Does the Cambodian government try to tax people for online work?
Does the Cambodian government try to tax people for online work?
Ok, so here in Japan I am teaching English at a school and the school handles my taxes. I still go to the tax office once a year to fill out the paperwork and turn the forms in.
I'm curious if I relocated to Cambodia, would I be taxed if the Cambodian government knows I make a lot of money from online work?
I would rather just teach at a school part time or full time and just not mention that I do online work at all...but when you apply for a work visa or business visa, do you have to have a certain required amount of monthly/yearly income to be eligible for certain visas?
This is the situation in Japan if you are applying for a work visa, but not for a spouse visa which is what I am on now. I will apply for permanent residence here in Japan soon, which will allow me to stay outside of Japan and keep my status as long as I don't stay out of Japan for more than a year.
I would love to live in Cambodia part time during the winters because it is really cold here in Japan in the winter and I love the tropical weather of SEA in general.
I did not report my online work to Japanese government/immigration because I would be heavily taxed here and lose most of my profits, so that isn't cool. These jobs have been reported in the US, so I'm not some tax evader. I just want to make that clear.
I'm just curious about the tax system in Cambodia and if they have strict tax laws?
I'm curious if I relocated to Cambodia, would I be taxed if the Cambodian government knows I make a lot of money from online work?
I would rather just teach at a school part time or full time and just not mention that I do online work at all...but when you apply for a work visa or business visa, do you have to have a certain required amount of monthly/yearly income to be eligible for certain visas?
This is the situation in Japan if you are applying for a work visa, but not for a spouse visa which is what I am on now. I will apply for permanent residence here in Japan soon, which will allow me to stay outside of Japan and keep my status as long as I don't stay out of Japan for more than a year.
I would love to live in Cambodia part time during the winters because it is really cold here in Japan in the winter and I love the tropical weather of SEA in general.
I did not report my online work to Japanese government/immigration because I would be heavily taxed here and lose most of my profits, so that isn't cool. These jobs have been reported in the US, so I'm not some tax evader. I just want to make that clear.
I'm just curious about the tax system in Cambodia and if they have strict tax laws?
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If you set up a company then you're entitled to tax.
If you're an employee, your company pays the tax on salary for you (or not).
If you're a taxiteacher, don't bother with it, there's no Personal Income Tax yet.
If you're an employee, your company pays the tax on salary for you (or not).
If you're a taxiteacher, don't bother with it, there's no Personal Income Tax yet.
I'm not sure what a taxiteacher is, but my friend and I have an online company we cofounded when we were both living in the US.
Tax laws are very relaxed at this stage, so I doubt you have anything to worry about apart from US citizens get royally screwed whenever they open bank accounts in any country.
I've got a gavinmac question to ask though - if you "make a lot of money from online work"; why the hell would you subject yourself to teaching in Cambodia? You'll just get trashed on K440 for being another TEFLer reprobate. Take your online earnings and enjoy a proper holiday & recharge for Japan I reckon!
I've got a gavinmac question to ask though - if you "make a lot of money from online work"; why the hell would you subject yourself to teaching in Cambodia? You'll just get trashed on K440 for being another TEFLer reprobate. Take your online earnings and enjoy a proper holiday & recharge for Japan I reckon!
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Yes, I know it seems strange to want to live in Cambodia even though I make good money, but Cambodia just looks like just a really chill place.Spigzy wrote:Tax laws are very relaxed at this stage, so I doubt you have anything to worry about apart from US citizens get royally screwed whenever they open bank accounts in any country.
I've got a gavinmac question to ask though - if you "make a lot of money from online work"; why the hell would you subject yourself to teaching in Cambodia? You'll just get trashed on K440 for being another TEFLer reprobate. Take your online earnings and enjoy a proper holiday & recharge for Japan I reckon!
I have not been to Cambodia before, so I plan to just travel there first, but I did see many places in Thailand and Laos and really loved the environment, the food, the people, etc.
I could not only see myself enjoying a laidback life there, I could see myself even retiring there off the online work I do.
