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2015 Employer’s Income
Tax ReportingStay in the know
Ang Weina / Michelle Lai /
Lee Lai Kuen / Nuraina Annuar
21 January 2016
An event by Deloitte Tax Academy
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• Opening address
• Recent developments
Finance Act 2015
Monthly Tax Deduction (MTD)
New Public Rulings
• Statutory deadlines
• Employee and deemed employer
• Employer’s tax reporting obligations
Preparing the Form E
Preparing the Form EA
• Case studies
• Q & A
Agenda
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Recent developments
- Finance Act 2015
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Recent developments
Changes to individual income tax rate
Finance Act 2015
• The chargeable income band exceeding RM400,000 be restructured as
follows:-
• Non resident individual income tax rates be increased from 25% to 28%
• Effective : YA2016 and subsequent YAs
Current (RM) Old Tax rate New (RM) New Tax rate
Exceeding 400,001 – 600,000 25%
400,000 25% 600,001 – 1,000,000 26%
Exceeding 1,000,000 28%
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Recent developments
Increase in income tax reliefs
Relief for spouse and alimony payment to former wife
To increase the personal deduction in respect of an individual whose spouse
has no income and/or pays an alimony to his former wife from RM3,000 to
RM4,000.
Effective : YA2016 and subsequent YAs
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Recent developments
Increase in income tax reliefs
Relief for children (unmarried)
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2015 New (2016)
Child below 18 years old RM1,000 RM2,000
Child above18 years old (1) RM6,000 RM8,000
Disabled child below 18 years old RM6,000 RM6,000 (no change)
Disabled child above 18 years old(1) RM12,000 RM14,000
Note:
1. Receiving full time instruction at diploma level and above at a recognized
institution of higher learning in Malaysia or serving under articles/
indentures with the view to qualifying in trade/profession or at degree level
and above at a recognized institution of higher learning outside Malaysia.
Effective : YA2016 and subsequent YAs
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Recent developments
Increase in income tax reliefs
Relief for fees incurred for tertiary education
To increase the personal relief deduction in respect of fees expensed by the
resident individual who pursues a course of study up to tertiary level in selected
fields of study, or Master/Doctorate level in any field, at any institution or
professional body in Malaysia recognized by the Government or approved by
the Minister of Finance from RM5,000 to RM7,000.
Effective : YA2016 and subsequent YAs
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Recent developments
Increase in income tax reliefs
New Subsection 46(1)(n) to the Income Tax Act
Relief for contribution to social security protection scheme
Tax relief up to a maximum of RM250 per year in respect employee’s
contribution to the Social Security Organisation (SOCSO) would be granted to
resident individuals.
Effective : YA2016 and subsequent YAs
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Recent developments
Increase in income tax reliefs
New Subsection 46(1)(o) to the Income Tax Act
Parental care relief
A tax relief of RM1,500 for each parent would be deductible by resident individuals
subject to the following conditions:-
• The parent must be a resident and aged 60 years and above in the basis year;
• The parent has an annual income not exceeding RM24,000 per annum;
• Parents are legitimate natural parents and foster parents in accordance to the
respective law subject to a maximum of two parents; and
• No expenses in respect of medical expenses incurred for parents have been
claimed by the individual.
Where there are other siblings entitled to the relief, the claim can be shared provided
the total relief claimed does not exceed RM1,500 per parent.
Effective : YAs2016 - 2020
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Form TP 1
New Form issued
in 2016
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Recent developments
Finance Act 2015
Amendments, subsections 25(1) and (6); Deletions, subsections
25(2),(2A),(3),(4) and (5) to the Income Tax Act
Subsection 25(1)
Where the gross income from an employment is receivable in respect of any
particular period, it shall when received in the relevant period be treated as the
gross income of the relevant person for the relevant period.
Effective : YA2016 and subsequent YAs
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Basis period to which gross income from
employment is related
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Recent developments
Basis period to which gross income from
employment is related
Implications
• Going forward, ALL remuneration has the same tax treatment as bonus and
director’s fees.
Key questions
• Will there be changes to 2016 Form EA?
• What is the impact on Monthly Tax Deduction (MTD)?
Grey areas:-
• Payments made before an individual join the company
• Payments made after an individual left the company
• Transition period – e.g. December 2015/January 2016
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Recent developments
New Subsection 112(1A) to the Income Tax Act
Default in furnishing a return in respect of any one year of assessment for 2 years
of more
• On conviction be liable to a fine not less than RM1,000 or not more than
RM20,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both; and
• Special penalty equal to treble the amount which the DG may determine as the
tax charged on the chargeable income of the person for those YAs.
