All dividend, capital gain and interest from SG stocks is tax fee in Sg and not taxable in Malaysia, ie. tax free. 

Dividends are distributions by a company to its shareholders.

It represents returns on shareholder's capital, which may be paid in cash or in kind. For instance, a company may pay its shareholders in the form of company's shares.

Dividends derived in Singapore are taxable unless they are specifically exempted under the Income Tax Act.


Dividends exempt from tax

Dividends are not taxable if they are
Foreign dividends received in Singapore on or after 1 Jan 2004. This excludes foreign source income received through partnerships in Singapore.
Income distributions from unit trusts and real estate investment trusts (REIT), that are authorised under Section 286 of the Securities and Futures Act (excludes distributions out of franked dividends) on or after 1 Jan 2004.
One-tier exempt dividends from companies under the one-tier corporate tax system.

Dividends in SG are already taxed at the corporate level.

So, as a Singaporean retail investor myself, whatever dividends the company declares, I will get the full amount.

However, I am not sure if the same rule applies to a Malaysian investor with Singapore stocks.

Dividend is single tier in SG, which is taxed at corporate level. You are not taxed by SG govt as part of your income declaration. Also you are not taxed by MY Govt as it is foreign income. So you buying SG for dividend you get net amount (as declared) same as Singaporeans, so level playing field.

This is opposed to US dividend, in which it is taxed at corporate level AND as a foreigner you get taxed another 30% withholding tax even for REITs.

SGD might depreciate against RM in the future.

Currency Exchg Rate is playing an important tool ..

SGD 1 Dollar =  MYR 2.5  in S'pore REIT Dividend Payout Qtrly ?

While In Bursa Msia REIT =  Buy in MYR  ,  Sell in MYR ,  Dividend in MYR ..  Ratio 1:1

If u want better yield + ROI, S'pore REIT Dividend(with higher currency exchg rate) will be
much better than Msia REIT Dividend. All the best.

How about if annualised in feb?earliest.

My dividend portfolio update. 

Promoting dividend investing, showing that it works in the long run?

Neo is one of the few people I know of in this forum that made it to millionaire status investing in stock.

Though his methods are more aggresive using leverage from banks to by more and more share. Only when you achieve a  certain degree of confidence will you 'sai lang' your wealth to a particular stock and see it fly.

I'm sure there are other more quieter sifu around here also millionaire status.

He/She continuously save a lot monthly for many many years. perhaps he/she don't have other commitments like
home, car + family in S'pore ? Imagine a house in S'pore would be 300% of all the present shares he/she owned now.
WAIT for good retirement with the monthly dividends if he/she stay in M'sia.

Study Case:-
3 of my friends were very lucky bought USA stocks during Credit Financial Crisis 2008-2009.
Lowest in DJIA and S&P were between 5th March - 10th March 2009.. Price of LVS below USD1.70
Symbol = Las Vegas Sands (LVS) and Yesterday close = usd 52.74  Dividends to-date = usd 3.75 ( 4 yrs )
Average Cost for 1000 units = usd 1.50 X 3.8 (assume highest currency exchg rate that time) = rm 5800(plus broker fees). The dividends with deduct tax 30% = usd 3.75 X 1000 X 0.7 = usd 2,625

your cost = rm5800  ( 5th March - 10th March 2009)
yr total dividends = usd2,625 X 3.1 (present currency exchg rate) = rm 8,100 (with broker fees deducted).

Gross Value of LVS share =  usd 52 X 3.1 = rm 161K  ..
after 4 years holding + keep. ( Gross Value + Dividends = rm161K + rm 8k = rm169K  Ratio Gain = 2900% )
Above calculation for 1000 units only.. If he/she got 2000 units or more of LVS ? LVS highest price = usd 138.
Will history repeats? study case only.

I agree. I have been holding my stocks for 4 years. 

 
Which stock is that?

So the recent scandal should be quite painful (2008-2012)? if you bought from HKSE 0005, it drops from 150 to 8x and still not yet recover.

But I assume your return should be around 10 - 15 % compound interest including Div every year even the bank didn't perform well recent years.

BTW I am also the holder of HSBC but still not really heavily invested.  

but if you hold hsbc until 2009, the share price already drop to 7x from 150. unless you sold it exactly before the crash happen.Did you panic sell it?

I get it now. Not a bad return u made there.

What I mean for hkse0005, the stock price drops from 150 to around 60-70 during 2009 (because you mentioned u hold it until 2009). That's why I am wondering whether you panic sell it or not.

thanks for your clarification  Very good foresight you have.

Prophetjul,

Bought during Tiananmen? That's 1989 though.. 

If that's the case, looks like you have survived '97 Asian Financial crisis, US dot com bubble ('00-01)
and sold twenty years later in '09 (US housing/financial crisis). 

Back in those days (88-89-early 90).. I remember everything has to go through remisier and over the counter trading.
Stock prices have to checked next day in financial section of news paper. 

In 1989, I was just a 6 year old kid.....