Man arrested for evading GST and duty

***StarDust*** · 30-06-2009, 10:55 AM

Man arrested for evading GST and duty

Singapore Customs today arrested a Singaporean man for fraudulent evasion of duty and Goods and Services Tax (GST) by submitting invoices that showed incorrect values for the import of motor cars from Japan.

Mr Lauren Sim Guan Heng, 44 faces 146 charges for fraudulent evasion of excise duty and GST, and additional 124 charges for making incorrect declarations to Customs officers.

310 units of Japanese cars of various makes were involved and the duty and GST shortpaid totalled $417,246.09. The offences took place between August 2006 and September 2007.

He will be charged in court on 30 June 2009.

Since November 2008, 12 people have been charged in court for evading duty and GST. One of them had pleaded guilty and was fined a total of S$1.416m in April 2009. The other cases are still ongoing.

Under the Customs Act, it is the responsibility of the importers to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the values and other related costs declared.

Under-declaration of the value is a serious offence as it will result in short payment of duty, GST and Additional Registration Fee (ARF).

Any person who is guilty of fraudulent evasion of duties or GST will be liable on conviction to a fine of up to 20 times the amount of duty and GST evaded or imprisonment, or both. In addition to the penalties meted out by the court, the offenders are also required to make good the duty and GST shortpaid to the government.

Source: http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne...29-151639.html

ValkyrieLenneth · 30-06-2009, 11:29 AM

hevy fine ahead for the person

**kohht** · 30-06-2009, 11:36 AM

too bad,he can his own ass pwned.

**pigb0y** · 30-06-2009, 12:13 PM

That's a case caught.

Imagine the rich getting richer?

**Peuan Sanit** · 30-06-2009, 12:54 PM

He will get a very heavy fine and jail to serve as a deterence to others.

**xxdestinyzz** · 30-06-2009, 01:14 PM

waaa this is how govt earn $$$

PinkLady · 30-06-2009, 04:20 PM

wah, they forever very efficient in 'fining'

**W1ll** · 30-06-2009, 11:44 PM

If government not smart then how to make ppl believe in them

**muffin** · 02-07-2009, 06:12 PM

never do this type of thing over here, u will get caught in no time

**MinistryOfPrint** · 02-07-2009, 06:28 PM

LOL!

Luckily I am not GST-registered. Still, Ministry Of Print is a registered company under ACRA.

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platform · 03-07-2009, 01:31 AM

Is it worth paying more fine than paying regular GST?

**Terris** · 03-07-2009, 01:43 AM

He really v unlucky...

shypineapple · 03-07-2009, 02:08 AM

some people are just plain stupid. -___-

**cutiegurl** · 03-07-2009, 02:23 AM

SG govt become more more rich..The GST and duty already heavy. Now govt wan 20 times more for whoever catch for run out of tax.. if you wan avoid 1million sgd tax.. if lucky then Free lol.. if unluvky nah. need to paid 20mil sgd to govt. woah^^ less of your life work for nothing, all your hardworking money become govt money.
Haiz>< but item all have GST. Sure all become poor.