work in oversea no need to pay tax to malaysia . however if oversea charged u a tax ... u can always get a tax credit from malaysia irb ...

*only apply to countries which have DTA with malaysia

I've just logged into the e-filing thing for the first time and noticed that it's lacking in some things. For example, there is a space to declare rental income but no space to enter expenses related to that rental? Or should I just enter the net rental income after all expenses have been deducted?

But to a runner (marathon), it is his most basic equipment. However, LHDN does not accept it.

Anyone has the weblink which details all the items allowed to deduct from tax (max RM300) ?

employees having control over company is quite subjective, isn't it?

Also another question. Bonuses are considered for the year they are paid right? I mean if I get paid a bonus in February 2009, this should really be considered for income tax purposes only for 2009 even though on paper the bonus is supposedly for services rendered in 2008. Is that correct?

depends on EA form. just follow the EA form.

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Added on March 24, 2009, 12:32 pmdownload the "buku penerangan borang be2008" from their website. its in there.

This post has been edited by attahun: Mar 24 2009, 12:32 PM

Thanks for the info. Further digging and I found this to share with everyone here:

A) RESIDENT INDIVIDUAL
Employment and Other Income (Without Business Income)
Explanatory Notes BE2008
This form is only for viewing. Please use the Malay language version for submission to the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia.




This post has been edited by cute_boboi: Mar 24 2009, 01:27 PM

boon izit u meant tat I can declare 2008 income + 2007 bonus tat paid in 2008 together??? anyone know exactly what to do for this case???

guys.. got some questions to ask on this "PENDAPATAN TAHUN KEBELAKANGAN YANG BELUM DILAPORKAN" will i get penalize if the figure reported under this field doesn't exactly match with the figure on my past year ea form?

Hi all,

Some advices are needed.

I have started working in Singapore from 2008/01 till now.

So, am I still need to fill BE form and declare I do not have income earned in Malaysia? I was doing tax-filling for the past few years.

Thanks for the help.

hi, just want to ask..
I have worked in year 2007 and i didn't declare tax last year since my income is low and is not tax-able tat time.
So, for 2008 tax declaration now(which is my 1st time declare tax), do i need to fill in the income of year 2007 in "PENDAPATAN TAHUN KEBELAKANGAN YANG BELUM DILAPORKAN" section???

if not mistaken, failure to declare (even though not taxable) will subject you to LHDN penalty. others can correct me if i'm wrong.

From my understanding, whether your income is above/below, as long as there is income, it is the individual responsibility to declare the income, even if you earn RM10 per month (=RM120 p.a.).

You will still need to register, request BE form, fill up RM120 (penggajian), then RM8000 personal relief.
Hence, taxable amount = 0
Tax payable = 0

But a lot of people have this Tidak Apa attitude, say below RM30k no need to declare, don't waste time fill up form, etc. Later when get caught/audit, make a lot of noise say govt is stupid need to declare this lah, that lah

last time i asked at LHDN. They only look at pay date.
if pay date is 2008 then you have to declare for 2008 tax.

usually get caught/audit if your income is taxable.....that including when u suddenly buy a car or a house

i think they wont bother with u if your income is below taxable amount.....maybe for those with business license

my salary is below taxable income....and i didnt fill any form for almost 5-6 years....never see anyone knock on my door before

This post has been edited by dr2k3: Mar 26 2009, 02:38 PM

They do random audit lah.
I kena before, but nothing to scare, as I have everything in order including receipts and explanation. Just like going to interview and show your certs, etc.

they got so hardworking o not

u got "audit" coz u never fill in form? or for other reason?

must be u no fill form then suddenly u buy house"s" or Car's" thats why they audit you?

This post has been edited by dr2k3: Mar 26 2009, 03:35 PM

hi, just worried if the income tax people will hassle me cuz i just bought some property that may be over what i reasonably can save from the declared amount. how much do they assume you could save from the declared amount? 50%? for example i declare i earn 100k but i buy a house with downpayment 70k would this give them a good reason to question me?

thanks

most likely not...unless u declare 50k...then suddenly u buy a house with 70k down payment

70k down payment means full amount = 700k?

This post has been edited by dr2k3: Mar 26 2009, 04:10 PM

No other reason, they just random pick me. I asked them anything, they say nothing specific. They did not ask any weird questions or deep probe also. Just ask mana receipt ini insuran nyawa ? Apasal tak declare bulan November XX (cause in between new job after resign, show them EPF statements) Mana receipt donation ini ? Mana slip resit bayaran income tax tahun dahulu ?

Even if you declare 100k, but buy a house at 90k cash, LHDN may question how you survive on 10k PER YEAR. It is possible to survive on less than that, but they'll ask you further or for you to prove to them. They may ask further questions like your car loan, your dressing (armani on 10k per year? ), etc. If you say pay car cash that you buy last year, then

90k house (cash) + 50k car (cash) = 140k cash > 100k declared income.