Crystal Jade Fine Dining CEO appears in court to face company's tax charge

The case was adjourned for the company to perform the required filings and pay a S$2,000 composition fine.

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SINGAPORE: The chief executive officer of Crystal Jade Fine Dining, Mr Ivan Swa, appeared in court on Tuesday (Oct 27) to face a tax charge on behalf of the company.

The subsidiary of Crystal Jade was first charged in May with one count under the Income Tax Act of failing to furnish a complete income return for the year of assessment 2025 by Nov 30, 2025.

The company had just hired a lawyer, Mr Leong Kit Weng from Shook Lin & Bok, who told the court that he was seeking a 30-day adjournment.

This was for the company to have sufficient time to perform the outstanding filings and to pay a composition fine of S$2,000 (US$1,561) that remains outstanding.

A composition fine is an out-of-court fine. Usually, for some offences, once composition is paid, the related charge can be withdrawn.

The prosecutor did not object to the adjournment and the judge adjourned the case to Nov 24, by which time the composition fine is supposed to be paid.

For failing to furnish an income return, a person can be jailed for up to six months and fined up to S$5,000.

Financial and risk advisory firm Kroll said last month that its representatives had been appointed as receivers over Crystal Jade Culinary Concepts Holding and Crystal Jade Culinary Concepts Holding (Great China).

Crystal Jade restaurants will continue operating and serving diners even while this goes on, Kroll said.

Earlier this month, Crystal Jade closed four outlets in Singapore, leaving nine restaurants in operation .

Termination notices were also issued to about 120 workers across the affected outlets and some corporate functions.

Crystal Jade Food Manufacturing, the group's central kitchen in Singapore, also ceased operations in early October.

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案件延期审理，以便该公司提交所需文件并支付 2000 新元的和解罚款。

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新加坡：翡翠餐饮集团首席执行官 Ivan Swa 先生于周二（10 月 27 日）出庭，代表公司面临税务指控。

翡翠集团的子公司于 5 月份首次被指控违反所得税法，未在 2025 年 11 月 30 日前提交 2025 课税年度的完整所得税申报表。

该公司刚刚聘请了来自 Shook Lin & Bok 律师事务所的梁杰文先生作为律师，梁杰文先生告诉法庭，他正在寻求 30 天的延期。

这是为了让公司有足够的时间完成未决的文件，并支付尚未缴纳的 2,000 新元（1,561 美元）的罚款。

和解罚款是指庭外和解罚款。通常情况下，对于某些违法行为，一旦缴纳和解罚款，相关指控即可撤销。

检察官没有反对延期审理，法官将案件延期至 11 月 24 日，届时罚款应已缴纳。

未提交收入申报表者，可被判处最高六个月监禁和最高 5000 新元罚款。

金融和风险咨询公司 Kroll 上个月表示，其代表已被指定为翡翠餐饮概念控股有限公司和翡翠餐饮概念控股有限公司（大中华区）的接管人。

克罗尔表示，即使疫情持续，翡翠餐厅也将继续营业，为顾客提供服务。

本月初，翡翠餐厅关闭了新加坡的四家分店，目前仅剩九家餐厅仍在营业。

受影响门店和部分公司职能部门的约 120 名员工也收到了解雇通知。

集团位于新加坡的中央厨房——翡翠食品制造有限公司也于 10 月初停止运营。

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