Singapore Localization Custom Templates
Singapore Localization provides Singapore Tax Invoice and Credit Note templates that comply with the following IRAS (Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore) requirements:
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Support for transactions in foreign currency
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Support for multiple tax codes
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Support for customer accounting requirements
The SuiteApp includes the following Singapore-specific templates:
You can use these templates to print and issue tax invoices or credit notes to your customers. The templates contain FreeMarker placeholder tags for sourcing and displaying required information. You can set the print layout, edit fields according to your preferences, or apply the preset templates to your invoices and credit memo custom forms.
To view and update the templates, go to Customizations > Forms > Advanced PDF/HTML Templates. For more information about customizing templates, see Advanced Templates Customization in the Template Editor.
Before you can use these templates, you must apply them to your custom invoice and credit memo forms.
To apply the Singapore tax invoice or credit note template to custom transactions:
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Go to Customization > Forms > Transaction Forms.
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Click the Customize or Edit link of the custom invoice or credit memo you want to update.
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In the Printing Type, select Advance.
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In the Print Template field, select the following:
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For invoices, select Singapore Tax Invoice PDF/HTML Template.
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For credit memos, select Singapore Credit Note PDF/HTML Template.
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Click Save.
Displaying the GST Summary in SGD
A GST Summary in SGD section is added to your credit notes or invoices when:
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There are transactions in currencies other than SGD.
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There are transactions with multiple tax codes.
The GST Summary in SGD section includes:
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A Tax Code Table that lists the Tax Basis, Tax Amount, and Total Amount in SGD with the Total Amount summarized for each tax code.
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A Total Table that lists the Subtotal, GST, and Total values in SGD.
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A compliance text that shows the amount in SGD.
Customer Accounting Requirements
When you use tax codes with the Customer Accounting property enabled in transactions, the following compliance text displays in your Singapore documents:
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The phrase "** Customer accounting: Customer to pay GST of $(Tax Amount) to IRAS" for invoices.
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The phrase "** Customer accounting: Customer to account for output tax adjustment of – $(Tax Amount)" for credit notes.
To identify items that are for customer accounting, tax codes and line items that use this property are marked with asterisks. The tax amounts of these items are also excluded in the Total GST computation.
For more information about this tax code property, read the help topic Singapore-Specific Tax Codes.