By Elena Chong

A BUSINESSMAN was charged in court on Friday with assisting his company to evade Goods and Services Tax.

Stienberg Tan Geok Yong, 37, is accused of overstating input tax and making false entries with intent to assist Stienberg & Lindsay Food and Beverage evade tax between November 2004 and June 2005.

The total amount of tax overstated in the GST returns for three accounting periods was $18,616.

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