The judge has allowed the 77-year-old to pay the hefty penalty over 18 months.
SINGAPORE – Roland Tay Hai Choon, known as an undertaker who arranges free funerals for murder victims and the poor, was fined and penalised on Sept 5 for making incorrect tax returns.
The undertaker must also pay the taxman a total penalty of $529,321.28. This is the mandatory penalty for his four offences. In 2013, Tay had filed his taxes online but under-declared his income by $506,879. His actual income was $588,645. Tay had also failed to register for GST when the total value of his taxable supplies for three of his companies exceeded $1 million for four consecutive quarters between 2010 and 2013.Tay has made headlines for arranging pro bono funerals for murder victims and the poor in Singapore.
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