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Connect, Transact & Be Rewarded when you use InvoiceNow!

InvoiceNow Transaction Bonus

The nationwide E-invoicing initiative has seen good traction with more than 50,000 businesses connected on the InvoiceNow network. To accelerate adoption so that businesses on the network can get more benefits, IMDA has introduced the following incentives, including available grants:

A banner promoting the InvoiceNow Transaction Bonus by IMDA applicable to all businesses on the network for sending 10 e-invoices

About

A $200 bonus for all businesses on the network for sending 10 e-invoices on InvoiceNow.

Eligibility criteria

  • Applicable to businesses who have valid and active business UENs excluding the entity types listed below.
  • Businesses who send a total of 10 e-invoices on the network within 12 months from the 1st e-invoice will receive a bonus payout of $200.
    • Send 1st e-invoice: receive $50;
    • Send remaining 9 e-invoices: receive another $150;

Steps

  1. Complete a one-time registration at this form to receive payout status and other InvoiceNow related matters from IMDA: www.go.gov.sg/register-itb
  2. Find your business customers on the SG Peppol Directory and retrieve their Peppol ID information (www.peppoldirectory.sg).
  3. Send an e-invoice directly from your solution to your business customer on the network.
  4. Receive your bonus via PayNow Corporate, no claim is required.

If you are not on InvoiceNow today, join the network with an IMDA-approved InvoiceNow-ready Service Provider: www.go.gov.sg/einvoice-solutions and www.go.gov.sg/imda-ap 
There are also free solutions available here: www.go.gov.sg/einvoice-free

Terms & conditions

Refer to the terms and conditions here (174.68KB).

FAQs

Have questions on ITB? You might find the answers in our ITB FAQ here (121.68KB).

LEAD Connect

A banner promoting the LEAD Connect and Transact Grant by IMDA applicable to large enterprises with their own finance/ ERP solution

Deadline for claim submission

All claim submissions for LEAD Connect grant must be received by 31 October 2024 through the claim form: https://go.gov.sg/submitleadconnect after completing integration to the InvoiceNow network with own finance/ERP solution.

About LEAD Connect

A $30k fixed grant applicable to large enterprises with their own finance/ ERP solution.

Eligibility criteria

  • Applicable to enterprises who have valid and active business UENs excluding the entity types listed below.
  • Enterprises who complete integration to the InvoiceNow network with their own finance/ERP solution within 12 months from the start of the work will qualify for the grant.
    • Entity has a minimum of 200 business counterparties (aggregate of suppliers and customers).
      1. Generally, counterparties are business entities with whom the claimant has direct transactions with (e.g. Counterparty B sends invoice to Claimant A or Claimant A sends invoice to Counterparty B). IMDA reserves the right to request for addition supporting documents on the list of business counterparties and the transactions with the claimants.
      2. The business counterparties should be live business entities.
    • Entity has its own ERP/finance solution which requires to connect to the InvoiceNow network with the help of Access Point providers.
    • The start of the work should be after 1 November 2022.

Steps

  1. Register interest at this form to receive help from IMDA on planning and meeting eligibility criteria: www.go.gov.sg/register-leadgrant
  2. Submit supporting document such as contract/agreement between the enterprise and your vendor(s) showing the work started after 1 Nov 2022, supplementary artefacts showing activities (e.g. data mapping, data transformation, system integration and testing), and list of business partner UENs.
  3. Complete the claim form here: www.go.gov.sg/submitleadconnect
  4. Grant will be disbursed directly to the enterprise through PayNow Corporate.

Terms & conditions

Refer to the terms and conditions here (175.09KB).

LEAD Transact Grant

About LEAD Transact Grant

Up to a $40k grant by IMDA applies to large enterprises that meet the minimum number of transacting business partners on the InvoiceNow network.

Eligibility criteria

  • Applicable to enterprises who have valid and active business UENs excluding the entity types listed below.
  • Enterprises who are able to meet the minimum transaction tier, (i.e. transacting with 25 UENs as buyer and/or 250 UENs as biller).
  • Enterprise can receive incentives as both Buyer and Biller.
  • Funding period is 12 months starting from the first claim submission by the enterprise. The starting dates for the enterprise as Buyer and Biller can be different.
  • Billers receiving LEAD Transact Grant will not be eligible for InvoiceNow Transaction Bonus.
  • The Buyer’s and Biller’s counterparties in the claim will be considered ONLY if they have not been listed as counterparties in LEAD Transact claims by other earlier claimants.

Please refer to the table below for the transaction tiers and corresponding pay-outs:

Transaction Tier Payout Number of Unique Business Counterparties Transacted With
As Buyer As Biller
1 $5,000 25 250
2 $10,000 50 500
3 $15,000 75 750
4 $20,000 100 1000

Steps

  1. Register interest at this form to receive help from IMDA on planning and meeting eligibility criteria: www.go.gov.sg/register-leadgrant
  2. Submit claim form showing list of transacting counter parties here: www.go.gov.sg/submitleadtransact
  3. Grant will be disbursed directly to the enterprise through PayNow Corporate.

Terms & conditions

Refer to the terms and conditions here (175.08KB).

FAQs

Have questions on the IMDA LEAD Connect & Transact Grant? You might find the answers in our LEAD Grant FAQ here (158.49KB).

Excluded entity types

Organisations with these entity types are not eligible for the grants:

Entity type* Description
FM Foreign Military Units
DP High Commisions
CP Consulates
NR Consulate International Organisations
PA PA Services
PB Grassroots Units
GA Organs of State, Ministries and Departments
GB Statutory Boards and bodies performing public duties
GS Govt and Govt aided schools
 UF Unregistered Foreign Entity

* Character 4-5 in UEN (only applicable to Type C UENs, refer https://www.uen.gov.sg/)

Updated as of: 1 November 2022

Effective Date

The IMDA ITB and LEAD Connect & Transact grants are effective from 1 November 2022 to 31 October 2024 or when the grant funds are fully disbursed, whichever is earlier.

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