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Additional buyers’ stamp duties
24/02/2024
Budget 2024 – Additional buyers’ stamp duties for property developers * “Some flexibility” will also be accrued to the ABSD regime for housing developers. Currently, developers are granted an ABSD remission if they sell all units in their development by a deadline. For those who can’t sell all their units, they are subject to a… View Article
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Budget 2024 – Personal income tax rebates
24/02/2024
* There will be a personal income tax rebate of 50% for the AY 2024, capped at S$200. * Currently, taxpayers may also claim a range of dependent-related tax reliefs, if the dependants have an annual income of S$4,000 or less. This threshold will be raised to S$8,000 with effect from AY 2025. Contact us… View Article
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Budget 2024 – Employment Matters
23/02/2024
* CPF Contribution Rates will increase by 1.5 percentage points for those aged 55 to 65. *From 2025 onwards, the government will raise the maximum amount members can put into their CPF RA to receive higher CPF payouts. * The government’s CPF Transition Offset for employers will also be extended by another year to cover… View Article
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Budget 2024 – Employment matters
23/02/2024
* The qualifying income cap for the Workfare Income Supplement scheme will be raised from S$2,500 to S$3,000 to continue narrowing the income inequality gap. * Workfare payouts will be raised; lower-wage senior workers will qualify for a maximum annual payout of S$4,900, up from S$4,200. * The local qualifying salary, which is the lowest… View Article
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Budget 2024 – More SkillsFuture Credits
23/02/2024
Currently, all eligible Singaporeans aged 25 and above are entitled to S$500 in SkillsFuture credit to better upskill themselves and promote lifelong learning. Now, a new SkillsFuture Level-Up Programme will be introduced with a focus on supporting mid-career workers. This comprises a S$4,000 top-up in SkillsFuture credit top-up in May 2024 for Singaporeans aged 40… View Article
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Govt to refund $7.5m in GST wrongly collected by 6 agencies over 5 years
22/02/2024
According to Singapore’s goods and services tax system, GST should not be charged on fees for regulatory services. Do look out for refunds of GST previously wrongly collected by government agencies. Govt to refund $7.5m in GST wrongly collected by 6 agencies over 5 years Contact us for professional advice at +65 66363691, +65 9326… View Article
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EMPLOYEES OF THE FUTURE
22/02/2024
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Budget 2024 – Helping local firms to level up
22/02/2024
* Many Singapore companies grow rapidly by partnering with MNCs based locally. * To date, the PACT scheme (Partnerships for Capability Transformation) has been set in place to facilitate such collaborations. -In the coming months, this scheme will be enhanced to further support partnerships in these areas, specifically in capability training, internationalisation, and corporate venturing…. View Article
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Budget 2024 – Top-ups to build on strengths
21/02/2024
DPM Lawrence Wong also announces that the following funds and schemes will receive top-ups: * $1 billion investment over the next five years into the AI compute, talent and industry development * Additional resources to improve broadband speeds of up to 10 Gigabits per second (10 times faster than speeds in most homes today) from… View Article
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Budget 2024 – Top-ups to build on strengths
21/02/2024
*New tax credit scheme for attracting quality investments: – To attract high-quality investments, DPM Lawrence Wong announced a new tax credit with a refundable cash feature to encourage companies to make sizable investments to bring economic benefits in various sectors – particularly in key economic sectors and growth areas. – These include new manufacturing plants,… View Article
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