Which of the following statements relating to the tax treatment of an employee is FALSE?   (i) Mary, an American, is engaged to work in Singapore from 10 October 2019 to 30 November 2019 and paid a total salary of $10,000.  During the same period, she derived rental income from a property in Singapore. All of her income sourced in Singapore will be tax exempt in YA 2020 since she exercised employment in Singapore for not more than 60 days in year 2019. (ii) All Singaporeans, regardless of where they reside in the world, will be subject to tax as a tax resident while all foreigners working in Singapore will be subject to tax as a non-resident for Singapore tax purpose.  (iii) Susan, from China, resides in Shanghai and she is director in a Singapore company.  She travelled to Singapore to attend the Board of Directors Meeting from 1 May to 6 May 2019.  She received director fees of $10,000 for the year 2019.  The director fees will be tax exempt in YA 2020 since she was in Singapore for not more than 60 days in year 2019.

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Which of the following statements relating to the tax treatment of an employee is FALSE?
 
(i) Mary, an American, is engaged to work in Singapore from 10 October 2019 to 30 November 2019 and paid a total salary of $10,000.  During the same period, she derived rental income from a property in Singapore. All of her income sourced in Singapore will be tax exempt in YA 2020 since she exercised employment in Singapore for not more than 60 days in year 2019.
(ii) All Singaporeans, regardless of where they reside in the world, will be subject to tax as a tax resident while all foreigners working in Singapore will be subject to tax as a non-resident for Singapore tax purpose. 
(iii) Susan, from China, resides in Shanghai and she is director in a Singapore company.  She travelled to Singapore to attend the Board of Directors Meeting from 1 May to 6 May 2019.  She received director fees of $10,000 for the year 2019.  The director fees will be tax exempt in YA 2020 since she was in Singapore for not more than 60 days in year 2019.
 

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(i) and (ii) only.
 

B) 

(i) and (iii) only.
 

C) 

(ii) and (iii)only.
 

D) 

All of the above.
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