Things to do prior to existing SG

LittleBoyBlue

Ano ano mga kailangan gawin bago mag-exit ng Singapore? Pano yung Tax, kailangan ba fully paid? yung account pwde naman iwan di ba? kasi may insurance ako na binabayaran thru GIRO eh. Sa embassy ng PH may kailangan pa ba gawin?

TasBurrfoot

kumain ng maraming chicken rice... eehhehe!! 🙂

seriously boss, am on my last 3wks din. wala naman pinapagawa sa akin except to surrender my epass on my last day. they will give me a doc which i can show to sg immigration in order to exit as a tourist.

tax naman, yep kailangan fully paid ito. which was why they withheld my last 2 months salary....

LittleBoyBlue

@psychoboy hahaha, salamat salamat! Buti nasabihan mo ako na i-withheld pala nila suweldo natin, at least makapag-handa kami financially, mdyo malaki laking dagok sa cashflow namin yun.

Lipad kasi ako January, hanap na ng work, tapos tsaka ko na pasunurin mag-ina ko, pinag-hahandaan ko na lahat ng logistics.

mandand

@LittleBoyBlue hi littleboy, good luck sa iyong paglipat. IT ka ba? if yes, please share your feedback, ,marami ba openings sa AU, hiring process etc

God bless

hotshot

bumisita ng geylang for one last time? 🙂

kidding aside, yung sa case ko naman dito sa company...parang inexplain sa akin ng employer ko na since ang reason ko for leaving ay "leaving singapore permanently", aayusin nila lahat para by the time na last day ko na...they will give me my last pay na. i'm just not sure about my taxes pero naka-GIRO naman yun so i think ok lang. iiwanan ko pa naman yung bank account ko dito na may laman. hehe

TasBurrfoot

<blockquote rel="hotshot">bumisita ng geylang for one last time? 🙂

Are you PR here po ba boss @hotshot - if you are PR then walang problema sa tax and you are right, GIRO will still continue with the deduction.

However if you are here on EP, kailangan fully paid na tax mo hence this explains why kailangan nila mag withhold ng salary mo.

In my case for instance, I also pay GIRO for tax incurred last year... Had I not leave Singapore, magbabayad ako nito until early next year. However since hindi ako PR and aalis na ako, kailangan ko ito bayaran ang remaining amount. On top of this, I also need to pay my taxes for wages I received this year.

Hope this helps! 😉

hotshot

@psychoboy : actually, yan din ang gusto ko mangyari. ayoko na ituloy ang GIRO...gusto ko na bayaran yung remaining balance for my taxes last year and the taxes for 2012 income. para tapos na ang lahat. hehe

ricshei

fyi- kahit Sg PR ka and u are leaving the country permanently ur employer must withhold ur last pay dpat or an amount to cover all ur tax liabilities with IRAS.

ricshei

one more thing, most likely you will give up ur PR status in SG pag punta kana Oz right? and the CPF money that u will get is likely net of ur taxes.... ur tax GIRO will automatically be cancelled and all outstanding tax will be collected...

TasBurrfoot

Ayun na! 🙂 @ricshei is the expert for tax related matter... dakilang tax consultant! 😉

ricshei

@ psychoboy - d naman, binabahagi lang mga karanasan, ehhehe!

hotshot

sinabihan kasi ako ng employer ko nung nagresign ako a month ago na they will declare me as "leaving singapore permanently" sa IRAS for tax purposes. i didn't know what that meant previously. yesterday, nakatanggap ako ng letter from IRAS and part of the letter eto nakalagay:

<b>

You are required to settle your tax matters before you leave Singapore or at the time you leave your job, whichever is earlier. Any instalment arrangement will be cancelled.

We have instructed your employer to pay $X to us and to release the balance of money withheld, if any, to you.

</b>

so i talked to our HR manager and she said i will be getting my last pay on my last day at naka-deduct na yung remaining taxes to be paid ko (remaining giro instalments for the 2011 tax + whole tax for 2012). nag-check din ako ng records ko online sa IRAS and canceled na ang GIRO ko.

