Comments on: Must full time blogger pay income tax in Malaysia?

By: Nic

Nic — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 09:32:00 +0000

I’m also searching for the answer, who got the answer, so confuse……

“income derived from outside Malaysia and received in Malaysia by resident individual is exempted from tax”

By: GeckoFly

GeckoFly — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:11:13 +0000

I think what they meant by ‘Money made outside Malaysia are tax exempted’ is income taxed by another government when you are working overseas as a student or full time. Put it that way, all income are taxable, it is which government you paid to. Unless you’re in Brunei or Dubai.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:36:13 +0000

I am just wondering what sort of “money made outside Malaysia are tax exempted”? This is because some of us are selling stuff, blogging, Adsense and so on. Another thing is I am also working for overseas clients, but what about the earning I get from them? Taxable or exempted? If anyone else can enlighten me on this matter, it would be helpful. I tried to ask IRB but they didn’t reply me. Clause 12 seems to be too general.

By: Paul Tan

Paul Tan — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 19:08:57 +0000

I bought this book on Malaysian income tax written by this local Malaysian professor who specializes in tax and he says no.

http://www.kwaifatt.com/kf/index.html
http://umexpert.um.edu.my/papar_cv.php?id=AAAJxnAAQAAAGEgAAC
http://www.kwaifatt.com/kf/html/current/book1.html

By: GeckoFly

GeckoFly — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:44:05 +0000

@jeremy

I am still searching for the answer, I’ll need to double check with an accountant. We’re helping the country to earn foreign exchange, don’t u think the gov would want to encourage us to bring these monies back?

By: jeremy

jeremy — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:18:51 +0000

i’m troubled by this same shit too. i went to ask at a LHDN office once and they said ‘no’ (although the person did not seem to understand my question clearly). i saw on a website that says ‘no’ too. but could it be this good? cos im making a shitload of money from overseas. if you get a definitive reply, mind sending me an email?

By: GeckoFly

GeckoFly — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 16:56:12 +0000

@CLF – I thought it is free as well, because according to one of the articles in lembaga hasil negara, any income derive from overseas is tax free. I’ll need to do some research.