Living Abroad

How Malaysia's stamp duty and legal fee scales work for foreign property buyers, with a worked example and the other...

The process, price thresholds, fees and taxes a foreigner needs to know before buying property in Malaysia, from booking fee...

How resident individuals with multiple overseas income sources in Malaysia should keep records to support foreign-income exemption claims.

A checklist of which employment, rental, dividend and foreign income counts toward Malaysian tax filing, for residents and non-residents.

Why the source of your employment income in Malaysia depends on where you do the work, not where your employer...

How to correctly count your 182 days of Malaysian residence from entry/exit records, including the rules on partial days and...

How Malaysia decides if you are a tax resident under Section 7 of the Income Tax Act 1967, and what...

A breakdown of the recurring costs of owning property in Malaysia: management fees, quit rent, assessment tax, insurance and the...

Common reasons an MM2H application gets rejected, how to prepare a stronger resubmission, and what changed in the 2024 rules.

An overview of Malaysia's main visa types, how they relate to tax residency and bank account opening, and mismatches to...