Prepare early and adopt the GST InvoiceNow Requirement from 1 May 2025

All GST-registered businesses will soon be required to transmit invoice data to IRAS using InvoiceNow-Ready Solutions via the InvoiceNow network.

We encourage all existing GST-registered businesses as well as any other businesses applying for GST registration on/after 1 May 2025 to be early adopters of the soft launch from 1 May 2025. By coming onboard early, you will enjoy the InvoiceNow benefits sooner as compared to staying on traditional paper or PDF-based invoicing.

For businesses that want to be GST-registered on a voluntary basis, they will be required to adopt the GST InvoiceNow Requirement. These include businesses which are:

• Newly incorporated companies (incorporated within 6 months from the time they submit their application for GST registration) that apply for voluntary GST registration from 1 Nov 2025; and
  
• Any business that applies for voluntary GST registration from 1 Apr 2026, regardless of incorporation date or business constitution.

There are plans to progressively extend mandatory participation to new compulsory GST registrants and remaining GST-registered businesses. We will continue to consult industry partners and carefully review the feedback received before announcing further details.

Find out more on the GST InvoiceNow Requirement and how InvoiceNow-Ready Solutions will help GST-registered businesses submit invoice data to IRAS for tax administration.

Benefits

	Simplicity A single solution of your choice for invoicing across different parties and for tax compliance.
	Efficiency As a supplier, you can enjoy faster invoice issuance directly from your billing system. As a buyer, the invoice data goes directly into your accounting solution, reducing manual data entry and errors when keying the invoice into your accounting solution.
	Reliability Invoices are delivered over the secure InvoiceNow network based on the international Peppol standard.
	Compliance You can expect shorter GST audits and faster refunds. You can also receive auto alerts for wrongful GST charging from non-GST registered suppliers (feature provided by some InvoiceNow-Ready Solution Providers).

How to get started?

Follow these three steps to onboard InvoiceNow:
From Now	Step 1: Ensure that your solution is InvoiceNow-Ready
	For businesses with existing accounting or finance solutions, or businesses that are planning to purchase one, check whether your preferred solution is listed on IMDA’s accredited InvoiceNow-Ready Solution Providers (“IRSP”) list. Businesses may also consider adopting free solutions with basic InvoiceNow capabilities. Large enterprises using their own in-house solutions may get in touch with an IMDA- accredited Access Point Provider (“AP”) to get connected to the InvoiceNow network.
	Step 2: Register for InvoiceNow and obtain a Peppol ID
	Approach your IRSP and/or AP to register the business in the SG Peppol Directory with your UEN and obtain your Peppol ID.
From May 2025	Step 3: Ensure that your business can transmit invoice data successfully to IRAS
	Enable the GST InvoiceNow submission feature and test your system. Types of InvoiceNow-Ready Solutions How to ensure that you can successfully transmit invoice data to IRAS?   Off-the-shelf accounting or finance solutions that are integrated with InvoiceNow capabilities You should activate the GST InvoiceNow submission feature and test that you can transmit invoices directly from your InvoiceNow-Ready Solution to IRAS. Contact your IRSP if you need assistance on how to do so. In-house enterprise solutions   Contact your AP to ensure that your solution is connected to IRAS via API and that the GST InvoiceNow submission feature is enabled. Test the invoice data transmission to IRAS with your AP, ensuring you receive transaction reports from your AP notifying if the invoice data submission is successful. Allow 3 to 12 months for system connection and testing.