How to become a tax associate professional
Official title: Tax associate professional
Also called: Tax assistant associate, Tax associate, Tax Associate/Tax Executive, Tax assistant associate
Tax associate professional supports his/her reporting officer and/or tax team in delivering tax services. He/she undertakes tax assignments such as assisting in the liaison between clients, tax authority, internal stakeholders and external tax agents, and preparation of tax computation, tax schedules and statutory filings.
Main tasks
- Verifying accuracy of documents and records relating to payments, receipts and other financial transactions
- Applying knowledge of bookkeeping principles and practices in order to identify and solve problems arising in the course of their work
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $51,600 a year. The middle half earn $43,200 to $60,300 a year.
- Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How much does a tax associate professional earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $51,600 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $43,200 to $60,300.
Will AI change the work of a tax associate professional?
Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026