GST Refund

Only non-GST registered businesses at the point of payment are eligible for the GST refund. GST-registered business would have claimed the GST amount from IRAS duly.

SFA will proactively reach out to all businesses that had made payment from 1 January 2019 to-date based on our available records to advise them on the matter. We will subsequently reach out to businesses eligible for refunds duly.

Businesses that had made payments for any of these three fees after 1 January 2019 and have not received any notification from SFA by 30 June 2024 can write to SFA.

For businesses that had made payments before 1 January 2019 and wish to enquire if they are eligible for a refund, they can write to SFA by 31 December 2024 for assistance.

Businesses that are not GST-registered at the point of payment are eligible for a refund. Businesses that have since been dissolved can write to SFA for assistance.

The refund amount ranges from $10.30 to $13.24, depending on the applicable GST rate at the point of licence application. The refund amount will include a simple interest at 5.5% per annum. All eligible businesses will be notified of the refund process duly.

For companies that are on GIRO or with PayNow (UEN), the refund will be remitted by end-April 2024.

For transactions before January 2019, SFA will require more time to retrieve the records as some old records may not be available. Please write to SFA for assistance on the refund process.

If you did not receive any notification from SFA by 30 June 2024, you can visit SFA’s website for more information or write to SFA for assistance.

Please ensure that the emails are sent from email addresses that end with @sfa.gov.sg. You can verify the email by contacting SFA via the website livechat or via the SFA Online Feedback Form.