Personal Tax
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...
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 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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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...
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...
Personal Tax E-filing due date extended: 15 May 2012 and 15 July 2012
Taxpayers who choose to submit their forms and pay taxes via e-filing will now have up to May 15 to do so.
According to a posting on the Inland Revenue Board (IRB), the 15-day grace...
