In the new Permai stimulus package announced today, the government has extended the special tax relief of RM2,500 on purchases of phones, computers, and tablets to 31 December 2021.

The special tax relief was introduced in the middle of last year as a way to boost work-from-home arrangements. Individual taxpayers could claim tax relief of up to RM2,500 for purchases of these particular electronic devices between 1 June and 31 December 2020.

This was on top of the existing tax relief that allowed taxpayers to claim up to RM2,500 under the lifestyle category, which includes expenditure on sports equipment, reading materials, Internet bills, and the same personal electronic devices.
https://ringgitplus.com/en/blog/income-tax/...tax-relief.html

Permai package: RM2.5k tax relief for phone, computer purchases extended another year
By Arfa Yunus, Mohamed Basyir - January 18, 2021
https://www.nst.com.my/news/government-publ...-phone-computer

count by calendar year,...many had said, you can claim for 2 years

If I purchase one unit RM5000 computer, I can claim RM5000 or just RM2500?

try this?
http://phl.hasil.gov.my/pdf/pdfam/Nota_Pen...an_BE2020_2.pdf

Thanks! Looks like we can claim all in 1 go.

Hi sifus, got some noob questions...

1. Taxable Income = my actual listed salary before EPF and sosco the right? E.g. if my employment letter say salary is 4k, then my annual taxable income is 48000+bonus or other income?

2. Following the 4k salary example, my EPF would be 440 a month, so I would over the limit of EPF tax relief and can claim 4k in relief, any further self contribution cannot be claimed?

for Q1: looks like is AFTER and not before
and yes have to include other income to get the total income for that year.
with effect year 2015 an individual who earns an annual employment income of RM34,000 (after EPF deduction) has to register a tax file.
after going thru the tax filling assessment then will determine if you have taxable income....for you may have alot of things to claim for tax rebates and reliefs too....
http://www.hasil.gov.my/bt_goindex.php?bt_...sequ=2&bt_lgv=2

for Q2: YES

with effect year 2015 an individual who earns an annual employment income of RM34,000 (after EPF deduction) has to register a tax file.

This is the quote I was thinking about when asking this question too. Because I feel like that sentence is only used to ASSESS whether you need a tax file.

It doesn't seem to make sense if my Taxable Income can deduct sosco and EPF first, then claim tax relief on 250 sosco and 4000 EPF again, - I would functionally have a 9280 tax relief, that sounds too good to be true.

for Q1: looks like is AFTER and not before
and yes have to include other income to get the total income for that year.
with effect year 2015 an individual who earns an annual employment income of RM34,000 (after EPF deduction) has to register a tax file.
after going thru the tax filling assessment then will determine if you have taxable income....for you may have alot of things to claim for tax rebates and reliefs too....
http://www.hasil.gov.my/bt_goindex.php?bt_...sequ=2&bt_lgv=2

for Q2: YES

wait what?!?!?! i was filling my bracket wrong all these while???

but the TOTAL income in the form and in our company provided one should be tally one right 

the EA form that your company gives you should be 'same" format as the BE form...
if i am not mistaken,...the upper portion is total income received,...then the lower portion is where you minus the EPF & other deductible and tax relief claimed...

but remember to the need to separate it....??

from the example, it looks like i can purchase 1 computer (1 receipt) and claim it from 2 sections. 1x RM2500 and balance from the other section.

hope i understand correctly.

wait what?!?!?! i was filling my bracket wrong all these while???

but the TOTAL income in the form and in our company provided one should be tally one right 

I called LHDN today, no double dipping on deductions and EPF. If you make 100k a year from salary and no other income at all, use that value to calculate reliefs, e.g. after 4k EPF relief and 9k personal relief, your chargeable income is now at 87k.

just asking, can the father claim tax relief for breastfeeding equipment?

Stated:
This deduction is allowed exclusively for women taxpayers, provided that the individual:
(i) is a breastfeeding mother;
(ii) has incurred expenditure for the purchase of breastfeeding equipment for
her own use to breastfeed her own child aged 2 years and below; and
(iii) makes a claim that is evidenced by receipts issued in respect of the
purchase.