Got this from FAQ of LHDN (FAQBEENG2010_01042011_1.pdf):

Q37: I have bought the computer components separately, that is monitor keyboarad, mouse and others. Can I claim relief for purchase of computer in item D8A in our Form BE 2010?

A37: The claim for the relief of purchase of computer will only be allowed if the purchases which were done separately were meant for assembling a full set and the purchases were made in the same year.


Wonder if I buy a tablet computer can I lump wireless keyboard/mouse/headphone, printer, ext-HDD/media player, 24" flat-screen monitor as a FULL set? What about other tablet accessories bought separately? I bet if you pose this Question to 10 IRB officers, some will say NO, some say yes and some say don't know.


Let say in 2010 I bought a PC and claim for tax relief of rm3000. Can I sell it off a few months later say in 2010 or 2011?

This post has been edited by MGM: Dec 23 2011, 10:32 AM

If I buy a notebook (rm2400) with extras (cost rm600) like:
- 4GB RAM upgrade
- MS-Office Home
- wireless keyboard/mouse
- Wireless router (to replace UNIFI router)
- wireless headphone with mic

Can I claim a relief of rm2400 or rm3000?
Or only some of the extras can claim the relief.

This post has been edited by MGM: Dec 29 2011, 01:18 PM

At least the software, 4GB upgrade and the mouse can be included for the tax relief. Or may be the accessories should be package in as free items then they be included for the relief?

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Added on December 29, 2011, 10:19 pmI thought shoes dont qualify for tax relief under sports equipment.

This post has been edited by MGM: Dec 29 2011, 10:19 PM

Would like to get feedback regard this tax exempt benefit:

(d) Leave passage for travel (confined only to the employee and members of his immediate family i.e. spouse and children):
- within Malaysia not exceeding three times in any calendar year (cost of fares, meals and accommodation); or
- between Malaysia and any place outside Malaysia not exceeding one passage in any calendar year, is limited to a
maximum of RM3,000 (only cost of fares);

Read from a book that if our company does not provide this benefit, we can suggest to the company to replace guranteed bonus with this to reduce paying tax. If the company agreed how do we go about it?
Do we need to submit receipts when claiming from the company?
Does cost of fare include taxi, car rental, boat, cruise during the trip?
Only meals with receipt can claim?

Thanks in advance.

If a person owns a 2-storey shop house and let the parents use it for free. The parents stay on the upper floor and collect and keep the rental on the ground floor for their daily expenses. Can this rental income be declared under the parents?

What if the shop house is rented out to the parents for a token sum? And the parents sublet out the ground floor?

This post has been edited by MGM: Mar 13 2012, 05:41 PM

Amanah Saham 1Malaysia (AS1M)Amanah Saham 1Malaysia was launched on 31 July 2009 by sixth Malaysian Prime Minister, Najib Tun Razak with a fund size of 10 Billion. AS1M is open to all Malaysian citizen with a quota of 50% for Bumiputera, 30% Chinese, 15% Indian and 5% others. AS1M has no upper limit on the value of an account, so capital gains which are retained in the account are allowed. Capital gains in AS1M accounts are not subject to taxes until 2019. Dividends are paid each year and put back into the account so that compounding is achieved.

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Added on March 23, 2012, 10:33 pmYou mean you are going to declare your ASM/ASW dividends as your taxable income?

This post has been edited by MGM: Mar 23 2012, 10:33 PM

Bingo!!! received a letter from HASIL to submit all 2010 documents for audit within 30 days. Need to photocopy all document for safekeeping and send them the original by courier or by hand, no interview.
Wonder how long they will keep the original, some of which has already turn blurr due to thermal-paper bill ? Hope they are accepted. In future must make copies or scan into computer before they turn illegible. Never know they will call up to audit earlier assessment.

So does the IRB accept streamyx as broadband?
Just check LHDN websites, as long as speed above 256Kb considered broadband.

They request that I send in the original for audit but advise me to keep hardcopy/scanned copies. Didn't ask them whether can send them electronic copies instead. Anyone did that?

This post has been edited by MGM: Mar 30 2012, 01:19 PM

Thats why it is call Donation. Any tax deduction is a bonus.

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Added on April 5, 2012, 5:18 pmI think you also need a doctor to certify that medical condition requires special care.

This post has been edited by MGM: Apr 5 2012, 05:18 PM

Any medical bills for any problem.

This post has been edited by MGM: Apr 8 2012, 05:45 PM

Yes. Only problem, is the payee's name on the bill (if any) one of the children?

Are u a qualified tax consultant?

UT and share dividends are incomes. If you submit now it means you have undeclared past incomes which might invite fines. So seek expert advice.

I think coming weekend most LHDN offices open from 8am-6pm.

I did, what do u want to know?

Can't help u on that, as I have all the supporting documents.

The Broadband tax deduction is only allowed for Years of Assessment 2010, 2011 and 2012.

I have read many articles on local personal tax matters but had never come across this 60% thingy. I normally will receive statements of all my insurance policies in March every year and they will separate out the life and medical portions.

Efiled on 30-4-13 and was waiting for tax refund notification mail. Check my bank acc and it was already in on 21-5. Normally will receive notification first.