Sarah is an expatriate working in the Kuala Lumpur Headquarters of Mega Infrastructure Corp She was transferred to the current office from 10 June 2013 as a Regional Managing Director who oversees the subsidiaries in ASEAN region Prior to her current appointment, she was stationed at New York office for three years as a deputy managing director She is married to an Australian citizen, Adam who is presently residing in Melbourne with their two young children and his mother Sarah has been in Malaysia since her appointment except for the following trips leave 20 12 2013 15 01 2014 Returned to Melbourne for Christmas and New Year 01 06 2014 31 12 2014 Monitored new project in Vietnam 09 04 2015 31 08 2015 Returned to Melbourne as her mother in law was critically ill 01 04 2016 20 12 2016 Unpaid leave and stayed with her family in London 01 04 2017 24 12 2017 Attended short course in New York 25 12 2017 04 01 2018 Extend the stay in New York for Christmas and New Year 05 01 2018 31 12 2018 Social trip to China 01 02 2019 30 11 2019 Underwent medical treatment in London 01 12 2019 20 12 2019 Returned to Melbourne to meet her children 16 03 2020 29 03 2020 Visited Singapore office 15 05 2020 31 05 2020 Attended meetings in Thailand On 12 May 2020, Sarah received a letter of transfer from New York office She was instructed to move to a newly set up office in Myanmar beginning by 1 August 2020 As part of her preparation for the new appointment, she left Malaysia permanently on 14 July 2020 REQUIRED State Sarah's tax residence status for basis years 2013 to 2020 with reference to the relevant sections in the ITA 1967

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Sarah is an expatriate working in the Kuala Lumpur Headquarters of Mega Infrastructure Corp. She was transferred to the current office from 10 June 2013

Sarah is an expatriate working in the Kuala Lumpur Headquarters of Mega Infrastructure Corp.

She was transferred to the current office from 10 June 2013 as a Regional Managing Director

who oversees the subsidiaries in ASEAN region. Prior to her current appointment, she was

stationed at New York office for three years as a deputy managing director. She is married to

an Australian citizen, Adam who is presently residing in Melbourne with their two young

children and his mother. Sarah has been in Malaysia since her appointment except for the

following trips/leave:

20.12.2013 - 15.01.2014	Returned to Melbourne for Christmas and New Year
01.06.2014 - 31.12.2014	Monitored new project in Vietnam
09.04.2015 - 31.08.2015	Returned to Melbourne as her mother-in-law was critically ill
01.04.2016 - 20.12.2016	Unpaid leave and stayed with her family in London
01.04.2017 - 24.12.2017	Attended short course in New York
25.12.2017 - 04.01.2018	Extend the stay in New York for Christmas and New Year
05.01.2018 - 31.12.2018	Social trip to China
01.02.2019 - 30.11.2019	Underwent medical treatment in London
01.12.2019 - 20.12.2019	Returned to Melbourne to meet her children
16.03.2020 - 29.03.2020	Visited Singapore office
15.05.2020 - 31.05.2020	Attended meetings in Thailand

On 12 May 2020, Sarah received a letter of transfer from New York office. She was instructed

to move to a newly set-up office in Myanmar beginning by 1 August 2020. As part of her

preparation for the new appointment, she left Malaysia permanently on 14 July 2020.

REQUIRED:

State Sarah's tax residence status for basis years 2013 to 2020 with reference to the relevant sections in the ITA 1967.

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