Hi sifus, wanna ask for the internet subscription under the lifestyle category for tax reliefs. If the subscription for internet is for the entire year, are we allowed to take the total amount of that year or is it limited to only 1 month/a few months?

Only if u have the receipt for the year. Else only can claim for the months u have receipt

and the invoice must be in your name. if it's not u can't claim it

Up to total amount allocated for that year under that category, regardless of how many month's fee is that.

e.g. Tax relief category = RM500
Internet subscription = RM700/year
Can only declare for relief up to RM500

max 2.5k

For phone, it's internet only, not entire phone bill. So if your provider has free data for a monthly lump sum cannot include as relief

Whatever the internet subscription amount you necessarily incurred under you own name in that assessment year.

Are you giving some general example? 'cause internet subscription under lifestyle expenses, max relief 2.5k

2024 is 1000+2500 relief… your telco will provide the annual statement for you

I think that 1k additional lifestyle relief you quoted is not relevant since that is for sports related expenses only. Internet subscription shall be entitled max 2.5k relief

Yes Telco will provide annual statement. I also have the habit of keeping monthly bills anyway

Yeah just an allround example, cos some years gomen split the tax category some years they consolidate into 1.
In this case lifestyle expenses used to be separate (computer purchase 1 item, sports equipment 1 item, journal/magazine subscription 1 item)

Usually I'll claim full

My Unifi is RM 300+ per month and under my name. Last time kena tax audit and I gave all the invoices for every month. No additional queries asked

Claimed je full.
I got house internet and my phone under my name.

House internet must be in your name. From Jan - Dec of that taxation year.

how many months u used, paid that year thn you can claim how much in total
and it has to be under your name too

Thank you everyone for your answers! Will be closing this thread.