tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post6748985191685148176..comments2024-01-06T00:28:45.062+08:00Comments on Bibliobibuli: British Writers - Economic Migrants?bibliobibulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-48736951737260712752007-03-19T18:19:00.000+08:002007-03-19T18:19:00.000+08:00sympozium - you could be right. i'm very honest -...sympozium - you could be right. i'm very honest - when i work here for a british university and get paid in the UK i declare it here and get taxed!!bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1074360886026477622007-03-17T14:24:00.000+08:002007-03-17T14:24:00.000+08:00I've was informed by an MM2H-er that he receives h...I've was informed by an MM2H-er that he receives his pension in the UK, which is exempted from tax because he is not resident in the UK anymore. And because MM2H-ers don't pay taxes in Malaysia, he ends up having his pension untaxed! <BR/>Perhaps this MM2H-er was bullshitting me? But he seemed pretty smug about it.Poppadumdumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11763910123949254981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-83775068358106269322007-03-17T10:42:00.000+08:002007-03-17T10:42:00.000+08:00They generally don't actually. They write for Brit...They generally don't actually. They write for British and American publications, for which they actually DO earn a reasonable amount of money (at least after you factor in the exchange rate.) :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-35415509224664732282007-03-16T17:29:00.000+08:002007-03-16T17:29:00.000+08:00My immediate (kneejerk?) reaction to this post: If...My immediate (kneejerk?) reaction to this post: If (British) writers can't earn a reasonable amount of money in the U.K., what are the chances that (Malaysian) writers can do so here? :(YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-79346861447481625022007-03-16T13:06:00.000+08:002007-03-16T13:06:00.000+08:00Bib - I think you just proved one of my pet theori...Bib - I think you just proved one of my pet theories, that if you want people to argue with you, just write anything vaguely in support of the government they lived and prospered under. <BR/><BR/>Animah - I don't remember saying it would adversely affect anything, raising the bar and the quality of the work is a good thing. And you really can't deny that book sales here are mostly fueled by popularity or charity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-91395003559171522612007-03-15T15:33:00.000+08:002007-03-15T15:33:00.000+08:00if you go the malaysia-my-second-home route you ar...if you go the malaysia-my-second-home route you aren't supposed to be working as such, but come to think of it, these guys might be paying income tax in the UK still!<BR/><BR/>we have some very good writers here, animah, but could do with more good editors<BR/><BR/>ted - malaysian bureaurocracy? shhhh ... you'll put everyone off. and please don't mention banned books or the haze.bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-64262423734403319292007-03-15T12:19:00.000+08:002007-03-15T12:19:00.000+08:00Glenda, I think you need to see someone for tax ad...Glenda, I think you need to see someone for tax advice. <BR/>But agreed, RM9,000 a month would see about RM3,000 knocked off in terms of Malaysian tax, (if they live here at least 180 days a year)leaving RM6,000. I guess Sympozium is suggesting they live in 3 places a year. Or they could live in a tax haven like the Bermudas.<BR/>To Anonymous above - I never like that kind of argument, that having foreigners would adversely affect the locals in terms of work. Why should you think locals can't compete? For a number of years, I have worked with lawyers and engineers both foreign and Malaysian. I can tell you that many Malaysian lawyers and engineers are as good as if not better than the foreigners.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-19199484192602282132007-03-15T10:33:00.000+08:002007-03-15T10:33:00.000+08:00If British authors ever moved here en-masse, most ...If British authors ever moved here en-masse, most writers would never survive (which is why I wish they did.) It would really raise the bar here. The poor writers who are being paid way too much will have to do something else. I think book sales are are by and large not really affected by the quality of the prose so much as it is by popularity or even charity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-55740484981822035442007-03-15T10:10:00.000+08:002007-03-15T10:10:00.000+08:00When they come here for the Malaysia-My-Second-Hom...When they come here for the Malaysia-My-Second-Home thingy, they can also experience for themselves the wonderful Malaysian Bureaucracy (tm)!<BR/><BR/>That is if the Jabatan Islam doesn't get to them first. During the night.Ted Mahsunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13555225524434639998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-14324699196876436422007-03-15T09:17:00.000+08:002007-03-15T09:17:00.000+08:00You gotta be kidding. I am a local, with 7 books p...You gotta be kidding. I am a local, with 7 books published overseas in six different countries: US, UK, Australia, France, Germany and Russia. I pay taxes, believe me. I also pay agents - anything up to 25% of my earnings when foreign language rights are involved. Plus huge taxes in some countries - and I don't get any tax refunds on the tools of my trade either - computers etc. And bank charges are horrendous in those countries too. As a result I have never come anywhere near earning RM 9,000 a month. <BR/><BR/>Do something else. Really.Glenda Larkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10113271268122909969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-7048369025022333162007-03-14T22:53:00.000+08:002007-03-14T22:53:00.000+08:00They also don't have to pay taxes here or in the U...They also don't have to pay taxes here or in the UK.Poppadumdumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11763910123949254981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-12429274572107783412007-03-14T20:31:00.000+08:002007-03-14T20:31:00.000+08:00Not a bad suggestion at all ;)Not a bad suggestion at all ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com