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chrisling
post Mar 15 2018, 02:44 PM

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QUOTE(cherroy @ Apr 14 2017, 02:56 PM)
It doesn't matter the goods is sold at where, the one matter is the place you work.

It doesn't qualify as foreign income, unless you are working at US, then different story.
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Hi Cherroy,

Hope you're still around and active.

My situation is similar to some of the existing cases here.

1. I work for US company, get paid from Singapore TTed into my Malaysia account.
2. I based in Malaysia.
3. The company is not a registered company in Malaysia.

I know that I'm a taxable person in Malaysia. In this case, how can I get EA form from my employer? As in EA form, employer need to state down their company registered number. Any other format of the file similar to EA form accepted by the LHDN?

Hope can get an answer from you.

Thanks. smile.gif
chrisling
post Mar 15 2018, 05:33 PM

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QUOTE(cherroy @ Mar 15 2018, 05:02 PM)
If the US company cannot provide an EA, you may use your employment contract, payment slip, statement etc. to proof your employment income.
The most important is that your have document that can proof your income.

I do not know your exact situation, but if your are providing a service to the US company offshore, another option is set up a company then bill the US company instead as receive the income as employed.
In this way, everything is more clear cut and tax issue may be more tidy.

After all, you are providing the same services or job to the US company.
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Thank you for the advice. I am actually working under the company instead of providing service for the company. It's a software company, and my task is consult and train the user on how to use the software.

About tax exempt, I have another question. Based on this: http://lampiran1.hasil.gov.my/pdf/pdfam/Notes_PartF_2.pdf

It says it's tax exempt for allowance provided on mobile phone, broadband service and etc. I'd like to know more about this area, given by the example:

1. I received a sum of money, let's say RM600.00 for the mentioned allowance.
2. I only used RM300.00 provided with receipts.

From there, the tax relief portion is RM600.00 or RM300.00?

Thanks again smile.gif

This post has been edited by chrisling: Mar 15 2018, 05:36 PM
chrisling
post Mar 16 2018, 11:30 AM

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QUOTE(cherroy @ Mar 16 2018, 10:09 AM)
You have no EA to proof those allowance are fall into exempted category, hence you are not eligible to claim those tax exempted allowances.
Your employer need sto state those allowance in the EA that specific for those category,.

You can't receive a lump sum allowances then go to buy phone or petrol claimed as tax exempted allowances.

So you tax relief portion should be 0.

General ordinary allowances without specific to the job needs and not in the list of tax exemption, are taxable.
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Thanks Cherroy. My last question, can an employer that is not registered company in Malaysia fill in EA form?

Never imagine so much headache now... sad.gif
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post Mar 16 2018, 11:49 AM

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QUOTE(klthor @ Mar 16 2018, 11:03 AM)
US has a very unique taxation, please check if you are paying any tax in US or not. if yes, then check if there is any double taxation agreement with malaysia.
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Thanks for the heads up, I just check with my director and theoretically I work under SG company, cause my pay is come from a SG registered company.

 

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