Singapore legislation

Section 93

of Goods and Services Tax Act 1993

Section 93

Temporary arrangements for reverse charge supplies

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(1)

Where an invoice for a supply in fact made that gives rise to a reverse charge supply was or is issued on or after 19 February 2018 but before 1 January 2020, tax is chargeable on the reverse charge supply to the extent of —

(a)

the amount of the invoice paid on or after 1 January 2020; or

(b)

the value of the services to which the invoice relates that are performed on or after 1 January 2020, if lower.

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(2)

Subsection (1) does not apply if the whole amount of the invoice is paid, or the whole of the services to which the invoice relates is performed, before 1 January 2020.

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(3)

Tax chargeable under subsection (1) must be accounted for in the return for the accounting period in which the later of the following falls:

(a)

1 January 2020;

(b)

the day on which the recipient is registered in accordance with the First Schedule.

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(4)

Where an invoice for a supply in fact made that gives rise to a reverse charge supply is issued on or after 1 January 2020 —

(a)

tax is chargeable on the reverse charge supply to the extent of the amount of the invoice paid on or after that date; but(b)the recipient may elect for the tax to be chargeable only to the extent of the value of the services that are performed on or after that date, if lower.

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(5)

Subsection (4) does not apply if the whole amount of the invoice is paid, and the whole of the services is performed, on or after 1 January 2020.

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(6)

For the purposes of this section, where only a part of the services in fact supplied is performed, the value of the part is a value that is, in the opinion of the Comptroller, reasonably attributable to the part.

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