What Is Chargeable Income?

First of all, you need to know what is considered income by Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri (LHDN). Is it just the monthly salary you get from your employer, or does it also include other types of income?

With effect from year 2016, an individual who earns an annual employment income of RM25,501 (after EPF deduction) has to register a tax file. These are the types of income that are taxable:

These are the types of income that are taxable:

• Business or profession
• Employment
• Dividends
• Interests (except bank deposit interests)
• Discounts
• Rent collected
• Royalties
• Premiums
• Pensions
• Annuities
• Perquisites, which includes bill claims, company credit cards, loans from company, sponsored club memberships, sponsored child tuition fee, personal driver and any benefits offered by your employer that could be converted into cash.

Here’s an example of how to derive your total income:

Review : Desolasi

Aiman is upset that the valet parking attendant stole his favourite 4U2C tape from the car. A scene from Desolasi.

Ironically, for a movie with a title that translates to “state of emptiness”, Desolasi is a full-on assault on the senses. It’s as if director Syafiq Yusof is afraid of desolation himself, to the point that his movie is filled with mind-boggling visual effects, neverending explosions and anguished cries.

The story revolves around Aiman (Syamsul Yusof), a visual artist with his own perception of reality. Growing up, he coloured his drawings differently from the other kids in school and that made his teacher upset. Aiman questioned why God allowed suffering in the world. He said God could make everyone happy by just giving them what they want.

Of course, this doesn’t sit well with his religious father (played by Datuk Jalaluddin Hassan), who constantly reminds Aiman to perform his prayers.

After losing his mother and experiencing a series of mishaps, Aiman can no longer bear his suffering. Underneath the pouring rain, he looks up to the sky and asks God to make his problems go away. What do you know, Aiman wakes up the next day and finds himself all alone in the world. Or at least, in his perception of reality.

While Aiman enjoys his solitude, his father files a missing person report and goes on a frantic search to find him. He even has his own Taken moment with a mysterious individual linked to Aiman’s disappearance.

Faizal Tahir and his shirtless album cover picture

Singer-songwriter Faizal Tahir put a lot of thought into the design of his latest album cover Anatomi.

“Who has a scientist jacket?” singer-songwriter Faizal Tahir says while laughing right after someone asked him to explain the meaning behind the cover of his latest album, Anatomi. The striking image features Faizal, 37, posing like the Vitruvian Man, with wings and surrounded by a number of items.

Oh, he’s shirtless, too.

He knows the media will question him on this issue. “If I’m going to explain everything, it’s going to take a long time,” he says during an interview in Kuala Lumpur.

To put it simply, Faizal says the various elements on the cover represent the songs on the album as well as things that define him as a man. It ranges from his birth year (“The horse. It’s also my favourite animal.”) to his belief about duality (“Where there is shadow, there is also light.”) and of course, his favourite football club (“The wings represent the mythical Liverpool bird.”).

The cover also reflects his admiration for women who sacrifice for their loved ones (“The lady with the veil is balancing a number of things on her head.”), patriotism (“The Malaysian flag reminds me that no matter where I go, this is home.”) and the rabbit head is the persona he takes on to entertain children.

This Ipoh man has been selling records for 40 years

Chen’s modest store houses a treasure trove of goodies, including vinyl LPs, cassettes, hi-fi knick knacks and erhus.

When the sound of the erhu emanates from a particular stretch of Pasar Besar Ipoh, Perak’s central market, that simply means Cheng Ah Lek is at his record store for a day’s work. The proprietor of Perniagaan Nanyang has been selling vinyl LPs for more than 40 years, having opened his first shop on Osborne Street (now Jalan Dato Tahwil Azhar) in 1974.

“I opened another shop in Yau Tet Shin market in 1984, but closed it two years later when I fell ill,” said the gregarious 74-year-old. Ultimately, the original Osborne Street store is what lasted longest, and Cheng was there until the turn of the millennium, when the owner of the lot eventually sold it.

This writer recalls visiting that store in the late 1990s and leaving with cartfuls of records on a number of occasions. With Chen having sold records for so long, he had an amazing inventory then.

According to him, he had tens of thousands of titles, though in the last 16 years, that volume has decreased tremendously. Good titles can still be had, from the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Bad Company, Deep Purple and BB King.

What’s great about Chen’s collection is the condition of his records … they are largely NOS (new old stock titles), effectively meaning, they are unplayed records. And there’s been a copy of 10cc’s Deceptive Bends sitting there for months now, just waiting for the right music lover to claim it.

Cara Mudah Dikabulkan Doa

Ahli sufi dan ulama terkenal, Abu Ishak Ibrahim al-Hurawi pernah berpesan, jika seseorang ingin doanya mudah diterima oleh Allah SWT supaya berjanji kepada diri sendiri untuk melaksanakan lima perkara berikut:

• Mengawal makan dengan memakan sekadar perlu sahaja.
• Memakai pakaian yang perlu sahaja dan tidak berlebihan.
• Mengawal tidur, dengan tidak tidur secara berlebihan.
• Mengawal percakapan dengan perkara yang baik-baik sahaja.
• Selalu merendah diri, menjaga dan memelihara hawa nafsu, pancaindera dan anggota badan daripada terjerumus kepada perbuatan dosa.

