Singapore retiree receives property tax bill of 1 cent

When retiree Steven Ooi opened a letter last Saturday asking him to pay his property tax, he was stunned to discover that the amount he owed was one cent.

The letter was sent to him by the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras). It added: Pay up or there would be a 5 per cent penalty fee.

Mr Ooi, 75, was baffled, but he shrugged and paid up. That same day, he wrote out a cheque for one cent and sent it to the tax authority.

He said he mailed the cheque because he was curious to know what would happen next.

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