Hi, I very new to filling a Malaysia Tax, I just wonder, after key in those amount for Tax Relief such as Life Style, do I need to submit the Original Receipt for the Tax Relief item to Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri Malaysia? or I just simply keep the receipt myself, and enjoy the Tax relief will do?

Any guidance and tips from you guys is very much appreciate! thanks.

Keep the receipt up to 7 years.

best way is to scan/photosnap the receipts to keep it as physical receipt may fade in 1 year time

No need. Just kept for potential future audit in next 7 years

Thanks for the info! another question, for LifeStyle Tax Relief item, eg. Laptop, Book, if I bought it at 2018, can I use it for tax Relief for upcoming 2019 Tax filling?

Receipts on 2018 is used to do filling the next year (in this case 2019)

In other words, u are filling/claiming for previous year

hmmm, maybe use my case for an Example, I have bought Laptop and Smartphone at May 2019, later during 2020 (around march) when filling the Tax, can I just use the Smartphone as the Tax Relief, then later during 2021 (another round of Tax Filling), I use the Laptop as tax relief?

or the Laptop and Smartphone only valid to be use as Tax Relief during the 2020 tax filling date?

You can only use the receipt to claim for 2020 tax filling (filling for year 2019) as you made the purchase in year 2019. There is a limit for life style relief (RM2.5k iirc) so probably you wont be able to claim the full amount of both purchases.

Same goes for other type of reliefs. You can only claim reliefs on expenses incurred in the year you doing the assessment for.

Nope. 2019 receipts for 2020 filling.
Anyway laptop and smartphones in same category so u can only claim once eveey 3 years iinm

Take pic make sure it's clear and save it to cloud and or other media. Keep 7yrs minimum as stated by others.

Never submit originals to them. They might lose it. Keep the originals for yourself and only photocopy for them if they need it.

If they want to ask for evidence during audit, photostat/print for them. Make sure there is some kind of proof of acknowledgement like stamped received or couriered via Pos Laju (signature received) just to be safe.

Like others said, keep a scanned copy as ink will fade over time. It is your duty to keep these supporting documents if you want to claim deductions/tax relief.

Does Audit actively occurred? or it is a rare case? How they contact us for the audit? through email? phone call?

Could be anything even a snail mail.

If you are high income person, high chance they will audit you. If small income earner, not worth to audit.

Contact can be via email or phone call. Anyway to let you know you will be audited.

They accept digital copy? Verified? If like that is better for me to scan it instead of one huge pile of paper LOL

Yes accept. Make sure its clear.

WTA, if online mobile phone purchase, although the phone is belongs to my wife, buy using her account, she paid for it, but the shipping address is my name + office address because convenient to receive parcel, can she claim for that phone spending?

I'd like to know the answer to this too.

Whose name on the invoice can claim.

Shucks! Missed opportunity to claim then for me

Thanks for the feedback.

This post has been edited by roberta007: May 28 2020, 03:23 PM

If I bought a mobile phone from the shop but the shop didn't write any name in the receipt, can I still claim? Thanks

Yes, if is printed and not handwritten. Some shop list it as 'Cash Sale'.

Cause the receipt issued from the shop is handwritten haha

Can. Keep the receipt ya, in case u kena tax audit. Documents need to keep for 7 years.

okay thanks, good that no name is needed haha