SINGAPORE - A principal tax auditor with the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore logged on to his workplace computer system and unlawfully changed its contents by increasing the amount of cash payout meant for his mother's firm by $30,000.
The principal tax auditor, Neo Haw Yng, who was from the agency's Compliance, Clubs, Trust and Gaming Branch, went on the Inland Revenue Interactive Network at around 10.40am on Feb 10, 2015, and changed the payout amount from $4,881 to $34,881.Neo, 32, was jailed for three months and four weeks on Friday after pleading guilty to three charges under the Computer Misuse and Cybersecurity Act. The Straits Times understands that he is no longer with Iras.
As part of his duties, he processed PIC cash payouts to companies. However, he was only authorised to do so when his supervisor assigned a case to him.