About The Nationwide E-Invoicing Initiative
IMDA launched the nationwide E-invoicing network based on Peppol in 2019 to help businesses improve efficiency and save cost.
An Overview of Singapore’s E-invoicing Journey
| 2018 | IMDA adopted Peppol as the standard for the nationwide e-invoicing initiative and became the first Peppol Authority outside of Europe. |
| 2019 | IMDA launched the Peppol network with 11 Access Point providers. |
| 2020 | The Government public procurement was connected to Peppol, providing an additional channel for Government vendors to issue invoices to Government. |
| 2021 | IMDA rebranded Peppol to InvoiceNow in Singapore, drawing on the public’s familiarity with PayNow, the widely adopted e-payment system in Singapore. |
| 2022 | IMDA introduced additional document types – purchase order and invoice response, on the InvoiceNow network, aiming to further streamline the procure-to-pay process for businesses. |
| 2023 | The Government announced the plan to make InvoiceNow the default channel for public procurement in the next few years. |
| 2024 |
IRAS announced the GST InvoiceNow Requirement, which requires GST-registered businesses to transmit invoice data to IRAS via the InvoiceNow network. The requirement will be implemented in phases:
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| 2026 |
IRAS announced that the GST InvoiceNow Requirement will be implemented in phases for the rest of the GST-registered businesses to progressively transmit invoice data to IRAS via InvoiceNow by April 2031:
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Peppol Authority
Peppol Framework and OpenPeppol
IMDA's nationwide e-invoicing initiative, InvoiceNow, is built on the international Peppol framework to support exchange of business documents electronically and is used in many countries. OpenPeppol is the non-profit organisation in charge of development and maintenance of the Peppol specifications. OpenPeppol delegates the authority over the implementation and use of Peppol specifications to the local Peppol Authorities. For more information on Peppol, please visit https://www.peppol.org/
IMDA as the Peppol Authority
IMDA is the Peppol Authority in Singapore. As the Peppol Authority, IMDA is responsible for Peppol Authority Specific Requirements (PASR) in Singapore and InvoiceNow service provider accreditations.
SMP in Singapore
IMDA has adopted a centralised Service Metadata Publisher (SMP) model in Singapore.
Please refer to the Singapore Peppol Directory at https://www.peppoldirectory.sg/ to check for InvoiceNow users on the network.
The InvoiceNow network is served by service providers that meet a variety of business needs. Service Providers who are interested to become an IMDA-accredited Access Point Provider (AP) and InvoiceNow-Ready Solution Provider (IRSP) can find out more about the accreditation process below:
InvoiceNow FAQ
Click here to view the latest InvoiceNow FAQ
Contact Us
For more information and clarification, please email us at einvoice@imda.gov.sg
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