Opt in now for easier tax filing

Gojek and IRAS are working together again to make tax filing easier for you by pre-filling your driving income into your Income Tax Return. All you have to do is to provide your consent by opting-in to the Pre-filling of Income Initiative by 24 January 2025. 

⚠️ IMPORTANT: Driver-partners are responsible for their own tax affairs and must ensure that the information in their Income Tax Return are accurate and complete. Where necessary, driver-partners may amend the pre-filled information.

Check out IRAS’ video on this initiative here!

Why join the Pre-filling of Income Initiative?

• Enjoy the convenience of having your income (earned from driving with Gojek) pre-filled in your Income Tax Return.
• Qualifying drivers can enjoy No-Filing Service (NFS) with 60% Fixed Expense Deduction Ratio (FEDR) automatically applied in the income tax return. Alternatively, you can claim for actual allowable business expenses incurred in earning your income.
• Hence, drivers who have not opted in previously are strongly encouraged to do so now to start enjoying the benefits of pre-filling from YA 2025.

More information below.

IRAS’ Pre-filling of Income Initiative

What is Pre-filling of Income and how does it work? 

Pre-filling of Income is an initiative by IRAS to simplify the tax filing and ease compliance burden for self-employed persons (SEPs) such as private hire vehicle drivers. Under this initiative, Gojek will transmit the income (earned from driving with Gojek) of driver-partners, who have opted in, to IRAS. These driver-partners can thus enjoy the convenience of having their driving income information pre-filled by IRAS in their Income Tax Returns. For more details on the Pre-filling of Income initiative for SEPs, please visit IRAS’ website.

⚠️ Driver-partners are responsible for their own tax affairs and must ensure that the information in their Income Tax Returns are accurate and complete. Where necessary, driver-partners may amend the pre-filled information.

If I opt-in, what information will Gojek provide to IRAS?

We will share the following details:

• Name
• NRIC number
• Total income (including gross trip fares, incentives and miscellaneous payments)

What is FEDR and how does it work?

Qualifying driver-partners whose income has been pre-filled under the pre-filling of income initiative will automatically be allowed the FEDR against their pre-filled income. 

The example below illustrates the application of FEDR for driving income. 

If your allowable business expenses are more than 60% of your pre-filled income, you may choose to claim the actual allowable business expenses incurred in earning your income when filing your Income Tax Return.

If you have additional income to declare, please also include them in your Income Tax Return.

For more details on the Pre-filling of Income initiative for SEPs, please visit IRAS’ website.

If I choose not to opt-in, will I still need to declare my earnings to IRAS?

Yes, you are required to declare your income in your Income Tax Return. To enjoy simplified tax filing, you are encouraged to opt-in for the Pre-filling of Income initiative so that your driving income information can be pre-filled in your Income Tax Return.

If I choose not to opt-in, will I still be entitled to claim 60% FEDR of my total driving income as deemed expenses?

Yes, you will still be entitled to claim deduction based on 60% FEDR of your gross annual driving income. The 60% FEDR will be automatically calculated when you select “Taxi\Private Hire Car Drivers” as your “Nature of Business” (see image below). 

Opting-In

How can I opt-in?

All you need to do is to complete this form by 24 January 2025.

⚠️With effect from the Year of Assessment (YA) 2023, IRAS has replaced the annual opt-in exercise with a one-time opt-in approach.

The one-time opt-in approach removes the hassle of annual opt-in, providing you with greater convenience when participating in the scheme.

I opted-in last year, do I need to opt-in again this year?

No, you will not need to opt-in again for the current year under the one-time opt-in approach with effect from YA 2023.

If I am opted out this year, do I remain opted out next year?

Yes, you will remain opt out unless you complete the consent form to opt in to the pre-filling of income initiative.

Next Steps

What happens after I opt-in?

Login to IRAS’ myTax Portal from 1 March to 18 April 2025 to:

• Verify the pre-filled income information transmitted by Gojek in your “Income, Deductions and Reliefs Statements (IDRS)”
• Declare your other sources of income (e.g., rental income, etc) and/or make other necessary changes (e.g., personal reliefs), where applicable; and
• Click on “submit” to submit your Income Tax Return to IRAS. 

You will see an acknowledgment page if you have filed successfully.

If you receive a letter or SMS informing you that you have been selected for the No Filing Service (NFS), you are not required to file an Income Tax Return. You will be able to verify your details by logging in to myTax Portal from 1 Mar 2025 and will have the option to make relevant changes via e-filing. For more information on NFS, please refer to the IRAS webpage.

Contact IRAS if you have enquiries on your tax matters.

• IRAS Bot, virtual assistant on tax filing matters
• Chat online with IRAS  
• Call 1800 356 8300 
• Write to IRAS through its secured email channel myTax Mail, a secured email channel. Log in to myTax Portal using your Singpass at mytax.iras.gov.sg and click on <myTax Mail> followed by <Compose Mail> to compose your enquiry.

Driver-partners who have earned at least $1 from the Gojek platform will receive an Annual Earnings Statement from Gojek by March 2025.