Expat Experience

Just like a good soldier, I have to do my role.  Hence, I would like to share this experience of mine during our participation in the Corporate Social Responsibility event initiated by a Granada Hotel here in Johor Bahru. HODs from Granada Hotel Group and HISB Representative together with Iron Man, Spider Man and Darth Vader.  May 25, 2018, marks the day when I had the chance to mingle to about 80 children from Pertubuhan Sosial dan Kebajikan Sari Saujana and Rumah Anak Yatim Raudhatul Maryam and had a Ramadan buffet with them as initiated by Granada Hotel in Johor Bahru.  I am a Christian but this doesn’t mean that I should shut my door in participating in this event. Our company supported this program by providing a free transportation service to fetch the children aged five to sixteen years for this event from their respective charity homes. I am happy as I witnessed those smiles from these children while enjoying every second of the Ramadan Buf...

As a follow up to my article about “ Work Endorsement Allows Foreign Spouses To Legally Work in Malaysia” , I want to touch an article about the filing taxes for foreign spouses. As everybody knows, e-filing for taxes in Malaysia is once a year. The last submission is every 30 th  of April of the year for manual form but for e-filling, the last submission is on the 15 th  of May  (this was based on the filing assessment for the year 2017). Income Tax Registration Page from LHDN website.  My experience with this situation was a mixed emotion because at first, I was deducted with 28% on my monthly salary (2016). Accordingly, this was due to the pending 182 days of my stay in Malaysia from the day I entered the country. The deductions were reflected in my monthly salary slip under PCB. So after my 182nd day, our payroll had already deducted a normal PCB (less deduction) in my monthly salary. Our company payroll is the ...