IRAS Updates GST Guide Clarifying Retailer Rebates and Taxable Service Supplies

IRAS updated the GST guide for retailers to clarify when rebates are treated as separate services versus adjustments to past purchases.
Volume rebates that simply reduce the value of past purchases remain adjustments to the original supply.
Rebates given in return for separate services to suppliers, such as shelf space commitments or extra marketing activities, are treated as taxable services.
In those cases, retailers must issue a tax invoice and account for GST on the rebate using the prevailing tax fraction.

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