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Continue reading →: Why does time suddenly fly after 50?
Last week,I was running at Gunung Pulai with my hashing friends. I joked, half laughing, half shocked:“Eh… how time fly like this?It’s almost end of 2025 already.Macam yesterday just Chinese New Year.大家又赚多一年!” Everyone laughed.But it stayed in my head. So I went to read a bit.And what I found was…
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Continue reading →: (Tax Update) Transition from STAMPS Portal to e-Duti Setem
Please register for e-Duti Setem promptly, as the STAMPS portal will be ‘retired’ at 6pm today. To access e-Duti Setem, users must first log in to their individual MyTax portal, select “Perkhidmatan ezHasil”, then navigate to “Duti Setem” and subsequently “e-Duti Setem”. If your company or law firm has registered…
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Continue reading →: (TAX UPDATE) How to Reduce Your Personal Tax Legally Before the Year Ends
Here is a summary of the key personal tax reliefs for YA 2025 : Personal & Family Children Medical & Health Education Lifestyle Savings & Insurance Special What You Should Do Before 31 December Read the full content in our bloghttps://lnkd.in/gY4JjwDh (税务)如何在年底前合法减个人所得税 主要个人税务减免 个人与家庭 孩子 医疗与健康 教育 生活方式 储蓄与保险 特别减免…
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Continue reading →: I Quit Ultra Running for 5 Years. My 2026 Resolution Is to Come Back
I quit ultra running for five years.Not because I decided to quit.I just slowly stopped showing up. Last week, I walked into JPO Kulai for massive year end salesAnd somehow…I walked out with two pairs of Hoka trail shoes. That was the moment I knew.Okay lah. It’s time. Fifteen years…
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Continue reading →: (TAX Update) Construction Contracts PR 5/2025.
Contractors and project owners, please don’t take this lightly. LHDN has issued Public Ruling 5/2025 and replaced PR 2/2009. The message is clear. Tax on construction contracts is now stricter on timing, loss claims, and documents. Key cautions for SMEs. 2.Profit follows progress.Income must be recognised based on stage of…
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Continue reading →: I Thought Bike Touring Looks Fun on TikTok. I Was Wrong.
In 2019, I bought an Africa Twin.By November 2025, the mileage was still below 15,000 km. In the last two years,I rode it maybe eight times only.Mostly home to office. Office to town.Sometimes I was so lazy I even asked Big Wing to ride it for service. Then I posted…
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Continue reading →: (TAX UPDATE) 2025 Malaysia Word of The Year : Tax (税)
In 2025, one Chinese character won Malaysia’s word of the year (马来西亚年度汉字) … “税” (tax). Not because it is trendy. Because it hurts. For SME owners, tax today is no longer something you settle once a year with your accountant. It now shows up : When you price your servicesWhen…
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Continue reading →: (TAX UPDATE) Stamp Duty Goes Fully New Digital Platform… What SME Bosses Must Know
LHDN has confirmed that the STAMPS system will be switched off after 31 December 2025. From 1 January 2026, all stamp duty matters must be done through e-Duti Setem (e-DS) via MyTax. No parallel system. No extension. The good news? 2026 is a grace year. Under the new Stamp Duty…
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Continue reading →: Zero Training. 21KM. Full Fee Paid. Suffering
I ran the Kulai Half Marathon today with zero training. My half marathon Personal Best is 2 hours. Today, I finished in 3 hours 20 minutes and yes, I paid full registration fee for this “painful” experience. For the past six months, I did not run and train at all.Not…
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Continue reading →: Malaysia Is a Fine Country Based on CP204 and CP204B
Malaysia is truly a fine country.Not because of nasi lemak, teh tarik, or our warm people. But because of fines.Especially when it comes to LHDN CP204 and CP204B. You change your financial year end?Fine. You forget to submit CP204B on time?Fine RM200 to RM20,000. LHDN not informed early enough?No problem.…