5 Money-Wasting Things You Are Probably Guilty Of

Wondering why your monthly income never seem to be enough? Looking for ways on how to save money? If you are reading this, good for you – because it means that you want to do something to manage your finances better. And believe it or not, there are a lot of things you can do, or much rather, change, to be able to save more and find greater rewards in the long run. Here are some spending habits you could begin working on:

Shop smart might save you money in a long run

11 Of The Most Breathtaking Travel Photos Of The Year

The Siena International Photo Awards recently announced the winners of their annual international photography contest and the results are stunning. With submissions from over 100 countries from Turkey to Myanmar, professional and amateur photographers competed for awards in several categories including architecture, nature, and of course travel. Top honors went to French photographer, Greg Lacoeur, who won the SIPAContest Photo Of The Year with his amazing underwater capture of the sardine migration in South Africa.

All of the winning photos are currently on display at the Siena Art Photo Travel Festival, currently being held in the city of Siena, Italy from now until November 30. But if you can't make it to Italy this month check out Lacoeur's incredible photo and a few more of our favorite award winners and honorable mentions from the contest below.

Inilah 8 Amalan yang Mendatangkan Syafaat di Hari Kiamat. SHARE Semoga Bermanfaat Pada Orang Lain Juga..

Rasulullah SAW merupakan pemimpin yang sangat dicintai oleh umat muslim. Beliau sentiasa mengajarkan amalan kebaikan serta memberikan ganjaran berupa memberikan syafaat bagi orang yang Allah dan beliau kehendaki. 

Syafaat yang diperoleh seorang muslim akan menjadi saksi amalan kebaikan baginya saat di hari kiamat kelak. Banyak orang yang beranggapan bahawasanya untuk mendapatkan syafaat dari Rasulullah adalah dengan berziarah ke makam beliau.

Padahal yang demikian ini tidak pernah diajarkan oleh Rasulullah sendiri. Beliau justeru memberi tahu mengenai amalan yang dapat mendatangkan syafaat di hari kiamat kelak. Lantas amalan apa sajakah yang dimaksud? Berikut informasi selengkapnya.

How To Clean Your Laptop

Cleaning Your Laptop

Unfortunately, unlike the standard desktop, a laptop is not as easy to open and clean. However, there are still several steps an end-user can do to clean and maintain their laptop.

Before cleaning any laptop, turn it off and unplug it from the power source. Also, because you’re going to be cleaning the laptop, we also suggest that you remove the laptop battery.

Sambal Ulek

Hari ni kami masak yang mudah aje.. Kami masak kobis masak lemak putih,  goreng ikan bawal yang masih berbaki dalam peti ais dan juga sediakan sambal ulek. Benar-benar berselera sekali kami menikmati hidangan tengahari.. sesekali makan yang simple-simple ni di hari cuti ni memang membuka selera.

Kalau ada yang nak mencuba sambal ulek, kami kongsikan di sini.

21 Quotes That Perfectly Capture The Thrill Of Traveling

"You have brains in your head and feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose! You're on your own and you know what you know. Only YOU can decide where to go!"

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Flickr: kokorowa / Creative Commons

How Much Does Your Poop Cost?

Surprise, surprise! Your poop doesn’t just magically disappear when you flush it down the toilet. So where do they go?

To the vague destination of the sewers, of course! And then what? To the rivers? To the ocean?

We break down the cycle of your poop, from what happens after you check out of your ivory throne, to the multi-staged and VERY expensive process of treating your waste after.

Just how expensive, you ask? Hint: It is equivalent to the price of 424 mega-luxury Kenny Hills bungalow units or 15,609 Birkin bags!

More importantly, who does the dirty job so that Malaysians can continue to enjoy a safe and clean environment?

Check out our infographic to find out!

Agar-agar Rintik Santan Pandan

Hari ni kami sediakan agar-agar sebagai pencuci mulut. Dah lama kami nak buat agar-agar ni.. tapi selalu aje terlupa. Hari ini dapatlah kami sampaikan hajat nak membuatnya.

Resepi agar-agar ini di kongsikan oleh Izah dari blog Izah Muffin Lover . Menurut Izah beliau dapat resepi ini dari buku Aneka Puding. Asalnya Agar-agar rintik santan, tapi bila dah di olah ianya menjadi agar-agar rintik pandan pula. Itulah yang buatkan kami teruja nak cuba sebab gabungan warna hitam dari gula merah dan hijau tu seakan menaikkan seri agar-agar ini.

Agar-agar ni sedap, lembut aje.. dan amat sesuailah kalau nak buat untuk rumah terbuka nanti. Cara dan kaedah membuatnya pun mudah aje.. Cuma lain kali bila kami buat untuk lapisan gula merah tu ita kena kurangkan gula merah dan tambahkan gula pasir sedikit. Sebab gula merah ni rasanya lain sikit.. kalau gula Melaka bagi kami ok lagi... gula merah ni dia ada rasa kelat-kelat sikit... Tapi terpulang pada citarasa masing-masing..

