# Payroll that never misses.

URL: https://skillsforce.com.sg/services/payroll
Title: Payroll Services & Outsourcing in Singapore | Skillsforce
Description: Payroll services and outsourcing for Singapore employers: bank upload and authorisation, CPF, IR8A/IR21, ePay slips, reimbursements and government claims.
Service: Payroll Processing

Payday comes round every month whether or not you have time for it, and a late or wrong run is the one thing staff notice immediately. We prepare each run, put the payment file in front of you for authorisation, and file CPF with the CPF Board and IR8A and IR21 with IRAS. You sign off; the rest is handled, on time.

## What does payroll outsourcing in Singapore cover?

Payroll outsourcing in Singapore hands the whole monthly run to a provider: preparing each run, putting the bank payment file in front of you for authorisation, filing CPF with the CPF Board, and IR8A and IR21 with IRAS. Payslips, reimbursements and government claims sit inside the same run. You sign off; the rest is on time.

## What you get

- **Bank upload & authorisation:** We prepare each run and upload the payment file to your bank for your authorisation, so staff are paid the right amount on the right day.

- **CPF contributions:** Monthly CPF is calculated and filed with the CPF Board on time, keeping you clear of late-payment interest and penalties.

- **IR8A & IR21 filing:** We handle year-end IR8A and the IR21 tax clearance for departing foreign staff, the filing that always arrives at the worst possible time.

- **ePay slips:** Each employee gets an itemised electronic payslip, so the questions that follow a pay run mostly answer themselves.

- **Staff reimbursements:** Claims and reimbursements are processed inside the same run, so they are not a separate chase every month.

- **Government claims:** We submit childcare leave, maternity pay and other government claims on your behalf, so the money owed to you actually comes back.

## When this is for you

- Payroll, CPF and IRAS have to be accurate and on time, every month, with no exceptions.
- A single late or wrong run means CPF or IRAS exposure and a scramble at the worst time.
- You are weighing payroll outsourcing against building and staffing the function in-house.
- You're setting up in Singapore and need payroll, CPF and IRAS handled locally.

## Frequently asked questions

### How is your payroll outsourcing fee worked out?

On your actual numbers: headcount, pay frequency, and how much of the run sits outside a plain monthly salary, such as overtime, shift allowances, commissions or a second entity. A twenty-person payroll with commissions is not the same job as a twenty-person payroll without, so we quote against your setup rather than a published band. Contact us and we will price it.

### Do you handle CPF and IRAS filing?

Yes. Monthly CPF is calculated and filed with the CPF Board on time, and we handle year-end IR8A and the IR21 tax clearance for departing foreign staff with IRAS, the filing that always seems to arrive at the worst possible time.

### What happens if a payroll run is late or wrong?

That is the risk we exist to remove. A late or wrong run means CPF or IRAS exposure and a scramble at the worst time. We prepare each run, you authorise the payment file, and CPF and IRAS filings go in on time, every month.

### Can you run payroll if we're setting up in Singapore?

Yes. For new and foreign-owned offices we handle payroll, CPF and IRAS locally from the first run, so you are compliant from day one without building a payroll function in-house.

### Does payroll change depending on our industry?

Barely. CPF rates, IR8A, IR21 and payslip rules are set by statute and read the same for a freight forwarder, a dental clinic and a design studio. What varies is pay structure, not the law: shift and overtime patterns on a warehouse or a production line, commission in FMCG, rotation allowances offshore. We build the run around how you actually pay people, whatever sector you are in.

## Related

- [HR Solutions](https://skillsforce.com.sg/services/hr)
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- [Payroll for startups](https://skillsforce.com.sg/services/payroll/for-startups)
- [Switching payroll providers](https://skillsforce.com.sg/services/payroll/switching-providers)
- [CPF rates for employers](https://skillsforce.com.sg/compliance/cpf-rates)
- [CPF due dates and enforcement](https://skillsforce.com.sg/compliance/cpf-submission-employer-guide)
- [IR8A employer guide](https://skillsforce.com.sg/compliance/ir8a-employer-guide)
- [IR21 tax clearance](https://skillsforce.com.sg/compliance/ir21-tax-clearance)
- [Free CPF calculator 2026](https://skillsforce.com.sg/free-tools/cpf-calculator)