Who will pay you the salary? Your M'sia company or Singapore company? It seems that you are seconded to Singapore and I believe you will be taxable in M'sia instead of Singapore as your secondment is attributable to your employment in M'sia. Thus, your salaries are deemed derived from M'sia even if you received them in Singapore. You can check with M'sia IRB to confirm on this matter.

This post has been edited by shawnlst: Jan 30 2008, 08:58 PM

If this is your first employment in Singapore, then you are most likely to be taxable. And if you were hired in June or early of July, you will be taxed as a tax resident of Singapore (tier-tax rate) instead of non-resident (flat tax rate - 15%).

Yes, they will calculate based on each calendar year basis. For more information, you can refer here.

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Added on February 3, 2008, 10:30 pmBecause most Singapore employers do not want to go through the hassle of applying working permit for employees. Usually, this is applicable for those executive and above positions. Perhaps, they also have quota to hire foreigners.

Well, I personally was requested by my employer to apply for PR after working 6 months in the firm. If you are planning to work in Singapore for long term, opting for PR is a good choice. In terms of CPF, I don't think you will need that money so urgently, like your EPF in Malaysia, ain't it? Just take it as an investment (though the dividend payout by CPF is low compared to EPF, but it's in SGD!!).

This post has been edited by shawnlst: Feb 3 2008, 10:30 PM

No, I don't think so. Technically, the owner will ask permission from HDB to rent out the whole unit (which the owner, himself does not occupy it) and this usually applies to 3-room flat and above. Or perhaps you try to rent from HDB? However, most owners do not want to go through the hassle but still rent out their units. But bear in mind, this is an offense and the owner may get fined or something...can't really remember.

I wouldn't think you wanna rent a 1- or 2-room flat. It's not really a decent place to stay (no offense to those who are living there ).