ROLAND TAY OF DIRECT FUNERAL Service
For making pro bono death preparations for crime victims, organizer Roland Tay Hai Choon is well known.
Last September, the 77-year-old was fined S$ 12, 000 and ordered to pay a sentence of more than S$ 529, 000 for duty crimes.
At the time of the crimes, Roland Tay was a lover of Direct Singapore Funeral Services &, Embalming.
He was also the sole proprietor of five different companies: Hindu Casket, Tong Aik Funeral, All Saints Care Services, 24 Hours Strong Casket and Defu Veterinary Clinic.
His staff, 80-year-old Pang Toon Jim, did accountancy for some of his companies.
Roland Tay authorized Pang to sign the personal income tax return forms for YA2011 and YA2012 on his representative, and he authorized him to do so. In YA2013, he filed his income tax returns online.
In all three times, his annual salary exceeded S$ 500, 000. But his salary was underrepresented as being S$ 121, 051, S$ 138, 976 and S$ 81, 766 both.
As a result, he was undercharged a total of more than S$ 250, 000 in fees across the three times.
Studies also revealed that Roland Tay’s businesses ‘ full deductible products totaled more than S$ 1 million on Jun 30, 2010.
He was required to inform the treasurer of GST of his obligation to register for GST by July 30th, 2010, but he did not, and as a result, he owed nearly S$ 287, 000 in income.
The crimes were uncovered through IRAS ‘ assessment project. Roland Tay made whole reimbursement of the debts.
His defense attorneys claimed that he had “relied totally” on Pang and lacked financial understanding.
They added that because he had corporatized his company, which was being run by his family members, he had ensured adherence in the future.
GRACE TAY OF GRACE Tomb
Grace Tay, the 40-year-old proprietor of Grace Casket, was jailed for 25 days and fined nearly S$ 75, 000 for tax evasion in December 2022.
In the executioner company, Grace Casket operated as a contractor, selling funeral packages and outsourcers.
At the same time, Grace Tay even earned a regular income working for her kids ‘ company, Teck Hin Undertaker.
She admitted to intentionally putting simply what she made from Teck Hin Undertaker in her YA2018 income tax returns.
She omitted a full of more than S$ 600, 000 in money from her results from YA2017 to YA2019, resulting in her being undercharged about S$ 57, 000 in taxes.
Just reportedly when IRAS audited Teck Hin Undertaker, the errors became public.
When Grace Tay was interviewed by IRAS about this audit, she revealed that she owned Grace Casket but that her “business was little” and that she was not involved in it.
Eventually, it was discovered that Grace Casket was truly” thriving” and that she had not been truthful.
The judge apparently determined that Grace Tay was” no babe in the wilderness” and that her absence of her salary was” not a professional or sudden supervision.”