CorpPass (Singapore Corporate Access) is a crucial digital identity tool for businesses in Singapore. It enables secure access to government services like IRAS and ACRA, and allows delegation to third-party service providers. This introduction highlights its importance in streamlining transactions and ensuring confidentiality. It also outlines eligibility and setup procedures, making it essential for businesses navigating digital interactions.
This article explores the significance and application process of CorpPass in Singapore:
- What is CorpPass used for?
- Who can apply for CorpPass?
- How to set up CorpPass accounts and access permission?
What is CorpPass used for?
CorpPass (Singapore Corporate Access) is a corporate digital identity for companies. A CorpPass access is given for each registered business in Singapore and you can easily apply for one. It is a set of credentials which allows individuals acting on behalf of the companies, to transact with various government agencies online, such as IRAS, ACRA, CPF, etc. Companies can also authorize third-party service providers the CorpPass access to transact on their behalf.
The introduction of CorpPass aims to provide a more convenient and secure method to transact, manage and gain access to the confidential information of the company across various government agencies. Users are required to verify his or her identity via SingPass during the login process, before gaining access to transact all the government e-services.
Who can apply for CorpPass?
CorpPass is not limited to local employees but also third-party service providers and foreign employees.
Note that the CorpPass access is not only restricted to Singapore citizens, permanent residents and foreigners holding an employment pass in Singapore. A foreign employee working outside of Singapore may also be assigned access. However, one has to note that not all e-services are made available to Foreign ID CorpPass users. Once assigned a CorpPass role, Foreign ID users can log in by registering for a SingPass Foreign User Account (SFA) through the relevant agency of the digital service that they wish to transact with.
Lastly, access can also be assigned to third-party service providers to transact with the government portals on your company’s behalf, such as IRAS services to be assigned to your tax agents, and CPF services to be assigned to your payroll agents. CorpPass Admin could grant them access by entering the UEN of the third-party service provider, and then selecting the various e-services.
How to set up CorpPass accounts and access permission?
Step 1: Registered officers to log on to CorpPass website using the company’s UEN and own SingPass.
To commence the use of CorpPass, the registered officers of the company, who are usually the company director or the company secretary, should first log on using the company’s UEN and their own SingPass and also may assign themselves the CorpPass Administrator (Admin) role without the requirement of approval. Alternatively, he/she can also appoint and approve CorpPass Admin roles. There can only be a maximum number of 2 Admin accounts per entity.
Step 2: CorpPass Admin to create CorpPass accounts for users
The Admin can determine the level of access of each individual and create for them the suitable roles. There are 3 other types of roles:
- Sub-admin: Appointed Administrators may create sub-admin accounts for individuals to help manage this type of pass for the entity. They can manage all e-services by default unless restricted by the admin. Note that this role is only limited to 10 people.
- Enquiry user: This group of users can have an overview of the entity’s users and also transact with e-services assigned to them.
- User: This group of users can only transact with e-services assigned to them
Step 3: CorpPass Admin to assign and restrict e-services for various account types
The Admin will have full access to all the government e-services available. He/She is authorized to select the various e-services that are to be used and transacted by the company. After selecting the e-services, he/she can assign the e-services to the various CorpPass roles.
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