Malaysia Income Tax Relief 2021
21 reliefs an employee could claim in 2021 to reduce their monthly tax deduction, with the maximum claimable for each. Claimed through form TP1, which the employer applies when calculating PCB.
These are the reliefs an employee claims through their employer on form TP1 to reduce monthly PCB. The annual tax return allows further reliefs that do not apply to a monthly deduction, so this is not the full list for filing.
Grouped as on form TP1, the form an employee files with their employer to claim these.
| Relief | Maximum | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Parents and grandparents (shared yearly limit RM 8,000) | ||
| Medical Expenses of Own Parents | RM 8,000 | New in 2021 |
| Parental Care for Father | RM 1,500 | Last year 2021 |
| Parental Care for Mother | RM 1,500 | Last year 2021 |
| Basic supporting equipment (disabled) | ||
| Basic Supporting Equipment | RM 6,000 | From 2018 |
| Education fees (self) (shared yearly limit RM 7,000) | ||
| Higher Education Fees (Self) | RM 7,000 | From 2018 |
| Upskill Course Fees (Self) | RM 1,000 | This year only |
| Medical expenses (self, spouse, children) (shared yearly limit RM 8,000) | ||
| Medical Expenses on Serious Diseases | RM 8,000 | New in 2021 |
| Fertility Treatment | RM 8,000 | New in 2021 |
| Vaccine Treatment | RM 1,000 | New in 2021 |
| Complete Medical Examination | RM 1,000 | New in 2021 |
| Lifestyle | ||
| Lifestyle Deduction | RM 2,500 | From 2018 |
| Sports | ||
| Sports Expenditure | RM 500 | New in 2021 |
| Breastfeeding equipment | ||
| Purchase Of Breastfeeding Equipment | RM 1,000 | From 2018 |
| Childcare | ||
| Fees Paid To Child Care Centres And Kindergartens | RM 3,000 | New in 2021 |
| Education savings (SSPN) | ||
| Net Deposit in Skim Simpanan Pendidikan Nasional (SSPN) | RM 8,000 | From 2019 |
| Alimony | ||
| Payment of Alimony to Former Wife | RM 4,000 | From 2018 |
| Insurance and retirement savings | ||
| Life Insurance / Voluntary EPF | RM 3,000 | From 2019 |
| Contribution to a Private Retirement Scheme and Payment of Deferred Annuity | RM 3,000 | From 2018 |
| Education and Medical Insurance | RM 3,000 | From 2018 |
| SOCSO and EIS contributions | ||
| SOCSO Payment | RM 250 | Last year 2021 |
| Tourism and culture | ||
| Domestic Tourism Expenditure | RM 1,000 | From 2020 |
Fixed PCB deductions 2021
Applied automatically in the PCB calculation, before any relief claimed on form TP1.
| Deduction | Amount |
|---|---|
| Individual | RM 9,000 |
| Spouse (not working) | RM 4,000 |
| Each child | RM 2,000 |
| Approved insurance and EPF | RM 4,000 |
| Disabled individual | RM 6,000 |
| Disabled spouse | RM 5,000 |
| Non-resident flat rate | 30% |
| Iskandar / Returning Expert flat rate | 15% |
Other years
Relief amounts follow the Income Tax Act and the LHDN PCB rules, and change with each Budget. These figures are the ones AutoCount HRMS calculates PCB with; confirm against the current LHDN schedule before relying on them for filing.
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