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I Gave My Team One Tax Question. They Had Three Hours Training.
Last Friday morning I sent one WhatsApp to my team irrespective of position. Just one question.“Is a forfeited property deposit taxable for an Investment Holding Company?” And one instruction. Email me the answer before lunch in one hour duration Many people think training means seminar. PowerPoint.One full-day workshop. In my firm, sometimes training starts with…
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(TAX UPDATE) Why are taxes more complicated when the company isn’t even doing business?
“Boss, business already stop.Factory I keep under the Sdn Bhd first. Should be okay, right?” A lot of SME owners get into trouble because of this one line: “Should be okay.” Last month, one client stopped his manufacturing business because market was bad. Business stopped.Factory still there.Sdn Bhd still there. He thought he was only…
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DIY Stamping
My golf buddy’s WhatsApp is every SME boss’s future problem. Weekend morning.My golfing friend texted me :“Bro… my son got local uni offer already.” I replied: “Congrats!” Then he sent the next line: “Uni ask me to stamp the admission agreement… what is this explanatory note? How to do?”That happiness immediately turned into paperwork panic.…
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Convert Staff to Subcontractors?
“Boss, I want to convert all my employees into subcontractors.” Last week after CNY. He sounded practical. Not emotional.“Market slow. If convert, I save EPF employer portion, SOCSO, all statutory cost. Every month few thousand.” I didn’t react. I asked him slowly. “They report at 9am?” “Yes.” “Punch card?” “Yes.” “Wear company uniform?” “Yes.” “Apply…
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We Sat in the Same AI Class. Today He Is My AI Consultant.
“Mr Koh, you really want to build AI… or just attend class?” asked by Wei Khjan Chan He asked very calmly.That one hurt a bit. We both attended a 2-day AI Engineering class in early 2025. Same classroom.Same slides.Same excitement. After class finish, our path slowly separate. He became Manus ambassador.Built AI agents.Tested automation using…
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