guys, are employers required to pay CPF to malaysian worker with only working permit but no PR?

Then you are safe ,mate. Proceed to call MOM. Congrats btw.

Been working here for a year+.. Means a year I did not touch my car and go back frequently.. Honestly $$ drives me, some of my peers contemplating to return back get married, family all. But I dont care, not family orientated. Perhaps the only thing i miss is driving. Been taking bus to work all while haha.. How do you guys cope with this? Stay emotionally mentally strong, at least for 5-10 years

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Updated front page. Although seems like getting too cluttered liao, probably V17 whoever opens the thread can figure out some better way to organize the information lol.

Been working here for a year+.. Means a year I did not touch my car and go back frequently.. Honestly $$ drives me, some of my peers contemplating to return back get married, family all. But I dont care, not family orientated. Perhaps the only thing i miss is driving. Been taking bus to work all while haha.. How do you guys cope with this? Stay emotionally mentally strong, at least for 5-10 years

I receive a job offer of sgd 2200/month.. I know that I should go because my current salary just RM2000.. only thing I concern about is how much of tax I need to pay? as for housing I have cousin over there..

I receive a job offer of sgd 2200/month.. I know that I should go because my current salary just RM2000.. only thing I concern about is how much of tax I need to pay? as for housing I have cousin over there..

But for your case, first year can't be resident tax because stay less than 183 days.

Tax is not a concern in singapore. It's far more lower than malaysia as resident tax, even non resident tax also lower. As low as 2%.

But for your case, first year can't be resident tax because stay less than 183 days.

http://www.iras.gov.sg/irashome/page04.aspx?id=1190

Been working here for a year+.. Means a year I did not touch my car and go back frequently.. Honestly $$ drives me, some of my peers contemplating to return back get married, family all. But I dont care, not family orientated. Perhaps the only thing i miss is driving. Been taking bus to work all while haha.. How do you guys cope with this? Stay emotionally mentally strong, at least for 5-10 years

Tax is not a concern in singapore. It's far more lower than malaysia as resident tax, even non resident tax also lower. As low as 2%.

But for your case, first year can't be resident tax because stay less than 183 days.

http://www.iras.gov.sg/irashome/page04.aspx?id=1190

It's fine as long as TS works more than 183 days. For this year he will be taxed at Non-Res rates but sometime next year once he hits 183 (or 1 year? not too sure exact dates here) he can apply to IRAS to re-assess his this year tax and they will re-calculate it as a resident.

Income tax is payable on income earned in the year before.  You should report your full income earned in Singapore in your tax return. If you are liable to pay Income tax, IRAS will send you a letter inviting you to e-File your tax return.

Example

If you commenced employment in Singapore on 3 May 2013, you will be required to complete the tax return for the Year of Assessment 2014 by 15 Apr 2014, with employment income for the period 3 May 2013 to 31 December 2013.

It's fine as long as TS works more than 183 days. For this year he will be taxed at Non-Res rates but sometime next year once he hits 183 (or 1 year? not too sure exact dates here) he can apply to IRAS to re-assess his this year tax and they will re-calculate it as a resident.

Then for my case first year no need pay tax? afterward how? quite confuse with singapore income tax.. as in malaysia I also no need pay tax also.

Can elaborate more? I started in Sept... How will I be taxed and when? I totally have no idea about it.
Btw... I read on this: http://www.iras.gov.sg/irashome/page.aspx?id=9878
Can enlighten me on this?

U still get taxed as non resident at flat rate of 15% of your income on that year. If you continue to work on the following year, then you will be taxed under resident tax. However, deodorant added that you can request to re-assess your previous year tax based on resident tax, but I'm not sure this part. The income tax same with Malaysia where have resident tax and non resident tax, just that you are Malaysian working in Malaysia, so you do not know about non resident tax. If you have any rental for your property and you did not stay in Malaysia more than 183 days, your rental will be taxed as non resident which at 26% (can't remember the exact percent, more or less) flat rate without any tax relief.
You started in sept definitely less than 183 days. So your tax will  be based on non resident which will be flat rate of 15%.

No worry about declaring tax that you've earned from the company, because your company will submit your income tax via auto inclusion scheme (if more than 12 people in the company), or manual via IR8A form (if company did not opt for auto inclusion scheme). You just need to e-File others source of income such as rental or if you have tax relief that wanted to add in (e.g. life insurance, study fee, etc).

Other than that, pretty straight forward and easy compare to Malaysia where you need to submit yourself online.

If you are in Singapore for at least 183 days in a year

Example:
You have stayed or worked in Singapore from 01 Apr 2013 to 03 Oct 2013 (186 days). You will be taxed as a resident for the Year of Assessment 2014.

Year of Assessment Period of Stay (Inclusive of Work) in Singapore Resident Status
2014 01 Apr 2013 to 03 Oct 2013 (186 days) Resident


If you are in Singapore for at least 183 days straddling two years

Under the two-year administrative concession, you will be regarded as a tax resident for the two years if you stay or work in Singapore for a continuous period of at least 183 days. This concession applies to foreign employees (excludes directors of a company, public entertainers or professionals) who have entered Singapore from 01 Jan 2007.

Example:
You have stayed or worked in Singapore from 03 Nov 2012 to 07 May 2013 (186 days). You will be taxed as a resident for Years of Assessment 2013 and 2014.

Year of Assessment Period of Stay (Inclusive of Work) in Singapore Resident Status
2013 03 Nov 2012 to 31 Dec 2012 (59 days) Resident
2014 01 Jan 2013 to 07 May 2013 (127 days) Resident
  Total: 186 days 


If you are in Singapore for three consecutive years

Under the three-year administrative concession, if you stay or work in Singapore continuously for three consecutive years, you will be regarded as a tax resident for all the three years even though the number of days you are in Singapore is less than 183 days in the first and third year.

Example:
You have stayed or worked in Singapore from 03 Nov 2011 to 07 May 2013. You will be taxed as a resident for Years of Assessment 2012 to 2014.

Year of Assessment Period of Stay (Inclusive of Work) in Singapore Resident Status
2012 03 Nov 2011 to 31 Dec 2011 (59 days) Resident
2013 01 Jan 2012 to 31 Dec 2012 (366 days) Resident
2014 01 Jan 2013 to 07 May 2013 (127 days) Resident

Don't worry about the tax as long as you continue to work in Sg. For my experience the tax bill didn't come in the second year when my first year was less than 183days. Only on the third year I received the assessment notice for both first year (<183days) and second year (365days) and everything taxed as per resident  rate. In fact my first year tax was so low because the income just surpassed $20k little bit due to only few months salary. The non resident tax only applied to people who leave Sg before 183days and IRAS will order HR to withhold the last month salary in order to clear the tax balance.

This is exactly what I need.
Btw... Take 6 months, 20k. Means when you first started your work already more than 3.3k. I believe it should be less than 6  months so should be 3.5, 4 or even 5k. Omg awesome pay