Personal Tax
IRB issues public ruling: Taxation on foreign workers
On 16 November 2011, Inland Revenue Board Malaysia issued Public Ruling No 8/2011, “Foreign Nationals Working in Malaysia – Tax Treatment”, which explains the tax treatment of employment income derived by foreign nationals exercising...
Malaysia Personal Income Tax Rates & Table 2011
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Every individual is subject to tax on income earned in Malaysia or received in Malaysia from outside Malaysia. Income earned in oversea remitted to...
Malaysia individual tax deduction – Broadband subscription fee for YA2010 to YA2012
Malaysia Inland Revenue Board (IRB) on 12 April 2011 issued a Technical Guideline on personal tax relief or deduction on the broadband subscription fee. It clarifies that individual (employee) who receives benefit on using...
Pay Your Tax Now or You Will Be Barred From Travelling Oversea
You will be barred from leaving the country if you have yet to settle your income tax or property tax (RPGT) from October 2013 onwards!
You may or may not aware that you have outstanding...
Budget 2015: New Personal Tax Rates for Individuals (YA2015)
As it was announced in Budget 2014 & proposed in the latest Budget 2015, individuals income tax rates will be reduced by 1% to 3% with effective from the year of assessment 2015.
Technically, families with total...
Malaysia Direct Tax Revenue Collections for 2009
Company taxpayers are still the biggest contributor to the government’s revenue of RM40.27 billion, representing 45.55% of the total revenue collection. Followed by petroleum income tax and individual income tax which contribute to 30.80%...
Employee Benefits and Income earned by Staff exempted from Income Tax
With effect from YA 2008, employees are given tax exemption on allowances, benefits in kind and perquisites that received from their employer as follows:
(a) perquisites in relation to travel allowance, petrol card, petrol allowance...
Malaysia Personal Income Tax Rates 2013
Calculate your personal income tax payable 2013 from the following table: Malaysian Personal Income Tax Rates 2013.
All personal income tax submission for year of assessment 2013 via e-filing must be done on or before...
Housing loan interest tax deduction of RM10,000 per year for 3 years of assessment
Claim your housing loan interest as personal tax deduction/relief up to RM10,000 per year for 3 years of assessment (RM10,000 x 3 YAs = RM30,000 in total), if you buy a house before 31...
Submit your Form B 2010 tax return by 30 June 2010
In a press release, Inland Revenue Board Malaysia will continue its Taxpayer Service Month Program until 30 June 2011.
The program is focus on taxpayers who are deriving business income submitting their Form B for...
