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Any income arising from sources outside Singapore and received in Singapore on or after 1 January 2004 by an individual (other than partners of a partnership) is exempt from tax. This system has the potential to allow for tax avoidance practiced by individuals who derive income from abroad, gain tax exemptions via their non-resident status ...
The tax rate may increase as taxable income increases (referred to as graduated or progressive tax rates). The tax imposed on companies is usually known as corporate tax and is commonly levied at a flat rate. Individual income is often taxed at progressive rates where the tax rate applied to each additional unit of income increases (e.g., the ...
IRAS collected S$47 billion in tax revenue in FY2016/17. [7] Tax arrears remained low at 0.68% of net tax assessed and cost of collection was also kept low at 0.84 cents for every dollar collected. In FY2016/17, IRAS uncovered 10,626 non-compliant cases and recovered about $332 million in taxes and penalties through rigorous audits and ...
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The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore under Ministry of Finance (Singapore) is in charge of tax collection. The latest amendment bill is still being made as of March 2016. [1] Under Section 95 of the ITA, convicted taxpayers are subjected to a penalty of up to 200% of the amount of tax undercharged in cases of incorrect tax returns.
[26] [27] The channel shows SARS-related programming, as well as news and infomercials on SARS, broadcasting until 9 July, after all countries are taken off the SARS list. [28] 30 May – Singapore is officially declared SARS-free by the World Health Organization, taking effect the following day. [29] 16 July – SARS is eradicated from Singapore.
Simultaneously, corporate tax rate was cut by 3% to 27%, and the top marginal personal income tax rate was cut by 3% to 30%. The initial GST rate of 3% was among the lowest in the world, as the focus was not to generate substantial revenue, but to allow people to get adjusted to the tax. [3]
Taylor Swift stole the show at an Asian summit Tuesday when Singapore’s leader defended his tiny country's lucrative concert deal that could cause bad blood with neighboring nations. Singapore ...