Working Culture in IRAS
 

How is it like working in IRAS.

Is it all number crunching? sounds boring?

do they write papers? Does senior officers need to take minutes of meeting?

Yes to all your questions. Also, it is a scholar grooming place. you will see peers whom enter the same time as you becoming your boss in a few years time. you will not only take minutes, but also arrange the tables, preparing files, make sure the food cater suits the taste of the board when they meet, etc etc.

That is life in stat boards or the civil service. But you can take it positively, because you are exposed to upper management at those meetings.

thanks all for your reply. :)

How abt remuneration? I heard its very gd.

hi all digging up an old thread..

anyone working in IRAS can tell me why some posts require both degree grads and diploma grads but the jobscope is the same? Do degree grads have to go frontline and do customer service too?

Thanks for any reply!

frontline is 5.5day work week if im not wrong. u sure u want to do that?

lol honestly no :p

but i have no idea why some posts have the same jobscopes but open to both degree holders and diploma holders at the same time..so i was thinking if it is similar to other stat boards where diploma holders man frontline duties while degree holders don't do frontline and do more of back office planning or other stuff..

how much does a director in IRAS earn including bonus? got S$150K a year?

A lot more than that because all of us have to pay taxes. They reaped the flushing cash from there!

Sry for digging up an old thread.
Anyone got any more comments?

which position are you applying for? i might be able to let you in on some info depending on dept/position but generally there is:

frontline- face to face/phone

different tax depts like gst, corp, individual, property etc- assessment/email/processing

accounting- payment/refund

ruling

enforcement

and of course the usual
IT
finance & admin
HR

Hi Icy_water - maybe you can comment on the working hours? Are there frequent OT?

Isit hard to get in? Normally whats the criteria like?

Is this still alive? Just want to know, I left IRAS within a year due to family commitments. Will I be given a 2nd chance if I reapply back? My work performance was good while I was there and both my manager and AM tried to persuade me to stay and be a temp part time staff but I had to leave back then.

Do you still have your manager or AM's contact no? Maybe you can get them to help you get in by referral?

That's something I didn't think of. Thanks.
Do you think through friends referral would be fine as well? I am still in touch with some of my colleagues there. I don't wish to trouble my M and AM.

Get i get your referral for me to have a chance to enter? PLEASE.... appreciate if u would email me at s10074482 @ gmail THANKS.

Need advice on IRAS
 

Is this post still active as need some advice?

I will be working as a temp in IRAS this Dec under helpline after being jobless for some time. Firstly, how's the culture over there? Understand that for my role, casual dressing is fine as long as no slippers and shorts.

Secondly, will they be able to offer me a position from temp to perm if I perform well as I applied for a perm position with them via Careers@Gov but till now status still reflected as submitted. I sincerely am interested in working in a Civil Service or Stats Board environment.

Lastly, I heard that CS or SB prefer local grads or those top uni grads to fill in their positions?? My MBA and BBA are Aussie uni which I took part-time thru private education. Was told by their HR that for my temp job they categorise me under diploma holder.

anyone working in IRAS, how is the working life there? Can u share the pay too?

yeah anyone what is the pay structure in IRAS too? I applying to be a tax officer.

you have a MBA and working temp? a role which allows casual dressing as long as not shorts and slippers...oh man help people take queue number?

Sometimes people do not believe it but IRAS do accept degree holders for frontline roles such as handling phone calls or face to face counters. Whether front/backend, a tax officer do need to know how taxes are computed. Of course, backend officers need to have better knowledge.

E.g1. For income tax: They need to have knowledge of complex computations relating to tax borne by employers, double taxation agreements with other countries and various schemes such as the SRS or Not Ordinarily Resident schemes.

E.g2. For GST: Under the process of GST registration and filing etc. Sounds simple but just look at how thick the GST Act is...

Pay structure wise:

For this year, the salary should be around $3.5k for 2nd upp hon (without NS) regardless of whether you are doing frontline or backend. Might be more because they have just announced a 4% salary adjustment wef July 2015.

So for each class of hon., you can just add or subtract $200.
If you had served NS, add an additional $200.
It shouldnt be too far off. Just don't expect fast progression if you are a non-scholar.

I do know of even 3rd class hons grads joining so those considering need not feel like its only for 1st and 2nd upp class hons. Give it a try if you would like to serve the public.

Cheers.

Why you like that? Why need to show this kind of attitude?

Wow! Are u working inside? Cause your info is very up to date . I am inside also and I doubt outsiders would know about the 4% increment.

I am a 3rd class hons grad. Like you said, don't expect fast progression hahaha .

And that is why people on the IRAS hotline can't give correct answers, cos they hire grads with 3rd class to man the phones. Together with no accountability as everything is "over the phone", the IRAS hotline is often a lottery to see if you get someone who knows their stuff or another joker trying to smoke their way thru their job.

This is insulting. You don't need to be a grad to answer the phone. The IRAS hotline is manned by call centre staff just like most companies. Please me some companies that hire only 2nd lower and above grads just to man helplines.

More often than not the people manning the helplines are diploma grads since nobody wants to study for a degree just to man helplines. The turnover is high too. No offense to any poly grads.

Anybody in the industry worth their salt will know IRAS hotline is often useless as the person on the other side is often clueless/wrong when it comes to complex queries.

Anybody in the industry worth their salt would have contacts with the officers in the department directly who are the ones actually performing the operation/technical work.

The helpline is just a general helpline for generic stuff.

Considering your experience, quite obvious what your status is.

Of course, forgot you're the top manager who is still calling in to IRAS to get your work done instead of reviewing work done by your subordinates.

So much mud slinging, so many bruised egos.

Who do you think you are to slight 3rd class graduates? 3rd class graduates have graduation offers from numerous companies even before graduation too, they possess numerous skills sets and life experiences which are definitely essential for their future career and lifetime that first class honours nerds do not possess. Humans, for your information are not purely defined by academic results, what immature and superficial mindset you have there. My parents have never been to university but are still successful entrepreneurs and am living in the lap of luxury. Please be mindful when you speak in future for your seemingly harmless words may be offensive to some.

Senior Corporate Planning Officer (Research and Statistics)
 

Anyone can give insights to this role:
Senior Corporate Planning Officer (Research and Statistics)?

Remuneration package
 

Hi all,

Anyone can advise how much a 2nd upper (with NS) local uni grad can get for his starting pay in IRAS?

Also, how the work culture in IRAS?

IRAS pay package
 

Dear all,

I wish to know the IRAS pay package for fresh graduates!

Second upper fresh grad - about 3800

Can expect promotion within 2 years which can get you to 4600

I am a second lower from NUS and have been working in the legal industry for 2 years (non tax related). How much would I realistically be offered? TIA!

Second lower 200 less than second upper, which is 200 less than first class. But since u have some experience, u should be getting 3800 to 3900

Senior Tax Officer
 

Hi, I am interested in applying for a senior tax officer post at the IRAS. Currently im still working at a big 4 firm with close to 2 years of experience in corporate tax.

Would like to check how much pay would i be offered and how would the career progression be like at the IRAS for non-scholars.

Thanks in advance!!

How much can a second lower (no ns) get???

Senior Tax Officer
 

Lets re open this thread!

Considering to apply for a senior tax officer role.. which department has better record of progression, coporate tax or enforcement or others?

How much would an ACCA grad with about 5 yrs tax experience (non-big 4)be able to command at IRAS?