gromitmtl
Vietnamese expat in Malaysia
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7
About me
Vietnamese
Lives in Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Speaks English, Vietnamese
Registration: 04 September 2019
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Leaving Malaysia - bank account and tax
Hello fellow members, Hope some of you can shed some lights to my questions below. I just resigned to move back to my country. Official last day will be 31 Dec 2021, but I might leave Malaysia mid Dec subject to flight availability. So I have a ... Read More
Is monthly phone allowance paid into salary subject to income tax? by gromitmtl
Hi folks, My company pays monthly phone allowance into salary and deducts income tax. But I read on this link that these are tax exempt: - Gifts of fixed line telephone, mobile phone, pager or Personal Digital Assistant(PDA)registered in ...
Thank you so much for your advice :) Read More
60 day rule for no income tax in tax year by ukgeorge
I have two questions: I will be moving to Kuala Lumpur later in the year but may only be resident in this tax year for less than 60 days. If I continue my employment next tax year will the period I am employed this year, if less than 60 days, be ...
I'm interested in this topic as well, any help from the experts here? Read More
Is monthly phone allowance paid into salary subject to income tax?
Hi folks, My company pays monthly phone allowance into salary and deducts income tax. But I read on this link that these are tax exempt: - Gifts of fixed line telephone, mobile phone, pager or Personal Digital Assistant(PDA)registered in ... Read More
28% Tax deduction - 14 days out of the Malaysia by irshad914
Hi, I am currently working in Malaysia from 8th September 2017 till date and i will be working till Sep 2018 till my contract gets completed. Currently my employer is deducting 28% tax from my salary. By March 10th i will be completing 183 days ...
Oh...and if you (or Hughes) exceed those 14 days the days before that get "cut off". You'd still qualify for 2020...but any days prior to that "gap"would have to accumulate 182 days in the previous year (2019) on their own ... Read More
28% Tax deduction - 14 days out of the Malaysia by irshad914
Hi, I am currently working in Malaysia from 8th September 2017 till date and i will be working till Sep 2018 till my contract gets completed. Currently my employer is deducting 28% tax from my salary. By March 10th i will be completing 183 days ...
One does not "lose" the tax resident status for 2020 if one takes leave, or even if one exits the country entirely once one has attained the 182 days (the 14 days being excused absences within that period...they must still be "made ... Read More
28% Tax deduction - 14 days out of the Malaysia by irshad914
Hi, I am currently working in Malaysia from 8th September 2017 till date and i will be working till Sep 2018 till my contract gets completed. Currently my employer is deducting 28% tax from my salary. By March 10th i will be completing 183 days ...
Hello cinnamonape, Utilized the above example, if he has completed his 182 days + 14 days in 2020 to link with tax year 2019 and obtain tax resident status for both 2019 and 2020; after that, say in Oct 2020, can he continue to take leave/social ... Read More