Doubling times from the rule of 72 fit interest compounded once a year
The rule of 72 estimates the years money takes to double by dividing 72 by the yearly interest rate. It works best when...
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IFRS 16 puts leased equipment on a lessee's balance sheet
Under IFRS 16 and its Singapore and Malaysian equivalents, a lessee records most equipment leases as an asset and a debt...
IBAN check digits catch every wrong digit and nearly every letter typo
An IBAN's check digits caught every wrong digit we typed into SWIFT's 89 example IBANs, and missed a few errors that swa...
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Singapore's Category A and B COE premiums nearly converged in 2026
Singapore's Category A and B COE premiums finished a median S$2,750 apart over the bidding exercises from January to Sep...
Taiwan's bigger child exemption for 2026 income, and the families it leaves unchanged
From 2026 income, Taiwan's exemption for each minor child rises to NT$151,500. For a salaried couple with two school-age...
Hong Kong salaries tax for 2026/27, with the allowances that changed this year
Hong Kong's 2026/27 salaries tax, as legislated so far, takes HK$790 more from many single taxpayers than 2025/26 did, d...
Hong Kong has charged every flat buyer the same stamp duty rates since 2024
Since 28 February 2024 every buyer of a Hong Kong flat pays the same ad valorem stamp duty rates. The 2026 table, what a...
Malaysian road tax in 2026 depends on where the car lives
The same 1,998cc saloon pays RM379 in road tax in the Peninsula and RM273.50 in Sabah or Sarawak, and the gap grows with...
The notes that can go in an ang bao for Lunar New Year 2027
Lunar New Year 2027 falls on 6 February. Which notes you can get for an ang bao, lai see or 紅包 in Singapore, Malaysia,...
Taiwan labour and health insurance deductions, grade by grade
What comes off a Taiwan salary for labour, employment and health insurance in 2026, why it is never salary times a rate,...
Bride price in mainland China has no legal cap, but a court can order it returned
No law caps a bride price in mainland China, but court rules say when it must come back, and in six model cases the shar...
Why China withholds more tax from the same salary by December
A ¥20,000 salary in China is withheld ¥318 in January and ¥1,060 from May. The tax is annual and the payslip is a runnin...
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