Dear Members / Gravitas,
I worked for an American MNC in Kuala Lumpur for 2 years ( 03 Feb'2016 to 30 Jan'2018) on Employment Pass. I filed my tax return for year 2016 in mid 2017. I was due for my superannuation on 30 Jan 2018, so I applied for Tax clearance in first week of Jan'18 and I got the Tax clearance letter from LHDN on 29th Jan indicating my tax liability of approximately RM5000. However, my employer had already deducted much higher amount from my final salary of Jan. The company's financial system calculated the tax liability assuming full year salary. The company says that they have deposited the tax with LHDN . Now I need to claim the excess tax paid by company from LHDN. I will file my tax return for the year 2017 in next month. My specific questions are :
1. Since my excess tax deduction is from my Jan'2018 salary , can I claim the refund in my return for 2017 itself, since I my EP is cancelled & I have returned to my country (India) for good. Or do I have to wait for one full year to submit my tax return for year 2018 in April'2019?
2. Is there any other process to claim tax refund , since I have taken the tax clearance already?
Any guidance on above is deeply appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
RK