Businesses routinely incur expenses on behalf of related entities or customers. Do you know if these recoveries are classified as reimbursements or disbursements? While the terms are sometimes used interchangeably, they carry distinct meanings under GST rules and lead to different tax treatments.
Join the team from KPMG in Singapore – Accredited Tax Advisors (GST) Ms Elaine Koh, Partner, Head of Indirect Tax and Ms Lim Wee Theng, Director, Indirect Tax – for a session that take the practical approach in unpacking the GST treatment of expense recharges to avoid compliance risks, incorrect GST reporting and costly penalties.
Revisit key GST concepts, examine the critical factors that distinguish reimbursements from disbursements and highlight common pitfalls in practice. Grow your confidence to apply the correct GST treatment and pick up practical tips to strengthen your compliance strategies.
- Revisit fundamental GST concepts relevant to the recovery of expenses
- Identify key factors to distinguish clearly between reimbursements and disbursements and the applicable GST treatment for various scenarios
- Analyse common pitfalls and errors in expense recharges that may lead to incorrect GST reporting or compliance risks
- Apply practical examples and guidance to strengthen your organisation’s GST compliance framework when recovering expenses
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Ms Elaine KohPartner, Head of Indirect Tax
KPMG in Singapore
Accredited Tax Advisor (GST)
Elaine is a Partner of KPMG Singapore’s Indirect Tax Practice. She has been specializing in GST for more than 20 years, out of which 3 years was with the GST division of the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore. Elaine has vast experience in advising clients on the restructuring of transactions to achieve GST efficiency and on GST implications arising from mergers and acquisitions, including the transfer of businesses as a going concern. Her experience includes performing GST prudential reviews, GST due diligence and advising clients on the application for the Assisted Compliance Assurance Programme (ACAP) and seeking ruling requests from the IRAS. She also advises clients on Assisted Self-Help Kit (ASK) reviews.
Ms Lim Wee ThengDirector, Indirect Tax
KPMG in Singapore
Accredited Tax Advisor (GST)
Wee Theng is a Director with the Indirect Tax Practice and has over 20 years of experience in the areas of Goods and Services Tax (GST) advisory and compliance services. Wee Theng has good understanding of the procedural issues in relation to GST applications, and vast experience and insight on the common issues faced by companies in different industries. She has experience in providing due diligence review for M&A projects, guiding clients through complex GST audits, advising on business transactions for various industries and tax restructuring models. In addition, Wee Theng is experienced in Assisted Compliance Assurance Programme (ACAP) review, ASK Annual Review and application for various GST schemes.