Sales Tax, VAT & GST Compliance in Singapore
We keep you compliant as you cross state lines and borders, before it becomes a problem. Delivered to SFRS for Singaporean businesses, priced in SGD.
Singapore GST is 9%, and registration becomes compulsory once taxable turnover passes S$1 million in a calendar year — or once you expect it to. The F5 return is due one month after the accounting period. Growing companies are most often caught by that forward-looking test, so we track turnover against the threshold rather than reporting it after the crossing.
A standalone, highly automatable compliance line: US economic-nexus monitoring and multi-state sales tax, UK/EU VAT returns, Australian BAS and GST, and UAE VAT. We track thresholds, prepare returns, and document input-tax recovery.
The deadlines we track against your ledger.
| Obligation | Frequency | Due | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| GST F5 return and paymentGST-registered businesses | Quarterly | 1 month after the end of the accounting period | IRAS |
Last reviewed against the source . These are the standard dates. Extensions through a registered agent, a non-calendar year end, and volume-based filing frequencies all shift them — confirm your own dates with IRAS. This is general information, not tax advice.
Sales Tax · VAT · GST deliverables
- US economic-nexus monitoring & multi-state filing
- UK / EU VAT return preparation
- Australian BAS & GST lodgement prep
- UAE VAT tracking & input-tax documentation
- Threshold alerts before you trigger liability
Xero
IRAS operates a listing of accounting software supporting seamless filing, so choosing a supported package removes most of the manual work at GST and corporate-tax time.
A worked example, in your currency.
A Singapore holding company with regional subsidiaries, 1,900 transactions a month, GST-registered.
- In-house accountant (fully loaded, per month)
- $7,100
- Salt bookkeeping + GST and consolidation
- $2,400
- Monthly saving
- $4,700
Figures in SGD. Regional holding structures usually need consolidation and intercompany reconciliation on top of statutory filing.
The framework your Singapore accounts are held to.
We prepare to Singapore Financial Reporting Standards (SFRS), IFRS-aligned. These are the bodies that set that framework and the authorities you file with — linked so you can verify the standard rather than take our word for it.
- Professional bodyISCAInstitute of Singapore Chartered AccountantsThe national accountancy body for Singapore.
- RegulatorACRAAccounting and Corporate Regulatory AuthorityCompany registry, annual returns and financial reporting.
- RegulatorIRASInland Revenue Authority of SingaporeGST, ECI and corporate income tax filing.
Listed for reference. Salt Accounting Group is not stating membership, registration or affiliation with any of these organisations. Where a filing must be lodged by a registered local agent, it is — your agent keeps the lodgement and the professional sign-off.
Sales Tax · VAT · GST in Singapore
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Sales Tax, VAT & GST Compliance for Singapore, simply handled.
Tell us where you trade and what shape the books are in. You get scope, price and a start date in writing within one business day — no obligation.