Goods and Services Tax Registered Persons
Due dates for filing |
Type of form
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Due date for payment of tax
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Goods and Services Tax registered persons | ||
At the end of the month following the month in which the notification liability date falls | Form GST F1 - Application for GST Registration | Not applicable |
When a trader's taxable supplies are wholly or substantially (ie more than 90%) zero-rated | Form GST F2 - Application for Exemption from GST Registration | Not applicable |
At the end of the month following the month in which the notification liability date falls | Form GST F3 - Notification of Liability to be Registered: Details of All Partnerships and Partners | Not applicable |
Within 1 month from the end of the prescribed accounting period (the standard accounting period is 3 months, but accounting periods of 1 month and 6 months are available subject to the Comptroller's approval) | GST F5 - GST Return | Within 1 month from the end of the prescribed accounting period; or on the 15th of the month following the due date of the return if under GIRO |
Within 5 years from the accounting period in which the error occurred. In practice, the period when the errors are detected | GST F7 - Disclosure of errors on GST return | Within 1 month from the end of the prescribed accounting period; or on the 15th of the month following the due date of the return if under GIRO |
Not later than 1 calendar month after ceasing to be registered | GST F8 - Final GST return | Within 1 month of the effective date of the cancellation of the registration |
Within 30 days from the day when taxable supplies cease | Form GST F9 - Application for Cancellation of GST Registration | Within 30 days from the day when taxable supplies cease |
When a trader whose turnover comprises a certain percentage of exports wishes to be granted relief from the burden of having to suffer a GST payment at the time of importation | Form GST F10 - Application for Major Exporter Scheme | Not applicable |
When a trader carrying on more than 1 business or a business in several divisions wishes to register each division separately | Form GST F11 - Application for Divisional Registration | Within 1 month from the end of the prescribed accounting period; or on the 15th of the month following the due date of the return if under GIRO |
When a trader whose divisions are registered separately wishes to de-register from divisional registration | Form GST F12 - Application for Inclusion/Removal of Division in/from Existing Divisional Registration/Deregistration of Divisional Registration | Within 1 month from the end of the prescribed accounting period; or on the 15th of the month following the due date of the return if under GIRO |
When a contract manufacturer wishes to have its supply of contract manufacturing services to an overseas customer disregarded for GST purposes | Form GST F14 - Application for Approved Contract Manufacturer and Trader (ACMT) Scheme | Not applicable |
When a contract manufacturer wishes to have its supply of contract manufacturing services to an overseas customer disregarded for GST purposes | Form GST F14A Application for Approved Contract Manufacturer and Trader (ACMT) Scheme as an Approved Contract Manufacturer (ACMT CM) | Not applicable |
When a logistics company receives treated/processed goods from an ACMT CM for onward delivery and wishes to have its supply to an overseas customer disregarded for GST purposes | Form GST F14B - Application for Approved Contract Manufacturer and Trader (ACMT) Scheme as an Approved Logistics Company (ACMT LOG) | Not applicable |
When a trader wishes to import goods belonging to it or its overseas principal without payment of GST | Form GST F15 - Approved Third Party Logistics (3PL) Company Scheme | Not applicable |
When a trader making sales of approved marine fuel oil to approved businesses holding a valid bunkering licence for subsequent export wishes to be relieved from GST | Form GST F16 - Application for Approved Marine Fuel Trader (MFT) Scheme | Not applicable |
When a trader who exports its goods by hand-carrying them out of Singapore via Changi International Airport wishes to be exempted from the requirements of the Hand-carried Exports Scheme | Form GST F17 - Application for Exemption from Hand-carried Exports Scheme | Not applicable |
When a GST-registered freight forwarder/logistics agent is unable to recover the import GST paid on behalf of importers | Form GST F18 - Application for Remission Under S89 of the GST Act for Refund of Import GST Paid on Behalf of an Importer | Not applicable |
Not later than 1 month (for express advance ruling, not later than 10 working days) before the filing deadline of the relevant GST return | Form GST F19: Application for GST Advance Ruling |
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When a trader in the aerospace industry wishes to import aircraft components or systems into Singapore with GST suspended | Form GST F21 - Application for Approved Import GST Suspension Scheme (AISS) | Not applicable |
When a trader wishes to defer import GST payments until the filing deadline of the monthly GST return | Form GST F22 - Application for Import GST Deferment Scheme (IGDS) | Within 1 month from the end of the prescribed accounting period; or on the 15th of the month following the due date of the return if under GIRO |
