Less well-known facts about personal income tax

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In general, a tax relief is a deduction made from your total income to derive the income that attracts tax.

On the other hand, a tax rebate is a straight-up deduction from your actual tax dues.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on March 24, 2019, with the headline Less well-known facts about personal income tax. Subscribe