Air Asam dan Ikan Caru Bakar

Kita mulakan menu hari ini dengan ikan caru bakar yang di cicah bersama air asam yang power...

Ikan bakar ni sesekali makan dengan kuah lemak pekena pula dengan nasi hangat memang terangkat habis...

Kami sukakan kuah asam yang pedas gilerrr... barulah berpeluh-peluh makan.. tu yang syok sangat tu..

What Does Best Effort Mean In Broadband Service?

Fast Speed Internet

It never seems to end. Complaints about our broadband speed seem to be stacking up in all social media waves. Sometimes we’re surfing at top speed and other times we feel like throttling somebody’s neck when our surfing connection speed is throttled down.

Why are we having this problem? We complain to our service providers but we are still experiencing this problem from time to time. What is really going on?

Ok, remember when signing up for the broadband plan? Remember reading or coming across the words “best effort delivery”? Exactly. That’s why we’re in this scenario.

Our service providers try their best to deliver top speed as per mentioned in the package that we’ve signed up for.

However, best effort delivery of broadband service depends on factors such as modem capability, location, coverage, distance from communication towers and number of simultaneous users.

Pencuk, Jelatah, Acar timun nenas atau Acar Cuka, semuanya adalah sama....

Pencuk, Jelatah, Acar timun nenas atau acar cuka adalah nama bagi makanan yang sama. Mungkin lain daerah lain gelarannya. 

Kaedah membuat Acar cuka sangat mudah kerana ianya tidak perlu di masak. Acar cuka ni tak tahan lama, ia cepat rosak kerana timun dan nenas tu mudah berair dan membuatkan ia tidak tahan lama . Jika di buat untuk sekali makan sahaja dan bukan untuk di simpan berhari-hari di dalam peti ais.

Selain timun, nenas dan lobak, ada juga meletakkan kobos yang di hiris nipis. Tak kiralah kobis putih, atau kobis unggu.

Ada sesetengah orang menaburkan sedikit bijan yang telah di sangai atau kacang tanah yang telah di goreng dan di tumbuk.

Pencuk atau acar timun ini biasanya enak di makan bersama nasi minyak, nasi tomato, nasi bukhari, nasi beriani atau nasi-nasi yang sewaktu dengannya. lauk yang serasi bersamanya kebiasannya lauk ayam masak merah, memang sesuai sangan lah gandingan pasangan berdua ini.

7 Kesilapan Ini Biasa Orang Lakukan Semasa 'Interview'

Tidak semua syarikat di dunia mementingkan resume yang diberikan pemburu kerja semasa temuduga. Penemuduga selalunya mengambil masa kurang 10 minit untuk menyelak resume yang diberi, dan selebihnya bergantung kepada bahasa badan calon temu duga itu sendiri.

Bahasa badan atau 'body language' sering dipandang remeh atau langsung tidak dipedulikan oleh calon temuduga disebabkan mereka terlalu fokus kepada penyampaian resume atau penampilan diri.

Namun sebaliknya, pergerakan badan memainkan peranan penting dalam menyokong resume calon, sekali gus menampilkan calon sebagai individu yang berkeyakinan tinggi atau kreatif.

Berikut adalah tujuh kesilapan besar melibatkan bahasa badan yang dilakukan oleh calon semasa temuduga.

5 Ways To Pay Your Mortgage When You Are Struggling

Going through another sleepless night thinking about your overdue home loan repayments? The possibility of losing your home can be terrifying. Perhaps you’re having trouble making ends meet because you or a family member lost a job, or you’re having other financial problems.

Maybe things are not as bad yet, but you would like to prepare yourself with all possible scenarios, just in case. For those who took out a variable rate home loan – you may want to know what your payments will be in the event the rate increases and whether you’ll be able to make them.

Regardless of the cause of your anxiety, there are ways to protect your home even in times of financial trouble. Here are three things you can do to save your struggling mortgage.

Home Remedies to Get Rid of Gas and Bloating

Eating too much or consuming lots of fatty or spicy food commonly leads to gas and bloating. It’s not unlikely for the discomfort felt in the abdominal area to be accompanied with symptoms such as nausea, dizziness and headache. Whenever this excruciating problem strikes, worry not for there are a handful of effective home remedies you may try.

Drink Thirst-Quenching Coconut Water

The calming effect of coconut water to the digestive tract helps alleviate a crabby belly. Drinking it is a refreshing way to allow the stomach to bounce back from all the things that it is forced to process.

Simple Tips To Relieve Stress

Stressed? Our lifestyle today is very stressful. Some factors that cause this stress is pollution, stressful working environment, working two jobs, searching for a job and family problems. With so many things affecting our quality of life stress is one of the factors that can affect us mentally and physically. So, what do you do to relieve yourself from this stress? Have you ever considered giving yourself a stress free environment? Start pampering yourself and to reward yourself for doing such a good job at life and succumbing to stress. All you need is time, a little cash and a positive mindset. Pack away your mental stress and take the weight off your shoulder its time to distress.

Tips On How To Relieve Stress

Have Time For Yourself: