Singapore legislation

Regulation 53

of Goods and Services Tax (General) Regulations

Regulation 53

Submission of returns through electronic service

Subregulation 1

Every taxable person who is first registered under the Act on or after 1st January 2007 shall make and submit through the electronic service every specified return which he is required to furnish.

Subregulation 2

Every taxable person (not being a taxable person referred to in paragraph (1)) who, during all of his prescribed accounting periods ending in the calendar year 2005 collectively, makes supplies in Singapore which have a total value of more than $5 million shall, with effect from 1st January 2007, make and submit through the electronic service every specified return which he is required to furnish.

Subregulation 3

Every taxable person (not being a taxable person referred to in paragraph (1)) who, during all of his prescribed accounting periods ending in the calendar year 2005 collectively, makes supplies in Singapore which have a total value of not less than $2 million but not more than $5 million shall, with effect from 1st April 2007, make and submit through the electronic service every specified return which he is required to furnish.

Subregulation 3A

Every taxable person (not being a taxable person referred to in paragraph (1)) who, during all of his prescribed accounting periods ending in the calendar year 2006 collectively —

(a)

makes supplies in Singapore which have a total value of more than $1 million shall, with effect from 1st November 2007;

(b)

makes supplies in Singapore which have a total value of more than $500,000 but not more than $1 million shall, with effect from 1st February 2008;

(c)

makes supplies in Singapore which have a total value of more than $100,000 but not more than $500,000 shall, with effect from 1st May 2008; or

(d)

makes supplies in Singapore which have a total value of not more than $100,000 shall, with effect from 1st August 2008,make and submit through the electronic service every specified return which he is required to furnish.

Subregulation 4

Notwithstanding paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (3A), the Comptroller may allow any taxable person to make and submit any specified return otherwise than through the electronic service in such exceptional circumstances as the Comptroller thinks fit.

Subregulation 5

In this regulation, “specified return” means any return referred to in regulation 52.