Submitting Singapore GST F5 and F8 Returns

Important:

Contact your NetSuite account manager to enable direct submission of your GST report to IRAS.

You can use the Singapore Localization SuiteApp to electronically submit the GST F5 and F8 Returns you generate to the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS). When you view a successfully generated report, the Submit button displays on the header of your Singapore GST F5 or F8 Return.

You can electronically submit Singapore GST F5 and F8 Returns only for reporting periods that end in 2023 or later.

Important:

Before you submit the report to IRAS, ensure the following:

You have successfully generated a report and entered all the information required by IRAS. To generate a report, go to Reports > Tax > Country Tax Reports. For more information, see Generating a Singapore GST F5 Return or Generating a Singapore GST F8 Return.
You have the Tax Filing permission to submit tax reports in your NetSuite account. For more information, see Roles and Permissions in Tax Reporting Framework.
The Singpass ID and password you use to submit the report is:
- Authorized to interact with IRAS.
- Authorized to submit the report for the Unique Entity Number (UEN) indicated in the GST F5 Return you want to submit.

To submit your Singapore GST F5 or F8 Return:

Go to Reports > Tax > Country Tax Reports.
From the Subsidiary list, select your subsidiary.
From the Nexus List, select Singapore.
On the Report Execution Log subtab, locate the report you want to submit. The latest generated report appears at the top of the list. The Status column shows as Draft if the report has not been submitted.
In the View | Download column, click View to open the report you want to submit.
Review all the values in the GST F5 or F8 Return. Review the declaration message in the Declaration section and check the confirmation boxes.
On the header of the country tax report, click Submit.

If any validation messages are displayed, review the errors, correct the values or provide the required reasons, then click Submit again.
On the popup window, check the box to confirm that the GST information entered is final and correct. If you are a Tax Agent submitting the report, also check the box to confirm you are submitting the GST F5 as a tax agent.
On the popup window, click Submit.

You will be redirected to the IRAS website. If you are not redirected to the IRAS website after clicking Submit, check your browser settings, and ensure that popup windows coming from NetSuite are not blocked.
On the IRAS sign in page, enter your Singpass ID and password in the Password login tab, and click Log in.
Select the UEN or Entity ID indicated in the Tax Reference Number of your GST F5 Return.
On the Request for Permission page, click Allow to authorize NetSuite to interact with IRAS on your behalf and continue with the GST F5 or F8 Return submission.

You only need to log in to IRAS one time every session which is active for 30 minutes. Your session and connection with IRAS end when you log out of NetSuite.

Note:
If you submit as a tax agent, IRAS keeps the tax agent submission context active until the IRAS login expires (30 minutes) or your NetSuite session ends, whichever occurs first. Clearing the tax agent checkbox during that time does not change the active IRAS session context.

After you submit the report, IRAS will verify your online submission. When completed, the submission status is displayed in the header of your GST F5 or F8 Return and in the status column of the Report Execution Log subtab. A notification will also be sent to your email to confirm the submission.

If the submission is successful, a Submitted status is displayed in the GST F5 or F8 Return header and in the Status column of the Report Execution Log subtab. You also receive a confirmation email with the following submission details:

acknowledgment number
submission date and time
report name
tax reference number
GST registration number
accounting period

If the submission fails, the status Submission Failed and an error message with a link to the Error.txt file is displayed. The error report is also sent to your email. For more information, see Understanding GST F5 and GST F8 Return Submission Errors.

GST F5 Return and GST F8 Return Submission Statuses

The following table lists the available GST F5 Return submission statuses and their descriptions.

Status	Description
Draft	The report has been generated.
Submitted	The GST F5 or F8 Return submitted to IRAS was validated successfully.
Submission Failed	The GST F5 or F8 Return submission to IRAS failed because the report contains errors.
Authorization Failed	The GST F5 or F8 Return was not submitted because the request for permission for NetSuite to interact with IRAS was not granted.
Authorization Required	The GST F5 or F8 Return was not submitted because the Singpass ID and password entered does not have the permission to interact with IRAS.

Status

Description

Draft

The report has been generated.

Submitted

The GST F5 or F8 Return submitted to IRAS was validated successfully.

Submission Failed

The GST F5 or F8 Return submission to IRAS failed because the report contains errors.

Authorization Failed

The GST F5 or F8 Return was not submitted because the request for permission for NetSuite to interact with IRAS was not granted.

Authorization Required

The GST F5 or F8 Return was not submitted because the Singpass ID and password entered does not have the permission to interact with IRAS.

For more information about submission status errors, see Understanding GST F5 and GST F8 Return Submission Errors.

To submit your Singapore GST F5 or F8 Return:

GST F5 Return and GST F8 Return Submission Statuses

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