Personal Tax
Malaysia Personal Tax – FAQ
Encountered some questions on Malaysia personal tax matters?
Inland Revenue Board (IRB), the Malaysian tax authorities published some FAQ that may be relevant to individual tax payer in Malaysia. Here are some extracts:
Assessment of Tax
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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 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...
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...
Increasing Tax Audits by IRB Malaysia
Following the implementation of Self Assessment Taxation System in Malaysia years ago, the Inland Revenue Board switches its focus and attention in doing tax audits to ensure taxpayers comply with the legal provisions and...
If you claim tax reliefs, make sure you keep all the receipts (for 7...
Every tax payers are allowed to claim tax reliefs to set-off against their employment or business income when calculating their personal tax.
However, based on our experience, most of the tax payers have easily believed...
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...
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...
Malaysia Individual Personal Tax Relief for YA 2010 & YA2011 (both years are same)
Individual personal tax relief is only available for individuals who are considered tax resident in Malaysia. No tax relief is available for non-tax residents. Generally rule is, a person is a Malaysia tax resident...
Malaysia Personal Income Tax Rates & Table 2012
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.
The following...
