Hi everyone,

I hope this is the best place to ask my question after spending some time researching and reading up comments here & there.

So I am hired by a SG company as a contractor while I work remotely in MY, they will pay me directly to my Malaysian bank account. Note they do not have an office here in Malaysia.

I read that I can still use BE form (under “Statutory income from interest, discounts, royalties, pensions, annuities, other periodical payments, and other gains and profits.”) when i file for tax later as I do not have a business account.

My question is, is it a better idea to register my freelance work as a business with Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia (SSM) as it opens up a number of tax deductions allocated specifically for businesses?

Also, should I also do self contribution for EPF as well? Or I shall better save them up elsewhere haha.

I appreciate your help and advice on this.

Thank you very much! 

If I work overseas, pay taxes overseas but sometimes exchange my salary to MYR, do I have to declare the amount or pay tax?

Hello, a quick one. If I am NOT a tax resident in Malaysia, but I opt for my oversea salary to be received in Malaysia bank. Do I have to proof that this income has been taxed in source country? TIA.

Ps: It's just hassle to get tax cert from my current company.

While waiting for real sifus that really knows this stuffs, ...I just kay pph, ....I think, if the transferred in amount is consistent, and large, ....the banks may report it to the authorities.  Perhaps under the BNM directives of suspicious transactions reporting?

While waiting for real sifus that really knows this stuffs, ...I just kay pph, ....I think, if the transferred in amount is consistent, and large, ....the banks may report it to the authorities.  Perhaps under the BNM directives of suspicious transactions reporting?

The transfers are consistent and mentioned my name on a monthly basis. It's clear that they are monthly salary. But I don't work in Malaysia and not a tax resident.

I know for MY tax resident, they have to prove that this income already tax in source country to qualify for exemption. My question is for NON-resident, is it a blanket tax exemption? or I still have to prove? I can prove with passport that I'm not tax resident.