I registered GST voluntarily in Feb this year. Then for my first quarterly filing, I was FINED $200 because I was late.
I emailed to the tax officer:
I definitely did file for GST on Apr 16. Did something go wrong?
The officer did not reply, even past the 5 working days. I forgive them since they must be overwhelmed during COVID.
So I try to rectify myself. I did that by e-filing again.
Turns out, I need to approve each GST filing
I read carefully this time, and saw this after I finish the e-filing.
Ah, so someone has to approve.
Who?
In my case, it is myself, because I am a sole-proprietor.
Duh.
How to make one an approver?
For that, I need to login to CorpPass, and edit under the e-services.
As above, my role is merely a Preparer. WTH they set me up as that is another question they have to ask themselves.
Obviously I have to change the role to Approver.
Then go IRAS again
After which, login to IRAS and go e-file again. This time, it will skip the “waiting for approval” status.
The transactions update instantly, including magically waiving off the late fee penalty!
Kudos to the automatic waiver! I guess so many “new users” will have the issue, or other issues, that they automatically just waive for businesses. Tough time anyway. 😅