LETTER FROM LHDN.  THIS TRULY IS A REAL CLASSIC!!

True story…

A taxpayer called up the  LHDN (Inland Revenue Board) in Terengganu, and asked for Form B.   The LHDN clerk who answered the call asked for the address to  send the form to.  The conversation goes:

LHDN CLERK:  “Boleh bagi alamat encik?” (Can you  give me your address?)
TAXPAYER:  “Hantar ke Ranhill Worley.” (Send to Ranhill  Worley)
LHDN CLERK:  “Ranhill… eja macam  mana?” (err… How to spell Ranhill?)
TAXPAYER:  “R for Rumah.. A for Ayam.. N for Nangka..  H for Holland.. I for itik.. L for lain- lain..” (spelling)
LHDN CLERK:  ”Ok.. nanti kami hantar ke alamat tu” (OK, we will send to that  address)

After  waiting for a week, the form arrived – have a look at the address on the envelope!!

Terdapat kekosongan jawatan di LHDN untuk jawatan berikut :

1. Penolong Pegawai Eksekutif (Perundangan) Gred 9 (18 Kekosongan)
2. Pembantu Tadbir (Kejuruteraan) Gred 11 (14 Kekosongan)

So bagi korang yang memiliki diploma undang-undang boleh la cuba memohon jawatan penolong pegawai eksekutif (perundangan) ni dan sesiapa yang memiliki Sijil dalam bidang Seni bina, Ukur Bahan, Kejuruteraan Elektrik, Kejuruteraan Mekanikal, Kejuruteraan Awam boleh la memohon Pembantu Tadbir (Kejuruteraan).

Skim Gaji untuk Pen Pegawai Eksekutif (Perundangan):  RM1998.00 – RM4950.00

Skim Gaji untuk Pembantu Tadbir (Kejuruteraan): RM1370.00 – RM3417.00

Jika berminat permohonan boleh dibuat melalui Laman Web JobsMalaysia (Kementerian Sumber Manusia) di http://www.jobsmalaysia.gov.my

Tarikh tutup 1 September 2009.

Syarat Permohonan

Cara Memohon

Pos Laju

I’m a big fan of Pos Laju. They haven’t let me down. When something is supposed to get there, it does. When I’m supposed to get something I do. What’s the big deal? It’s punctual and the service you get when you have to go pick up the item from their collection center is efficient. Ayu was expecting a package to arrive today, we got it right as we left the house at 10am.

LHDN

I love these guys too. I’m not a fan of having to give up my money, but I love how friendly and productive the people are at LHDN. Whenever I have trouble with doing my taxes, I actually manage to settle the problem after seeing them. I’ve gone to see them every year since making enough money to pay taxes. I should be a pro already and not have to see them. Maybe subconsciously, their service and friendliness is what makes me lazy to truly master doing taxes. You know, so I have an excuse to see them every year.

Immigration

Awesome that I can get my passport done in a day now. Not so great that the “self service” machine still has two immigration officers standing next to it to help you do the renewal. The day I went to renew my passport there was even an officer there to help insert cash into the machine. He had extra RM50 notes too in case your note couldn’t be read. Shouldn’t they have just made really functional machines to begin with?

i’ve just completed filing my taxes.  i don’t know whhhhhy i’m always procrastinating. today’s  the last day to file individual taxes in Malaysia. i did it through e-filing. LHDN (Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri or the Inland Revenue Board Malaysia) sent me an email in March, but well … something always gets in the way.

actually i’d thought of doing it when i was in Malaysia a few weeks ago, but didn’t hv the time. i did go to the tax office but went to actually sort out the cheque they had sent me last year which i received after the 3-month period is up. it’s not the LHDN’s fault. i didn’t open my mailbox for months because i wasn’t living at my apartment due to the stupid water problem and also because i wasn’t working. therefore, i avoided opening my mailbox coz i knew it was gonna be full of BILLS. i couldn’t handle it. made me depressed. anyway, that was really stupid. i was like an ostrich hiding my head in the sand.  so, i missed cashing a cheque for quite a significant sum … well, for someone who wasn’t working! in fact, LHDN was very efficient coz i remember doing my taxes quite early last year … and i couldn’t believe that they had sent me the cheque in April.

so, i went to LHDN in Kelana Jaya the other day and talked to the officer … and told him what happened. he was very good. he said he’d send it to my mum’s house since i am now residing overseas. BUT the problem is, he said that since i had not filed my taxes from 2000 to 2004 … i have to sort that out, and they may withhold payments until it’s all done. but he said, when you get them  … it’s gonna be a LOT. hmmm … so i said that one of the reasons that i never did my taxes before (before the e-filing system was implemented) because it looked too difficult and scary. although i have an aunt who does taxes, i didn’t want her to know how much i was making (or was not making … hahahahaha … ) plus i was jobhopping … then i was freelancing … then i went back to school. it was all so confusing that i just didn’t want to deal with it. and hey … with taxes … you better deal with it! the taxman will not leave any stones unturned!

so, anyway … he gave me sheets of back taxes forms for every year that i didn’t file my taxes. coz if my employers had paid PCB, that means, i should hv filed taxes, ie they hv records that i was actually employed! no getting out of it, ok! then, he said, on my next tript to Malaysia, i can meet up with them, bring all my documents and they will help me file my taxes. sigh. wading through those documents is what scares me. but actually, before i left for Brunei … i had organised my financial documents and i have one box filled with receipts and stuff that i haven’t sorted out. so, the next trip home will be doing just that. can’t have it hanging over my head anymore. but who knows, i might get a windfall out of this. heheh.

