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Hi ProvenPracticalFlexible

yes that's correct about Hungary being in Schengen.

Like your "Wagner" avatar by the way

Cool to see a Finnish 'icon' here

Hi Strong Eagle, in my case I would have in-principle work permit in Hungary as I am a EU citizen. On another hand in practice it looks like it could become like what you are saying :? Although I must say that if someone did want to hire a person from another country (like consultants are hired from...

Thanks for your replies Yes the taxation in Hungary is the reason why they offered me this alternative (income tax can be like 40-50% of the income otherwise). Registering a company in an off-shore jurisdiction sounds interesting but in this case I could end up staying in Hungary for most of a year ...

Hi all, I wanted to ask about whether anyone has experience of starting their own company in Singapore and then working abroad under this company. I have lived in Singapore for a year on Employment Pass and now have received an offer for a contract role in Hungary (IT consulting). The company has of...

As long as it takes to change the locks while you're out ok so looks like a lot of things are effective & quick here in Singapore. Although I would be surprised if she was going to do that considering that she seems to be quite dependent on her rent payments. I checked the lease agreement and it di...

Thank you for your reply sundaymorningstaple. What you are saying explains why I did not find any information about the "escrow" type of accounts before getting this apartment... They have that system e.g. in Australia were I lived before and it worked nicely. But would it really be possible to not ...

If the amount above the cleaning and replacement of parts was not above $150 then you have no right to claim it off the rent. Also you will need to check your agreement about the process for making claims of over $150 and whether you have the right to withold rent or not. i would suggest you probab...

I wanted to know about other folks experiences about getting their security deposit back when properly concluding their tenancy and leaving Singapore. From some other posting I remember reading that the landlord had 2 weeks to refund the security deposit. If this is the case I am wondering whether a...

Hi all I have this situation that I we got some work done on the air conditioning units in our condo. Two of the units needed to have insulator placed around a water pipe besides that there was just cleaning and refill of the refrigerant. The total cost came to $260. Since the total was over $150 (a...

Hello guys, How come the office is so quiet here? Is that just my office or yours as well? How do people make friends here then? so far this thread has been a discussion of everything else than your original question. Which, sorry, I do not have much of an answer to. I work too many hours to have m...

Thanks for your tips! yes I was offered a "mini" type more than once but eventually found the right type at Sim Lim.

We live in a condo (Tropical Springs in Simei) and purchased a Maltese a few months after moving in. In our case the landlady had nothing against that although a Maltese is of course a very small dog. On another hand the condo is quite strict regarding the areas where dogs are allowed. So when we wa...

Hi all I would need to buy a USB-to-micro-USB cable to connect my Blackberry to my PC. Funnily even my phone company - Starhub - (that sells BBs) does not sell such a cable. It would not have to be a specific BB cable - any USB-to-micro-USB cable or adapter would work. I have checked the shoppes at ...

wow, thanks very much for your help sundaymorningstaple, cbavasi and Strong Eagle. Very informative.

Hi all... would anyone have recommendations for an accountant who can do a U.S. tax return? My situation is that I am a green card holder (married to an American) and as such have to file my US tax return regardless of where I live. Or is there software that can be used for this - although I would t...