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Why is Singapore's NSman relief really a family of reliefs rather than one simple military tax perk?
I keep hearing 'NSman relief' spoken about as if it were a single tax break in Singapore. Please explain why the structure is more layered than that and why taxpayers should not assume every household member is looking at the same relief.
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