framework v4.0

Related Items