Corporate Income Tax (CIT) Filing: More Than 4,700 Companies Prosecuted for Delayed or Missing Tax Returns in 2023

SINGAPORE: The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) urges all companies to submit their Corporate Income Tax (CIT) Returns by the statutory deadline of November 30, 2024. Year after year, IRAS has noted that approximately 10% of companies fail to meet their CIT filing obligations despite multiple reminders. In 2023 alone, over 4,700 companies faced…

Implementation of InvoiceNow for GST-Registered Businesses and Complimentary InvoiceNow Services for Newly Incorporated Businesses

SINGAPORE: The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) will begin a phased implementation of the InvoiceNow system for GST-registered businesses, starting in November 2025. This new GST InvoiceNow Requirement will initially target newly incorporated businesses that voluntarily register for GST, mandating them to use InvoiceNow solutions to transmit invoice data to IRAS for tax purposes.…

Income Tax returns

Former insurance introducer convicted of giving incorrect expense claims in the Income Tax returns of insurance agents

SINGAPORE: Chew Yen, Ian (“Chew”), a 52-year-old insurance introducer, has been sentenced by the Court to fines totalling $4,000 and $186,816 in penalties after being convicted of four charges of providing incorrect information in the Income Tax returns of three insurance agents. As an insurance introducer, Chew was responsible for introducing potential customers to insurance…

Tax Evasions

Couple Convicted for Multiple Tax Evasions

SINGAPORE: Lim Meng Fatt and Gan Bee Bee, both aged 53, have been convicted by the Court today for tax evasions of Income Tax and Goods & Services Tax (GST), as well as fraudulently de-registering their company Wan Lin Healthcare Centre Pte Ltd (“Wan Lin”) from GST when in fact the company was still liable…

Night Club Operator Sentenced to Jail and Penalties for GST Evasion and Money Laundering

SINGAPORE: Soon Kok Khoon (“Soon”), the operator of Club Posh Entertainment LLP (“CPE”) and West Palace Entertainment (“WPE”) (collectively, the “Clubs”), has been sentenced by the Court to six months and 34 weeks imprisonment and ordered to pay penalties totalling $630,861, after being convicted of offences involving Goods and Services Tax (GST) evasion and money-laundering.…