Unlike some foreigners that want to travel there for cheap prostitutes, young girls, drugs, etc. I want to actually just live in a chill country that is lax on cannabis laws for the most part, isn't uptight with their visa laws, is a tropical environment (tired of the cold weather in NEA), and that is cheap. I want to be able to at least live day to day with the feeling that I have some retirement money building or at least stashed away safely.
Living in Japan is awesome and I might live here forever, but I'm definitely going to either visit Cambodia or temporarily live there during the cold Japanese winters.
It does suck that all foreigners that are fascinated by SEA are seen in a bad light. I realize there are some real lunatics that do terrible things in these countries...but there must be some chill foreigners there as well right?
Just teach as an individual, drop the company
It will take a while before they get to tax internet teaching, even with the dodgy expat stooges who assist tax collection
Even then, how would they monitor it?
Not all the foreigners are bad, I met one chill one here in 2002.
It will take a while before they get to tax internet teaching, even with the dodgy expat stooges who assist tax collection
Even then, how would they monitor it?
Not all the foreigners are bad, I met one chill one here in 2002.
Trump is a genius!
Compared to Japan, Cambodia is pennies on the dollar, please.Marinaris wrote:Cambodia isn't cheap ... Actually cost of life is freaking expensive, at least in Phnom Penh. (for someone who settles here)whiteboy wrote: and that is cheap.
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Compared to Japan, even western countries are cheap.Gardiguy wrote:Compared to Japan, Cambodia is pennies on the dollar, please.Marinaris wrote:Cambodia isn't cheap ... Actually cost of life is freaking expensive, at least in Phnom Penh. (for someone who settles here)whiteboy wrote: and that is cheap.
Well, he is wanting to come from Japan so it is relevant.Marinaris wrote:Compared to Japan, even western countries are cheap.Gardiguy wrote:Compared to Japan, Cambodia is pennies on the dollar, please.Marinaris wrote:Cambodia isn't cheap ... Actually cost of life is freaking expensive, at least in Phnom Penh. (for someone who settles here)whiteboy wrote: and that is cheap.
How much is your rent each month?Marinaris wrote:Cambodia isn't cheap ... Actually cost of life is freaking expensive, at least in Phnom Penh. (for someone who settles here)whiteboy wrote: and that is cheap.
What is your average cost of living (utilities, food, etc)?
I assume the prices for everything drop outside PP, but would there even be a point to living in these other areas?
Besides Siem Reap, are there any other cities where expats can make a decent living and actually enjoy things like western toilets or electricity?
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This place has gotten more expensive in recent years and is more expensive than its neighbours for some things, but to say that it's expensive is ridiculous.
You can get a one bedroom condo in the very best buildings in the very best locations for under $1000 per month. For a one bedroom condo you could probably spend $200 per month on power if you really tried hard. You can eat in very nice restaurant for $20 per head. Booze and transport are ridiculously cheap.
Phnom Penh is not in the same league as Tokyo, London or New York. It's not even playing the same sport. If you're earning enough money to live in Tokyo, then you will live like a king here.
You can get a one bedroom condo in the very best buildings in the very best locations for under $1000 per month. For a one bedroom condo you could probably spend $200 per month on power if you really tried hard. You can eat in very nice restaurant for $20 per head. Booze and transport are ridiculously cheap.
Phnom Penh is not in the same league as Tokyo, London or New York. It's not even playing the same sport. If you're earning enough money to live in Tokyo, then you will live like a king here.
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One of the main reason is that mostly everything is imported in KoW (even electricity).whiteboy wrote:How much is your rent each month?Marinaris wrote:Cambodia isn't cheap ... Actually cost of life is freaking expensive, at least in Phnom Penh. (for someone who settles here)whiteboy wrote: and that is cheap.
What is your average cost of living (utilities, food, etc)?
I assume the prices for everything drop outside PP, but would there even be a point to living in these other areas?
Besides Siem Reap, are there any other cities where expats can make a decent living and actually enjoy things like western toilets or electricity?
In BKK, prime location, it's on average at least 10$/sqm per month for rent.
Of course, you still can go full survivor mode (never go out, buying groceries at market and bargaining like hell, etc...) and save some money (what's saved isn't spent !)
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