Case and status
Lim Meng Fatt and Gan Bee Bee were convicted of assisting Wan Lin Healthcare Centre to evade income tax and GST and fraudulently deregister from GST while it remained liable. Gan was also convicted of a false PIC claim. Lim’s overall sentence was 12 months and 16 weeks with S$1,163,668 penalties; Gan’s was 16 months and 17 weeks with S$1,175,818 penalties.
Facts, amounts and outcome
The offences involved S$140,378 of income tax, S$84,304 of omitted GST output tax and S$163,206 of GST evaded through deregistration. Gan’s PIC offence involved S$4,050. The official sentencing table below separates the offences and individual outcomes. Some prison terms ran concurrently, so individual charge terms must not simply be added together.
Individual sentences by offence
| Offence | Lim Meng Fatt | Gan Bee Bee |
|---|---|---|
| Income tax S$140,378, YAs 2015/2017 | 28 weeks; S$421,134 penalty | 3 months 17 weeks; S$421,134 penalty |
| Output GST S$84,304 | 6 months; S$252,914 penalty | 6 months; S$252,914 penalty |
| GST deregistration, S$163,206 | 10 months; S$489,620 penalty | 11 months; S$489,620 penalty |
| False PIC S$4,050 | Not applicable | 3 weeks; S$12,150 penalty |
| Overall sentence | 12 months 16 weeks; S$1,163,668 | 16 months 17 weeks; S$1,175,818 |
Some terms run concurrently. Official rounded tax and penalty amounts are retained.
Official source
This report is independently written from the IRAS release dated above. Case status, policy announcements and historical figures refer to that release.
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