Effective : 30 December 2015
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Recent developments
New Subsection 120(1)(h) to the Income Tax Act
Failure to furnish the correct particulars as required by the DG under paragraph
77(4)(b)
• On conviction, be liable to a fine not less than RM200 and not more than
RM20,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both.
Effective : 30 December 2015
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Recent developments
Exemption on retirement gratuityNew Paragraph 25D, Schedule 6 to the Income Tax Act
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Current rules on retirement gratuity Additional coverage
Retirement gratuity paid
• Due to ill-health
• On or after reaching retirement age of 55 or other
compulsory age of retirement under any written law
• On or reaching compulsory retirement age of 50 but
before 55 which is covered in employment contract or
collective agreement
• With exception for gratuity paid for ill-health, to
qualify for exemption, the individual must also have
served 10 years with the same employer or
companies in the same group
Gratuity on retirement from an
employment under any written law or
termination of a contract of employment
regardless of the age and period of
service of the individual
Full exemption if meet the criteria listed above RM1,000 per completed year of service
Existing provisions in the Income Tax Law Effective : YA2016 and subsequent YAs
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Recent developments
Electronic filing for employers
New subsection 83(1B) to the Income Tax Act
Employer annual tax return (Form E)
Where the employer is a company, the Form E must be furnished on an
electronic medium or by way of electronic transmission in
accordance with Section 152A.
Effective : YA2016 and subsequent YAs
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Recent developments
Electronic filing for employers
New subsection 83(1B) to the Income Tax Act
Employer annual tax return (Form E)
How does this change affect employers?
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Recent Developments
- Monthly Tax
Deductions (MTD)
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Recent developments
Income Tax (Deduction from Remuneration)(Amendment) Rules 2015
Amendment to Rule 17
Failure to comply with Monthly Tax Deduction subrules 10(1) or 13 shall be guilty of
an offence
• On conviction, be liable to a fine not less than RM200 and not more than
RM20,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both.
Effective : 1 January 2016
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Recent developments
Income Tax (Deduction from Remuneration)(Amendment) Rules 2015
Amendment to Schedule
(a) In paragraph 4, substitute Table 1 with the following table
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(RM)
M
(RM)
R
(%)
BCategory 1 &3
BCategory 2
5,001 – 20,000 5,000 1 -400 -800
20,001 – 35,000 20,000 5 -250 -650
35,001 – 50,000 35,000 10 900 900
50,001 – 70,000 50,000 16 2,400 2,400
70,001 – 100,000 70,000 21 5,600 5,600
100,001 – 250,000 100,000 24 11,900 11,900
250,001 – 400,000 250,000 24.5 47,900 47,900
400,001 – 600,000 400,000 25 84,650 84,650
600,000 – 1,000,000 600,000 26 134,650 134,650
Exceeding 1,000,000 1,000,000 28 238,650 238,650
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Recent developments
Income Tax (Deduction from Remuneration)(Amendment) Rules 2015
Amendment to Schedule (cont’d)
(b) Determination of amount of MTD for additional remuneration of previous years
• The amount of MTD for additional remuneration prior to year 2016 which is
received in current year shall be calculated in accordance with the method
and MTD table applicable for the year the additional remuneration is
received.
Effective : 1 January 2016
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Recent Developments
- New Public Rulings
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Public Ruling 12/2015
Recovery from Persons Leaving Malaysia
• Circumstances and procedures for recovering of tax and debts due from
taxpayers who will be leaving Malaysia
• A “stoppage order” will be issued to prevent a person from leaving Malaysia if
he fails to pay all tax, sums and debts so payable
• The certificate on the stoppage order will be served by personal service or by
registered post to an individual or a company director who is liable under
Section 75A of the Income Tax Act
• A taxpayer has to settle the tax before being allowed to leave Malaysia
• Malaysians can check on the status of imposition of stoppage order at
www.imi.gov.my. Foreign nationals are advised to contact the IRB branch to
check on their status.
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Public Ruling 12/2015
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Statutory deadlines
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Due date for Form EA
• Due date: 29 February 2016
• Form C.P. 8A (EA) To Be Rendered To Employees
• Employers are required to prepare the 2014 Form C.P. 8A (EA) and provide to
all their employees before or on the due date of 29 February 2016
• There is no requirement to provide a copy to IRB
• Failure to do so may render the employer of a fine of not less than RM2,000
and not more than RM20,000
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Due date for submission of Form E
Before or on 31 March 2016
Application for extension of time
• At least 30 days before the due date for submission of the form.
