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More than 98,000 employers to get S$940 million in Wage Credit Scheme payouts by end-March
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More than 98,000 employers to get S$940 million in Wage Credit Scheme payouts by end-March
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18 Mar 2021 11:51AM)
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SINGAPORE: More than 98,000 employers will receive S$940 million in Wage Credit Scheme payouts by Mar 31, said the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) on Thursday (Mar 18).
The Government will co-fund 15 per cent of qualifying wage increases given in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 to more than 800,000 Singaporean workers earning a gross monthly wage of up to S$5,000, said the authorities in a press release.

Besides claims on expenses incurred while working from home, taxpayers may also be eligible for other reliefs and rebates. The Sunday Times takes a look at some of them.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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All trusts named as beneficiaries before the SECURE Act may need to be updated, says one analyst.

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San Antonio-area man accused of defrauding retired cops pleads guilty
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Victor Lee Farias, a Fair Oaks Ranch businessman, entered a guilty plea in a federal criminal case Wednesday. U.S. Magistrate Judge Richard B. Farrer accepted the plea via Zoom rather than in-person in the John H. Wood Jr. U.S. Courthouse.File photo
A Fair Oaks Ranch businessman faces up to 20 years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty Wednesday to orchestrating a Ponzi scheme that cost investors more than $7.4 million.
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Putting aside more money and paying down balances are the two top financial resolutions for 2020, according to a new survey from Fidelity Investments. That is followed by spending less.
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