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IRAS: Income from social media marketing are taxable

Bloggers who run advertisements like Google Adsense, Taboola, MGID, etc on their blogs are subjected to tax, says Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS). On 15 March, IRAS issued a letter to a number of bloggers stating that income received from social media marketing activities will be assessed as self-employed income...

MP for Bukit Batok resigns from Parliament and PAP

Member of Parliament (MP) for Bukit Batok SMC, Mr David Ong has resigned from his position as an MP and also from the People's Action Party (PAP), citing "personal reasons". Mr David Ong (Photo: TOC) His resignation, effective today (12th Mar), was confirmed by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on the same day. In the interim,...

TR Emeritus, The Online Citizen and The Real Singapore

When TR Emeritus (TRE) was revived in December 2011, the team estimated that it would cost at least US$50,000 to keep the site going till at least year 2016. We then started a donation drive in the same year hoping to raise the amount, but we never managed to hit the target, even after 4 years "in service". As it stands, our...