Personal Tax
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...
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...
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...
Budget 2014: Special personal tax relief RM2,000
As announced in Budget 2014 and to increase the disposable income of the middle income group, a special one-off personal tax relief of RM2,000 will be given to resident tax payers earning up to...
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...
Due Day Extended for Personal Tax Submission: 15 May 2013 (E-Filing Only)
Inland Revenue Board (LHDN, Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri) has extended the deadline for personal tax return submission and balance of tax payment for employment income to 15 May 2013.
The extension of due date is...
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...
Get your tax refund within 30 days if you use e-Filing
TAXPAYERS using e-Filing will be getting their refund credited directly into their bank accounts within 30 days after the declaration is made.
Inland Revenue Board (IRB) public relations officer Masrun Maslim said the refund would...
Malaysian Personal Income Tax Rates & Table 2009
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 by a resident individual is exempted from tax.
A non-resident...
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...
