Personal Tax
Claim your expenses to reduce employment income and personal tax
If you are receiving travelling or entertainment allowances from your company, you don't need to report it to income tax department (LHDN)!
You can claim your expenses to set-off against the employment income received from...
4 Tips to help keep you on correct path to income tax filing
IT'S tax season again!
Unfortunately, however, the filing procedure tends to end up being a truly “taxing” period for many individuals.
We've all heard the horror stories of people failing or forgetting (be it willingly or...
FAQ: RM6,000 tax relief for children education savings
The National Education Savings Scheme (SSPN-i ) was designed by the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) for the purpose of higher education.
As announced in Budget 2013, it is proposed that personal tax relief...
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 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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Budget 2013: Personal tax rate reduced by 1%
The new individual income tax rates effective from year of assessment 2013 is tabulated below and tax rate reduction gives a maximum tax saving up to RM475 for a person with chargeable income of...
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...
Most favourite tax questions from taxpayers
Customer Service Centre of Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia summarised below the Top 5 most favourite asked questions from Malaysian taxpayers:-
1. How do I register an Individual income tax reference number?
There are 2 methods...
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...
30 June 2011 – DUE DATE for submission and payment of tax payable for...
After first round of tax filing deadline by 30 April 2011 for individuals with employment income only and no business income (Form BE 2010), 2nd round of tax filing deadline of 30 June 2011...