• Furnished together with reasonable and strong justification.
• Application will be considered based on the merit of the case.
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Procedure on submission of Form E
Form C.P. 8D can be submitted through the following methods:
a) e-Filing if Form E is furnished via e-Filing;
b) Furnish the txt file on CD as per the data specification in Part A of Appendix 1
(available in the IRB website);
c) Furnish the file in Microsoft Excel on CD as per the specification in Part B of
Appendix 1 (available in the IRB website); or
d) Send C.P. 8D in paper form.
The form has to be submitted to Jabatan Pemprosesan Maklumat
Jabatan Pemprosesan Maklumat,
Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri Malaysia
Menara Hasil, No. 3, Jalan 9/10, Seksyen 9,
43650 Bandar Baru Bangi,
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Kuala Lumpur.
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Employee and
Deemed employer
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Who is an employee?
Definition of employee:
a) where the relationship of master and servant subsists, the servant;
b) where that relationship does not subsist, the holder of the appointment or office
which constitutes the employment.
"employment" means:
a) employment in which the relationship of master and servant subsists;
b) any appointment or office, whether public or not and whether or not that
relationship subsists, for which remuneration is payable
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Deemed employer
Section 83(6) of the Income Tax Act:
“For the purposes of this section and subsection 107(4), any person to whom
or for whose benefit a service is rendered or performed by another person
shall be deemed to be an employer whether or not he employs that other
person or is responsible for paying remuneration to that other person”
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Deemed employer
Considerations:
a) Trainees/Interns (including non Malaysian citizen)
b) Temporary staff
c) Contract workers
d) Employees from head office/subsidiary on temporary assignment/ frequent
business travelers
e) Vendors (especially if they are non Malaysian citizen)
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Employer’s Tax
Reporting Obligations
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Employer’s Tax Reporting Obligations
• Notification of Commencement of an Employment (Form CP22).
• Return Form of an Employer (Form E)
• Statement of Remuneration (Form EA).
• Monthly Tax Deduction (MTD).
• Notification of Departure from Malaysia for Period Exceeding Three (3) Months
(Form CP21) / Notification of Cessation of An Employment (Form CP22A).
• Withholding Monies (ie last month’s remuneration) from individuals who are
ceasing Malaysian employment and leaving Malaysia for more than 3 months.
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Employer’s Tax Reporting Obligations
• Section 83(1) – Return Form of an Employer (Form E)
Every employer shall, for each year, furnish to the Director General annually
a return in the prescribed Form E not later than 31st March.
• Section 83(1A) – Statement of Remuneration (Form EA)
Every employer shall, for each year, furnish to their employees a statement of remuneration in Form CP 8A (Form EA) or 8C (Form EC) not later than on or before the last day of February.
For expatriates where remuneration is paid partially from home country, a letter from the payer of the home country to confirm on the compensation details is required.
• Section 83(2) – Notification of Commencement of an Employment (Form CP22)
To submit the Form CP 22 within 30 days of the commencement / re-
commencement of employment in Malaysia.
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Employer’s Tax Reporting Obligations
• Section 83(3) – Notification of Cessation of An Employment (Form CP22A)
To submit the Form CP 22A at least one (1) month before the cessation date.
• Section 83(4) – Notification of Departure from Malaysia for Period Exceeding
Three (3) Months (Form CP21)
To submit the Form CP 21 at least 1 month before the expected date of departure of employment in Malaysia.
• Section 83(5) – Withholding Monies
To withhold monies due to an employee who is about to leave Malaysia for a period of more than 3 months with no intention of returning to Malaysia.
To withhold such monies until 90 days after submitting the Form CP21 to the MIRB or upon issuance of the tax clearance letter, whichever is earlier.
• Section 83(6) – Deemed Employer
Deemed employer is benefits from a service rendered or performed by another person whether or not he employs that other person or is responsible for paying remuneration to the other person.
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Employer’s Tax Reporting Obligations
• Income Tax (Deduction From Remuneration) Rules 1994
To deduct in each month the monthly deduction in accordance with the
Schedule of Monthly Tax Deduction 2016 in respect of employee’s
remuneration.
Due date for payment is the 15th of the following month
Definition of remuneration - income in respect of gains and profits from an
employment. Benefits in kind and accommodation under paragraphs 13(1)(b)
and 13(1)(c) of the Act are also included.
