Paying TAX for Expat in Malaysia

1. No your HR is incorrect. You should file your tax return using the M form as a non-resident
http://www.hasil.gov.my/bt_goindex.php? … mit=Search

2. If you stay in Malaysia for 182 consecutive days from Jan-July 2018 (with no more than a cumulative absence for personal reasons of 14 days i.e. holiday) it will link 2017 to 2018.  Retrospectively, i.e. when you submit your tax return for 2018, any under/over payment of tax will be worked out.

It's best not to delay paying tax, as fines are levied. Even if your HR is misinformed its best to act prudently yourself.

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2. If you stay in Malaysia for 182 consecutive days from Jan-July 2018 (with no more than a cumulative absence for personal reasons of 14 days i.e. holiday) it will link 2017 to 2018.  Retrospectively, i.e. when you submit your tax return for 2018, any under/over payment of tax will be worked out..

1 .For 14 days absence rule,
if i traveled out from Malaysia at 15th Jan, and go back in 17th Jan. how many days they will deduct my absence? 1 day or 2 days?

2. if i traveled out from malaysia in last dec 2017, is it also deduct my 14 days entitlement in 2018? or in 2018 it restarted become 14 days again?

1. Page 3 explains http://lampiran1.hasil.gov.my/pdf/pdfam/PR6_2011.pdf "5.3 An individual is considered to be physically present in Malaysia for a whole day although he is present in Malaysia for part(s) of a day. "

2.  Travel in 2017 does not have any effect on the 14 day count.

One thing to be clear about is that any holiday absences do extend the time required to qualify as tax resident e.g. if a person takes 9 days away, then their qualifying period is 182+9 days.

Page 3 explains - http://lampiran1.hasil.gov.my/pdf/pdfam/PR6_2011.pdf (Updated above)