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Business GIRO Plans: Bank Approval and Reactivation

The 2026 business GIRO guide covers bank approval within 48 hours, corporate/GST and property reactivation, and changing active property plans or banks.

Source checked · 11 October 2026 · Document date: 10 February 2026

Scope and new application

Published 10 February 2026, eGIRO covers corporate, GST, property, S45 for DBS/POSB, OCBC, UOB, Bank of China, Maybank, MariBank, ICBC. Reactivation covers corporate/GST/property. Business Tax login > Account > Apply/Manage GIRO Plan > Apply New GIRO, choose bank and tax accounts. Property monthly/one-time yearly options and development grouping apply. Review contacts/selection, read/tick declaration, Continue to bank corporate internet banking and complete bank-directed setup.

Bank approval is separate

Return to IRAS acknowledgement after bank application; UOB/BOC/Maybank require a return button. Tell company bank approver to approve within 48 hours or lapse, outside source maintenance Wed 2–6 am/Sun 2–8.30 am. Once bank approval reaches IRAS, outstanding-tax plan is in Account > View GIRO Plan and setup notification arrives within five working days. Portal acknowledgement alone is not bank approval.

Corporate/GST reactivation

Re-activate GIRO selects tax/bank, Proceed, optional Edit Plan. Monthly duration+/- changes months; Update or Cancel. Proceed, confirm and Submit; acknowledgement shows status/plan, viewable next working day. Do not assume S45 is included in this reactivation path just because new eGIRO supports it.

Property reactivation and active edits

Re-activate > Proceed > bank Select chooses property accounts, monthly/yearly and monthly instalment duration, Continue review. If bank cannot reactivate, declaration appears and new-bank application steps apply; otherwise successful acknowledgement/next-workday plan. For active plans Account > View GIRO Plan > Proceed/View, if more than three properties View Summary, development View Properties, then property View. EDIT > Edit Plan returns option/duration screen; Edit Bank Account returns bank selection with relevant review/approval steps.

Official source

This article independently explains the substantive contents of the official PDF, including the relevant conditions, procedures and annexes. The linked document remains the authoritative source for its original wording, and later changes should be checked separately.

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