SINGAPORE - Being married to a tax consultant helped seasoned property investor Aaron Wan figure out a way to avoid paying additional buyer's stamp duty (ABSD) when he bought a more upscale property.
They decoupled ownership of their matrimonial home at Watermark @ Robertson Quay when Mr Wan transferred his share of the 880 sq ft condo to his wife in 2017.
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