i’ve only started filing my taxes because of the e-filing system. it’s easy. well, the first time they introduced it in 2006, it think … it was a bit complicated. then, in 2007, it got easier. and now it’s easy peasy.

so, anyway … i had also sorted out my late payment for the 2005 tax which i did not get around to paying because it was all so confusing. i remember that year, when i went to pay at some bank … maybe PB or CIMB, i can’t remember, i was given this forms to fill, and i can’t remember why but i left, and due to always being short of money, i never made the payment. so recently i did. went to CIMB to pay it. just get a form and number and go to the counter. that’s it.

but today, i made the payment for last year’s tax returns via Maybank2u. again, it was a bit confusing initially, coz there is a field for kod bayaran or payment code. what the heck is that? and i didn’t want to call LHDN again using IDD card (such a lengthy process!) coz i had called twice already. so, i chose Bayaran Cukai Pendapatan (tiada skim ansuran). the installment number is weird, but just put ‘0′. that’s it. confirm. but before that, i requested for a TAC number.

anyway, i hope it has been processed successfully coz i’m a few hundred poorer!!!

April 01: let me just add that for those that has missed the deadline … don’t worry! just do it! or go to the tax office (i like the one in kelana jaya) and explain and they will help you.

for first timers … the first time is always hard, but if you go to the tax office, the officers will guide you on how to do e-filing online. then they will print out the documents for you and you can go make payment at the CIMB or Public Bank (if i’m not mistaken). normally your username and password is the same, which is your ic number. once you have registered your digital signature, etc … the second time will be easier.

i’m single and don’t have any dependents. so, i didn’t have much tax deductible items to lower my tax returns. the only thing i included in the form was amount for the computer i had bought last year. and i’d actually kept a few book receipts, but heck they are in malaysia, silly me. so, i didn’t have much to fill. oh, if you are a muslim, you might want to fill in your zakat total; it can be any zakat – fitrah, pendapatan, emas, etc…

so to make life easier … my life that is, i’ve decided to do these from now on:

1. keep a file of all receipts of tax deductible items, such as books, medicine for parents, medical checkups, etc …

2. keep all bank statements (coz i job hop a lot and sometimes i forget how much i earned!! well, u know, stimes during the probation period certain companies even deduct on your MC!). plus it’s also good for applying for loans or credit cards. you don’t have to ask the bank who will charge you for the statements.

3. EA forms … don’t lose them.

4. salary slips.

i guess that’s about it for now … off the top of my head.

but since i will be working in brunei for the next two years, i really don’t have to bother. hahahahaha. oh, btw … employees in brunei don’t have to pay taxes. imagine if one day the brunei govt decided to introduce income tax, i bet bruneians are really going to have a headache! even now, paying for car parking in the urban areas is relatively new and not entirely welcomed.

my aunt who visited malaysia got very upset with the tolls that’s like everywhere. in brunei, these things are FREE, bah!

For the first time, I had to fill up my tax declaration form or Borang BE2008.

It seems daunting at first, so many things to fill in, so many calculations to make. But to LHDN’s credit, whilst the form seems complex, it’s actually quite easy to understand.

You can do it online with the new e-filing system though. However, I have been reasonably informed that first-timers should instead do it manually. So that’s why I had to print out the forms online and fill it up.

I should have paid more attention to what I buy though. Especially books. I remembered buying quite a number of books in 2008, but I can only find receipts for two or three of them. It’s quite possible that I would have to pay much less if only I had held onto those receipts. Instead, I kept receipts of my DVD buys. Those are definitely non-tax exempted.

I won’t make the same mistake this year. Besides, with the purchase of my new laptop, I’m quite sure that I’ll pay less this year compared to last.

they want me to pay for 2006 punya… menghina betul… tingu la 2007 punya nanti terlebih pulak… LHDN selalu macam ni.

so how? pay or not? pay dungot lah

Alhamdulillah, Sempena kenaikan harga minyak baru-baru ini, company aku bersetuju untuk menaikkan amount untuk car allowance sebanyak RM80, effective Bulan July 2008. Kalau dulu aku dapat RM185, kali ni aku dapat RM265. SO kitorang staff-staff Marhain ni semua suka hati dan bergembiralah.. tp bila aku process gaji bulan ni, macam biasa aku akan tengok payslip aku dulu lah sbb nak kira berapa net amount aku. boleh budget-budget. Alamakkk.. income tax aku bertambah RM30 dari biasa!!. bermakna, tambah car allowance RM80, Tax pun naik RM30. aku cuma merasa RM50 sahaja..

so sebelum aku confirm & final & submit salary tu ke Bank. aku cepat2 tukar Zakat deduction aku.. tambah RM30 dari previous month.. hmm baru aku lega. kena pandang positive side. Di sebalik RM80 yg aku dapat, sebahagiannya adalah untuk dizakatkan.. (bukan untuk di’tax’kan). . So ‘Tax aku mcm biasa… tak sampai RM5 pun aku bayar everymonth! hehehee…

Insya-Allah semoga berkat rezeki yang Allah kurniakan ini..

1) My car loan already been approved, need to go to LHDN for duty stamp matter.

2) Need to convert my P driving license as it already past its expiration date

3) Already booked a flight tickets to KK for the whole Kuantan Clan consist for 11 persons on Feb 2009. (Can’t resist the crazy promotion by Air*Asia duh)

4) My mom new car  has arrived yesterday

5) Need to go UTM again for Student registration matters this Sunday.