provided the regulations for purchasing hdb apartnent remain status quo.

Buy private lo. If not picky on size and location, s$3xx can buy new condo liao (saw some RENs advertising it in CBD a few months ago).

Hi guys,

I received my offer letter and waiting for EP submission/approval. If everything goes well, I'll start my 2016 in Singapore.

My future company is offering me tax assistant for both sides, Malaysia and first year in Singapore. I went to the company's accounting branch here in KL(PWC IAS) and I was briefed that if I were to leave Malaysia, I need to get my current company to submit CP21, and my last month's salary is suppose to be held by my company until my tax clearance is completed. In a nutshell, I need to announce to IRB that I'm leaving Malaysia and not getting any income in Malaysia, so according to tax regulation, I need submit a CP21 and perform a tax clearance.

According to the tax agent, there's a high possibility that I will be audited before doing a tax clearance. Do you guys happen to have experience for matters like this?

I got a feeling I will be in deep sh*t if I get audited.

I will be taxed.
I thought of that as well until the tax agent advised to not do this.
I kept all my documents alright and paid my taxes. But, I bought books. Lots of books.

Edit: Remember I mentioned that I bought a lot of books? I lied.

We're not looking down, it's just natural that people who prefer SG to have opinions that are sided towards SG
Just like how those people who moved back to MY have good opinions of MY and bad ones of SG

Just that when you complain about things like small house, can't afford car, nothing to do on weekends...what is the real thing you are complaining about?
Smart people can look beyond the words to understand what the real message is

Those who easily accustomed with the life style in SG mainly are :

1) Started Young - right after graduate -> adaptability still very high , expectation still low
or
2) With very good experience and profile , get a Dollar to Dollar package , or an expat package -> Then your life style definite no change
or
3) Internal transfer (usually) this group's transition have very little effect on the life style. Company culture the same , initial settling down supported by company

Else have to bare abit( 6 month - 1 year to settle down ) eventually most of foreigners in SG made it through.

Those who return basically because of :
- Freedom due to $ (limited spending , room sharing )
- Home sick

So for those who have been working for years have to really weight your career path back in home country vs capable generating savings in SGD.

But there's also others who came because of other factor :
- second generation (education and growth)
- safety ( human/physical , food*)
- Unsatisfied in home country due to lifestyle , gov administration, culture etc..

*you'll be amazed some PRC (even rich ones) , feels is more secure to consume meals in SG than back in China

Yupp, that's the kind of attitude that people can look right through 

For weekends (or even weekday nights), there is actually a lot to do in SG.
You just need to thicken the skin of your face.
There are A LOT of interest groups (cycling, board games, badminton...you name it, you can probably find it) out there on the internet.
Find one which you is within your budget and interested in then participate.
You will then have plans on how to spend your free time and also make new friends.
You are now in a new place...you will have to do something new before you get used to it.

Learn to see cup is half full at every situation lo. Envy those people who earn 10k lo at least they don't have so much debt. Last time I used to owe banks 1-2 million of sgd. Stress leh.

Simple life after work go home in mrt, 2 sgd can reach already then swipe phone inside, walk 10 mins then reach home, lift direct to the door, no need to clean so much.

Now have to drive a freaking big car home. Pay car park pay erp, reach home see the garden so many fallen leaves then nea say breeding mosquito, inside liao still need to climb 2 flight of stairs to bedroom. Weekend more jia lat whole house u have to clean. U do a small renovation like add one more room paint here paint there, 300k cannot run.

GCB only for sinkie. Bill gate come buy also no need ask. The one I staying is kind of like the atap house type in Sabah.

Just giving example. Must learn to adapt ma. I can kpkb why the house so small, rain time water leak some more. People stay GCB land plot 20k sq ft minimum, those Sentosa Cove yatch parked at backyard, go out got driver one. Or I can be grateful with what I have lo then be syukur lo. Those in HDB taking MRT one at least still got roof over food on plate la. Much better than those on the street already. Syukur masih healthy at least  .

Stay as near as possible ? Even though if the rent are slightly higher, as commuting to work could easily like 1 hrs+ one way and if require multiply transit the cost do add up. So is better to pay a little extra a get more sleeping time 

Apply job must put 'expected salary'? I thought all big MNC would have a salary structure. You wanna accept lower pay also cannot.

why let them decide on what you are worth?

Eh I thought just now got figures one. Welcome to the 6 figure salary gang. Would stuck there for a long time.

Wah wah now s$85k per month? Grats grats, didn't know such elite level got time to play LYN.