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Penalties and Offences
Monthly Tax Deduction (MTD)
• Prosecution under Rule 17, Income Tax (Deduction from Remuneration) Rules
1994 [“The Rules”]
• Fine of not less than RM200 not more than RM 20,000 or to imprisonment for a
term not exceeding 6 months or to both
• Type of offences:-
- Failure to remit by the15th of the following month
- Failure to deduct or deduct less
- Failure to remit or remit less
- Failure to give complete and accurate information
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Penalties and Offences
• Non compliance with Section 83(1),(1A),(2),(3),(4),(5)
i.e. Forms E, EA, CP21, CP22, CP22A
• Section 120
• Upon conviction
Fine of not less than RM200 and not more than RM20,000
Or
Imprisonment not exceeding 6 months
or both
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Updates
• The IRB has issued new Forms CP 21 and Forms CP 22A in year 2015.
• The IRB has announced that the older versions of Forms CP 21 and CP
22A may no longer be used.
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Preparing the
Form E
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C.P.8D – Pin 2015
Form E
Statement of Remuneration from Employment for the year ended 31 December 2015 and information in relation to the Monthly Tax Deduction pursuant to the Income Tax (Deduction from Remuneration) Rules 1994
To complete the required information on the form for employees where either of the following conditions are met :-
a) Annual gross remuneration is more than RM34,000 ;or
b) Where (a) above is not met, the monthly gross remuneration is more than RM2,800.
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Part A: Number of employees for the year ended
31 December 2015
Preparing the Form E
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Part B: Declaration
Preparing the Form E
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Form E
C.P.8D – Pin 2015
Form E : Form C.P. 8D
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Part E : Total Gross
Remuneration
(including benefits-in-kind
and value of living
accommodation benefit
provided but excluding
remuneration in arrears in
respect of preceding years)
Form E
C.P.8D – Pin 2015
Form E : Form C.P. 8D
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Part F : Tax Exempt
Allowances /
Perquisites / Gifts /
Benefits
Form EA
Form E
C.P.8D – Pin 2015
Form E : Form C.P. 8D
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Part G and H: Total Tax
Deduction
- MTD
- CP38
Form EA
Preparing the
Form EA
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Form EA
• Annual statement prepared by the employer that discloses the remuneration
details of an employee.
• Includes remuneration where cost is borne by the local entity.
• Where remuneration is borne (partly / fully) by the home country, a letter of
confirmation of compensation details is required from the home country entity.
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Part A: Particulars of the employee
Preparing the Form EA
• Full name of the employee
• Job designation
• Staff number / payroll number
• New Identity Card number / Passport number
• EPF number
• Where the period of employment is less than one year
Date of commencement
Date of cessation
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Part B: Employment income, benefits and living
accommodation
Preparing the Form EA
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Part B: Item 1
Preparing the Form EA
• Section 13(1)(a) of the Income Tax Act, 1967 (the Act)
• Wages, gross salary, leave pay (including overtime pay)
• Fee (including director’s fees*), commission or bonus*
• Gross tips, perquisites, awards / rewards or other allowances
• Tax borne by employer
Note: Declaration excludes allowances / perquisites / gifts / benefits which are
tax exempt
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Preparing the Form EA
• Section 13(1)(a) of the Act
“… gross income of an employee in respect of gains or profits from an
employment includes any wages, salary, remuneration, leave pay, fee,
commission, bonus, gratuity, perquisite or allowance (whether in money or
otherwise) in respect of having or exercising the employment …”
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Preparing the Form EA
• Common question / clarification needed on
• Not properly defined in the Act / Subjected to many interpretations
• Non-declaration of taxable perquisites
• Confusion between Perquisites and Benefits-in-Kind (BIK)
• Issuance of Public Rulings (PR) to provide clarity
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Perquisites
Preparing the Form EA
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Perquisites
• Benefits in cash or in kind
convertible into money
• Received from employer or third
parties
• Gross income from employment
• Taxable under Section13(1)(a)
Benefits-in-kind
• Benefits not convertible into money
even though they have monetary
value
• ‘Not convertible into money’ means
benefit cannot be sold, assigned or
exchanged for cash
• Gross income from employment
• Taxable under Section 13(1)(b)
Preparing the Form EA
Types of perquisites
• Pecuniary liability of employees paid by employer, such as income tax payment,
electricity bills, water and telephone bills, car insurance premium, road tax,
parking fees and car maintenance charges
• Recreational club membership
• Tuition of school fees of child
• Life insurance premiums
• Gardener, driver, domestic help or guard
• Assets given free of charge or sold at a discount
• Gift vouchers
• Professional subscriptions
• Equity award
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Preparing the Form EA
• Employee’s pecuniary liabilities
− Paid by employer contractually or voluntarily irrespective whether the
payment
• Is made directly to the person who should receive amount owing
• Given to the employee to settle his pecuniary liability
• Given to the employee as a reimbursement
• Amount chargeable to tax as perquisites may be reduced if amenities are
used for official duties (which can be substantiated with certification by the
employer)
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Preparing the Form EA
• Recreational club membership
− Individual membership
− What is taxable?