When a trader wishes to participate in ACAP | Form GST F23 - Notification of Participation of GST Assisted Compliance Assurance Programme (ACAP) | Not applicable |
When an approved business wishes to claim for ACAP programme | Form GST F24 - Claim for Co-funding of GST Assisted Compliance Assurance Programme (ACAP) | Within one month from the date of accord of the ACAP status |
When approved businesses (eg ship owner or ship manager) in the shipping and marine industry that purchase or rent goods for use or installation on a ship located in Singapore that qualifies for zero-rating, wish to enjoy purchases or rental of goods procured in the course of their business at 0% for GST purposes | Form GST F25 - Application for Approved Marine Customer Scheme (AMCS) | Not applicable |
When a trader operating warehouses that provide specialised storage facilities to overseas persons wishes to enjoy zero-rating relief for supplies made to overseas persons on qualifying services provided and the lease/tenancy/licence to occupy storage space in a SWS | Form GST F26 - Application for Specialised Warehouse Scheme (SWS) | Not applicable |
When GST-registered qualifying refiners or consolidators of investment precious metals wish to enjoy GST suspension on the import of goods/raw materials, a waiver of GST payment on the purchase/supply of goods used for refining activities and special input tax recovery for ARCS persons | Form GST F27A - Application for Approved Refiner and Consolidator Scheme (ARCS) as an Approved Consolidator | Not applicable |
When GST-registered qualifying refiners or consolidators of investment precious metals wish to enjoy GST suspension on the import of goods/raw materials, a waiver of GST payment on the purchase/supply of goods used for refining activities and special input tax recovery for ARCS persons | Form GST F27B - Application for Approved Refiner and Consolidator Scheme (ARCS) as an Approved Refiner | Not applicable |
When approved businesses (eg ship owner or ship manager) in the shipping and marine industry that purchase or rent goods for use or installation on a ship located in Singapore that qualifies for zero-rating, wish to enjoy purchases or rental of goods procured in the course of their business at 0% for GST purposes | Form GST F25 - Application for Approved Marine Customer Scheme (AMCS) | Not applicable |
Within 1 month from the date stated in the MES renewal invitation letter | Form GST A1 - Approved Scheme: Declaration of Agents | Not applicable |
At least 90 days before the proposed effective date of the group registration | Form G1 - Application for Group Registration | Within 1 month from the end of the prescribed accounting period; or on the 15th of the month following the due date of the return if under GIRO |
When an existing group under GST group registration wishes to apply for inclusion or removal of members | Form G2 - Application for Inclusion/Removal of Member to/from the GST Group | Within 1 month from the end of the prescribed accounting period; or on the 15th of the month following the due date of the return if under GIRO |
When an existing group under GST group registration wishes to apply for de-registration of the group | Form G3 - Application for Deregistration of Group | Within 1 month from the end of the prescribed accounting period; or on the 15th of the month following the due date of the return if under GIRO |
When there are changes to the representative members of a GST group | Form G4 - Application for Change of Group Representative Member | Not applicable |
Within 30 days of the Comptroller of Goods and Services Tax's decision to the objection lodged | GST (Board of Review) Regulations - Notice of Appeal under Section 51 | Within 1 month from the end of the prescribed accounting period; or on the 15th of the month following the due date of the return if under GIRO |
On the date on which a trader wishes to begin using GMS | Self-review of Eligibility and Declaration on Use of Gross Margin Scheme (GMS) | Within 1 month from the end of the prescribed accounting period; or on the 15th of the month following the due date of the return if under GIRO |
On the date on which a trader wishes to adopt the self-billing practice | Checklist for Self-review of Eligibility and Declaration on Use of Self-billing | Within 1 month from the end of the prescribed accounting period; or on the 15th of the month following the due date of the return if under GIRO |
Not required to be submitted to the IRAS unless requested by the IRAS | Bad Debt Relief: Checklist for Self-review of Eligibility of Claim | Not applicable |
Before a trader makes a claim in its first GST return | Pre-registration Input Tax: Checklist for Self-review of Eligibility of Claim | Within 1 month from the end of the prescribed accounting period; or on the 15th of the month following the due date of the return if under GIRO |
Prior to the date of transfer of the goods | Self-Review and Declaration on the Change of Agent and Transfer of Goods Under Section 33(2) of The GST Act | |
Within 30 days of the change in business details | Notification of Changes in Business Details | Not applicable |
The due dates for income returns are confirmed each year by Government Gazette notification.