Questions tagged [malaysia]
Questions specifically relating to Malaysia or citizens and residents of Malaysia.
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Saving question - I do not know where to start
I just finished my degree and I have been working in Malaysia for 3 months.
Let's say that every month I have a salary of $2,550 and my expenses are:
$300 taxes
$500 to parent
$300 toward ...
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If I work as a freelancer, do I need a company to invoice my customer?
I am from Malaysia. Recently, I found a company in Singapore that wants to hire me as a freelancer. How should we do the payments? I have a bank account in Singapore and I am wondering if there will ...
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L1 Visa Tax for working more than 183 days in US
I am an engineer from Malaysia and I will be working in the US starting 1st of March 2018. I know that I need to pay tax for my March income but do I need to pay to IRS for my previous months income (...
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Personal health insurance vs. Employees group insurance
I am having a dilemma on what action I should take with regards to my insurance plans. I am working for a company which provides employee group insurance (group plan) as my employee's benefit. However,...
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How do I bring money overseas?
I am Australian and am going to Malaysia in a few weeks. Now obviously I would like to bring some money with me so I can buy things like food and the such.
What would be the best way to go about ...
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Dividends paid on stocks bought on Bursa Malaysia
Are dividends paid on stocks bought on Bursa, Malaysia taxable?
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For what reasons a bank deny basic saving account [duplicate]
I applied to open a basic saving account with Citibank few days back in Malaysia (I'm not a Malaysian citizen, nor I am an American). I work in Malaysia, and one of the strict conditions of the bank ...
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Withdrawal of MPF after 60-years old
I am a Malaysian, I worked in Hong Kong Interbank Clearing Ltd (HKICL) from Nov 2001 till Dec 2004. I resigned from HKICL and left Hong Kong in Dec 2004.
My question: I am 60 year old now (my birth ...
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How should I split my salary between bank accounts when working abroad?
I am living in Canada and have accepted a temporary position in Kuala Lumpur for a year or two. The company has asked how much of my salary should be deposited in my Canadian account and how much in ...
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Buy US ETF as foreigner — a bad idea?
I'm considering to buy index ETFs from US through TD Ameritrade, but as a non-resident alien (foreigner), my main concern is the 30% withholding tax on:
all dividend (especially the bond ETFs)
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Is the no surcharge rule universal with regard to credit card purchases?
I am referring to this question. My situation is similar, except that I am in Malaysia rather than US.
In US it is understood that
it's part of their merchant agreement
that they can not ...
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Malaysian real estate: How to know if the market is overheated or in a bubble?
I'm living in Malaysia, around Klang Valley. One thing I notice is that the housing price keeps on increasing and increasing and increasing ( just my perception, no data to backup my point), with no ...
