Tax Deductions
The following compulsory and optional deductions in the year 2020 are deducted from your annual taxable income to arrive at your annual chargeable income, based on which the amount of tax payable will be calculated. Employees can claim optional deductions by submitting form TP1 to their employer.
Compulsory Deductions
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Deduction |
Amount limited to (RM) |
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Individual Deduction for an individual in respect of himself and his dependent relatives is granted automatically. |
9,000 |
|
Spouse Deduction in respect of a spouse living together in the basis year on condition that the spouse has no source of income/total income or has elected for joint assessment. |
4,000 |
|
Children Deduction for dependent children. |
2,000 |
|
Contribution to EPF Deduction for EPF employee contributions. |
4,000 |
|
Disabled Person Additional deduction given to a disabled individual. |
6,000 |
|
Disabled Spouse Additional deduction given to an individual living with a disabled spouse. |
3,500 |
Optional Tax Deductions
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Deduction |
Amount limited to (RM) |
|
Medical Treatment, Special Needs or Carer Expenses of Parents
The claim must be supported by a certified medical practitioner registered with the Malaysian Medical Council that the medical conditions of the parents require medical treatment or special needs or carer. |
5,000 |
|
Parental Care
|
3,000 total (1,500 for each parent) |
|
Basic Supporting Equipment The purchase of any supporting equipment for one’s own use, if he/she is a disabled person or for the use of his/her spouse, child or parent, who is a disabled person. Basic supporting equipment includes haemodialysis machine, wheelchair, artificial leg and hearing aid but excludes optical lenses and spectacles. |
6,000 |
|
Higher Education Fees (Self)
|
7,000 |
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Medical Expenses on Serious Diseases and on Fertility Treatment Medical expenses on serious diseases include the treatment of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), Parkinson’s disease, cancer, renal failure, leukaemia and other similar diseases. ‘Other similar diseases’ such as heart attack, pulmonary hypertension, chronic liver disease, fulminant viral hepatitis, head trauma with neurological deficit, brain tumour or vascular malformation, major burns, major organ transplant or major amputation of limbs. Medical expenses on fertility treatment by the taxpayer or their spouse. Amount expended on own self, husband/wife or child is deductible up to a maximum of RM6,000. |
6,000 |
|
Complete Medical Examination Amount expended on own self, husband/wife or child for complete medical examination. The total deduction for medical expenses on serious diseases and complete medical examination is limited to a maximum of RM6,000 a year. |
500 |
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Net Deposit in Skim Simpanan Pendidikan Nasional (SSPN) Amount deposited in SSPN by an individual for his children’s education. The deduction is limited to the net amount deposited in that basis year only (deposits less withdrawals for the year). |
8,000 |
|
Payment of Alimony to Former Wife Payment of alimony to a former wife is deductible provided that the total deduction for wife and alimony payment is limited to RM4,000 per year. Voluntary alimony payment to a former wife under a mutual agreement but without any formal agreement does not qualify as a deduction. |
4,000 |
|
Life Insurance Deduction for life insurance premiums. |
3,000 |
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Contribution to a Private Retirement Scheme and Payment of Deferred Annuity Deduction on contribution to Private Retirement Scheme approved by the Securities Commission under The Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 or payment of deferred annuity premium or both. |
3,000 |
|
Education and Medical Insurance Deduction for insurance premiums in respect of education or medical benefits for an individual, husband, wife or child. |
3,000 |
|
SOCSO Contribution Deduction for SOCSO employee contributions. |
250 |
|
Lifestyle Relief Combined tax deduction for reading materials, computers and sports equipment (Includes purchase of newspapers, smartphones and tablets, internet subscriptions & gymnasium membership fees). |
2,500 |
|
Breastfeeding Deduction for purchase of breastfeeding equipment. |
1,000 (once every 2 years |
|
Early Education For individual taxpayers who enroll their children aged 6 years and below in registered nurseries and preschools. |
2,000 |
Tax Rebates
Unlike tax deductions which are reductions in your annual chargeable income, tax rebates are reductions in the amount of tax you pay after you have calculated your tax for the year.
Rebate on Zakat
Zakat can be deducted via payroll, or paid direct by the employee to the zakat authority or eligible charity (with the tax relief then being claimed through form TP1).
Rebates for Individuals with Chargeable Income not exceeding RM35,000
A rebate of RM400 is available to individuals with an annual chargeable income not exceeding RM35,000. Where the spouse does not receive an income or is jointly assessed, a further RM400 rebate can be claimed.
Rebate on Departure Levy for performing Umrah and Pilgrimage to Holy Places
A tax rebate on the amount of departure levy paid when performing Umrah or Pilgrimage to holy places.
The rebate can be claimed twice in a lifetime and is to be claimed with proof of boarding pass and either one of the following:
(a) Umrah visa issued by the embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; or
(b) Confirmation letter on pilgrimage to the holy place from a religious body recognized by the Committee for the Promotion of Inter Religious Understanding and Harmony Among Adherents, Prime Minister’s Department.
The rebate shall not be granted in respect of the departure levy paid for the purpose of performing hajj.
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