🙂

TasBurrfoot

<blockquote rel="hotshot">sinabihan kasi ako ng employer ko nung nagresign ako a month ago na they will declare me as "leaving singapore permanently" sa IRAS for tax purposes. i didn't know what that meant previously. yesterday, nakatanggap ako ng letter from IRAS and part of the letter eto nakalagay:

<b>

You are required to settle your tax matters before you leave Singapore or at the time you leave your job, whichever is earlier. Any instalment arrangement will be cancelled.

We have instructed your employer to pay $X to us and to release the balance of money withheld, if any, to you.

</b>

🙂</blockquote>

I didn't get any letter from IRAS... Ahahaha, sabi kasi ng company ko, 6 wks after my last day ang TAT nila before matapos lahat.

Just goes to show that even if you are one of the biggest bank in UK, it does not follow that they can be very efficient with their operations...

Lolz! 🙂

LittleBoyBlue

@mandand mag-share ako once nandun ako, based sa seek.com.au, mukhang marami-rami naman, ang sabi ng karamihan January daw mag-pick-up hiring eh, so sana totoo yun.

sydneyblued

prior to exiting SG need magdispose ng gamit! hehe... ngayon palang, if ever ma-grant, naloloka na ko kung pano kaya gagawin ko sa mga gamit namin waaah!!!... ito ang nagagawa ng IT show at toy sale sa takashimaya haha!

Any tips guys? garage sale, donate or mas ok ba na magpa-ship ng gamit?

hotshot

<blockquote rel="sydneyblued">prior to exiting SG need magdispose ng gamit! hehe... ngayon palang, if ever ma-grant, naloloka na ko kung pano kaya gagawin ko sa mga gamit namin waaah!!!... ito ang nagagawa ng IT show at toy sale sa takashimaya haha!

Any tips guys? garage sale, donate or mas ok ba na magpa-ship ng gamit?</blockquote>

sa case namin....binebenta ng palugi para lang may bumili. hehehe

killerbee

@hotshot sir what if you are not yet planning to give up your PR. will you still need to tell your employer that you will leave singapore permanently?

hotshot

<blockquote rel="killerbee">@hotshot sir what if you are not yet planning to give up your PR. will you still need to tell your employer that you will leave singapore permanently?</blockquote>

nung kinausap ko HR namin...kelangan daw nila ideclare na "leaving singapore permanently" yung reason ko for leaving. para daw kasi to sa computation at arrangement ng tax payments ko. but, they told me na walang kinalaman to sa PR status ko dito sa SG. nag-raise kasi ako ng concern about it...kasi sabi ko wala pa kong balak na irenounce ang PR ko dito. tapos yun ang sinabi nila sa akin...for IRAS lang daw yun para sa pagayos ng tax ko. 🙂

LittleBoyBlue

Any tips guys? garage sale, donate or mas ok ba na magpa-ship ng gamit?</blockquote>

nag-sisimula na din kami mag-linis. Mag-canvass ka na sa shipping, kung yung cost eh masyado mahal, mabuti pa i-dispose mo na.

Aiwink

Magresign let your company know that you're revoking PR status
serve your notice
Go to ICA to revoke your PR with a letter (takes 10-15mins)
IRAS to clear your tax
CPF to get your CPF. after clearing your tax and taking into account your last CPF Contribution.

In between

Discontinue your PUB, Phone, Cables, Internets, Credit cards
Sell your stuffs.
visit places you haven't been to. 🙂 RWS Aquarium 🙂
Research the best way to send your stuffs. (let us know)

Papicture kay merlion one more time hahah 🙂 Isang araw na idedicate mo na magsalita ka lang ng singlish mah! 🙂 lahat ng kumausap sayo sabihan mo ng "HA?!!!!!". Just incase mamiss mo lang. hehhehe.