{
  "id": 15988005,
  "title": "Over 3,000 taxpayers made false claims for employment expenses; Iras warns of misleading tax advice",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/over-3-000-taxpayers-made-false-claims-for-employment-expenses-iras",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-22T02:30:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Business Times - Singapore",
    "slug": "the-business-times-singapore",
    "url": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/over-3000-taxpayers-made-false-claims-employment-expenses-iras-warns-misleading-tax-advice"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras) has warned that over 3,000 taxpayers have made false claims for employment expenses. These taxpayers were misled by circulating messages that encouraged them to make false or incorrect claims for expenses that were not incurred or were not allowable as tax deductions. Employment expenses are those incurred while carrying out work and may be deducted from employment income, reducing the amount subject to tax. Iras advises taxpayers to rely on valid, accurate, and properly substantiated claims, supported by relevant records such as receipts and invoices. Unsupported claims will not be allowed, and those found guilty could face penalties up to three times the undercharged tax or imprisonment.",
  "summary": "The authority is aware that misleading messages on how to reduce income tax have been circulating",
  "key_points": [
    "Over 3,000 taxpayers made false employment expense claims",
    "Messages misled taxpayers to claim non-existent or non-allowable expenses",
    "Iras warns of penalties up to three times undercharged tax or imprisonment"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The spread of misleading tax advice shifts the burden of accuracy onto individual taxpayers, who now face severe legal penalties for following incorrect guidance on employment expense deductions.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}