I will be moving to Malaysia in Sept end and will be starting on work from oct 1st. When will I be considered as tax resident? 182 days on consecutive days means it will be sometime in May 2020 and will I be able to get the rebate in July?
Tax rate for expats
Sharath90
12 September 2019 19:49:12
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cinnamonape
15 September 2019 09:24:26
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Your situation seems to fit in the Example 8 in the following.
http://lampiran1.hasil.gov.my/pdf/pdfam/PR_11_2017.pdf
You'd have about 124 days cumulated in 2019 and would surpass 182 days about 58 days later (@ beginning of March). According to the above you would have the two periods linked and be eligible for the tax resident rate for 2019.
Sharath90
18 September 2019 03:27:40
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Thanks a lot for the link. It has too many details.
cinnamonape
18 September 2019 12:36:34
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Sharath90 wrote:Thanks a lot for the link. It has too many details.
Yes, that is why I gave the specific example that your situation falls under (Example #8). Admittedly the document is for all sorts of people under different circumstances. But the document explains the policy.
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