May 6, 2021

Singapore Budget 2021 – Goods and Services Tax (GST)

NAVIGATION GST Rate Imposition of GST on Imported Low-Value Goods Change of Basis for Determining Zero-Rating Supply of Media Sales 1. GST RATE Currently, the GST rate remained at 7%. GST rate is planned to increase from 7% to 9% between year 2022 and 2025, and it will take place “sooner rather than later” depending…

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February 21, 2020

Singapore Budget 2020 – Goods and Services Tax (GST)

NAVIGATION GST Rate   1.GST RATE As announced in Budget 2018, the GST rate is planned to go up from 7% to 9% between year 2021 and 2025. This is necessary as the Minister foresee support in higher healthcare and other needs in the near future. In Budget 2020, the Finance Minister had unveiled that…

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January 31, 2020

Tax Review: Singapore Budget 2018 and 2019 GST Policy Changes

On the 20th of February 2018, Finance Minister, Mr Heng Swee Keat announced in his Singapore budget 2018 speech that the country’s GST rate will be increased from 7% to 9% starting from 2021 onwards. On the GST front, digital services such as Netflix subscriptions as well as apps purchased and downloaded via smartphone would…

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December 2, 2019

Singapore IRAS GST legislation: Tax Facts

Goods and Services Tax or GST is a broad-based consumption tax charged in addition to the price of imported goods, as well as a wide-ranging category of goods and services in Singapore. GST is administered by IRAS and is more commonly known as the Value-Added Tax (VAT) in overseas developed countries such as Japan or…

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