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        • Tax Evasion or Fraud
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      • Casino Tax
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        • Income Tax Treatment for International Market Agents & Representatives
        • Computing Casino Tax (Gross Gaming Revenue, Casino Tax Rates)
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        • Donations & Tax Deductions
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        • Overview of bodies of persons & income that is taxable 
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        • FAQs
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        • How to Calculate Estate Duty
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        • Trust (including income from Estates)
        • How to Pay
  • Schemes
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        • Progressive Wage Credit Scheme (PWCS)
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      • Uplifting Employment Credit (UEC)
      • Senior Employment Credit (SEC), Enabling Employment Credit (EEC) and CPF Transition Offset (CTO)
      • Self-review for Eligibility of Payouts
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        • Jobs Support Scheme (JSS)
        • Specific Industries in Tiers and SSIC Codes
      • Wage Credit Scheme (WCS)
        • Wage Credit Scheme (WCS)
        • WCS Glossary
      • SkillsFuture Enterprise Credit
      • MediShield Life (MSHL)
    • Corporate Income Tax
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    • GST
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        • Cash Accounting Scheme
        • Discounted Sale Price Scheme
        • Gross Margin Scheme
        • Hand-Carried Exports Scheme (HCES)
        • Major Exporter Scheme (MES)
        • Tourist Refund Scheme (TRS) for Businesses
        • Zero GST (ZG) Warehouse Scheme
      • Industry-Specific GST Schemes
        • Industry-Specific GST Schemes
        • Approved Contract Manufacturer and Trader (ACMT) Scheme
        • Approved Import GST Suspension Scheme (AISS) (For Aerospace Players)
        • Approved Marine Customer Scheme (AMCS)
        • Approved Marine Fuel Trader (MFT) Scheme
        • Approved Refiner and Consolidator Scheme (ARCS)
        • Approved Third Party Logistics (3PL) Company Scheme
        • Specialised Warehouse Scheme (SWS)
    • Individual Income Tax
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      • Angel Investors Tax Deduction Scheme (AITD)
      • Not Ordinarily Resident (NOR) Scheme
      • SRS contributions and tax relief
      • Tax on SRS withdrawals
      • Withholding Tax on SRS
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      • View more
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      • Submit Income Records for Self-Employed
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      • myTax Mail
      • Senior Employment Credit, Enabling Employment Credit and CPF Transition Offset – Eligibility Search and Breakdown Request
      • Jobs Growth Incentive – Breakdown Records
      • Progressive Wage Credit Scheme – Eligibility Search and Breakdown Request
      • View more
    • Partnerships
      • Digital Services for Partnerships
      • File Form P
      • View Partnership Tax Filing Status
      • Request Extension of Time to File
      • Appeal Penalty Waiver
      • View Partnership Notices/ Letters
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      • myTax Mail
      • Apply for EIS Cash Payout
      • View EIS Cash Payout Application Status
      • Submit EIS Enhanced Deduction/ Allowance Records
      • View EIS Notices/ Letters
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      • Check Corporate Income Tax Status
      • View Account Summary
      • View GIRO Plan
      • View Notices/ Letters - Corporate Tax
      • Access Tax Agent e-Services
      • Pay Taxes
      • Apply/ Manage GIRO Plan
      • Update Notice Preferences (Businesses)
      • View Corporate Tax Filing Status
      • Access Company Dashboard
      • File Form C-S/ Form C-S (Lite)
      • Update Corporate Profile/ Contact Details
      • View more
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      • e-Submission of Commission
      • Submit Commission Records
      • View more
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      • View Property Tax Notices
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      • myTax Mail
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      • Apply for Payment Plan
      • Update Notice Preferences (Businesses)
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      • Check Property Tax Balance
      • View Account Summary
      • Apply/ Withdraw for Owner-Occupier Tax Rates
      • Apply House and/or Unit Number
      • View more
    • Property Professionals
      • Digital Services for Property Professionals
      • Check Annual Value of Property
      • Update Property Ownership
      • Apply House and/or Unit Number
      • View more
    • GST
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      • View Account Summary
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      • myTax Mail
      • GST Registered Business Search
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      • File GST Return/ Edit Past Return
      • Pay Taxes
      • Apply for Payment Plan
      • Update Notice Preferences (Businesses)
      • Retrieve GST Returns/ Assessments for ASK Review
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      • View more
    • Stamp Duty
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      • Requests: Amendment to Stamp Certificate
      • Stamping: Others - Declaration of Trust/ Trust Deed
      • Requests: Apply for Assessment/ Appeal/ Remission
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      • Stamping: Others - Other Transfer (Dutiable documents)
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      • View more
    • Withholding Tax
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      • View S45 COR Status
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      • View more
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      • Submit CRS or FATCA Return
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      • View more
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      • View more
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Offences

Desmond Ng Teng Poh, 51-year old sole shareholder and director of Studioholic Private Limited ("SPL") - in business of retail sale of clothing, footwear and leather articles) -  convicted of:

  • Assisting SPL to evade a total of $351,506 in GST by claiming input tax for purported purchases that SPL had never made
  • Giving false information with falsified documents in response to queries by IRAS auditors

Court sentence

  • 38 months' imprisonment
  • $2,458,537 in penalties

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Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore

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Last updated on 24 July 2024