• Entrance fee
• Monthly / annual subscription fee
• Gardener, Driver, Domestic Helper, Guard
− Hired by employee
− Reimbursed by employer
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Preparing the Form EA
• Assets provided free of charge or sold at discounted price
− The difference between the market price of such assets and the amount paid
by employee (if any) is perquisite to the employee
• Gift voucher
− Not taxable unless they are of a recurring nature and where employee
expects such gifts as part of his remuneration
− Gift vouchers given on festive occasions based on the employee’s length of
service is this taxable?
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Preparing the Form EA
• Service Excellence and Long Service Awards
− Perquisites on awards to be extended to innovation, productivity and
efficiency awards such as Six Sigma Award
− Exemption of RM2,000 per year.
RESTRICTIONS
Service Award
- cannot be disguised as wages;
- must be awarded as part of a meaningful contribution to the organisation; and
- is not provided frequently to the same employee
Long Service Award – additional condition
- Has served more than 10 years service with the same employer.
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Preparing the Form EA
• Professional subscriptions
− Not taxable if membership to that professional body is essential to business
of employer
• Travelling allowance
− Taxable as perquisite. Petrol card or petrol allowance or travel allowance and
toll card for official duties exempted up to RM6,000 per year (from YA
2008)
• Allowances or subsidies for childcare
− Up to RM2,400 per year
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Preparing the Form EA
• ESOS – upon exercise of right by employee
• RSU – upon vesting of the RSU
− To report the benefit in the Form EA of the employee for the year the option is
exercised/RSU vest
- To submit a copy of the names of employees who have exercised their rights
under an option to Employer’s Unit of the MIRB – Appendix C
- To comply with the provisions of Section 82A – records keeping
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Part B: Item 2
Preparing the Form EA
• Section 13(1)(b) of the Act
• Taxable value of motorcar and petrol
• Driver
• Utilities
• Recreation club membership (corporate)
• Household furnishings, apparatus and appliances
• Domestic servant and gardener
• Leave passage (net)
• Other items
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Preparing the Form EA
• Benefits-in-kind (BIK)
− Not convertible into money, cannot be sold, assigned or exchanged for cash
− Provided by or on behalf of employer to be personally enjoyed by the
employee
• Determination of BIK
− Formula method
− Prescribed value method
− Basis of computing the benefit must be consistently applied
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Preparing the Form EA
• Motorcar and other related benefits
− Private usage – Taxable
− Private usage
• Used for travelling between the office and home
• Kept at employee’s home
− Taxable value:
• Formula method i.e. cost of asset / prescribed life span
• MIRB’s prescribed value
• Also applicable to secondhand and leased / rented motorcar
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Preparing the Form EA
• Driver
− Taxable value is RM 600 per month
− Pool drivers Not taxable
• Furniture and fittings
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Type of benefit Annual
prescribed value
1 Semi-furnished (furniture in lounge, dining room or
bedroom)
RM840
2 Semi-furnished (furniture in column 1 plus air
conditional / curtains / carpets)
RM1,680
3 Fully furnished (furniture in column 2 plus kitchen
equipment / crockery / utensils / appliances)
RM3,360
4 Service charges & utilities Amount paid
Preparing the Form EA• Recreation club membership
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Preparing the Form EA
• Leave passage
A benefit in the form of leave passage is not assessable as an employment
income under the following conditions:-
i. Leave passage for travel within Malaysia not exceeding three times in
any calendar year; or
ii. One leave passage for travel between Malaysia and any place outside
Malaysia in any calendar year, limited to a maximum value of RM 3,000.
The leave passage benefit, however, is confined to only the employee and
members of his immediate family
Benefit of meals & accommodation provided to employee pursuant to local
leave passage is inclusive in the exemption (from 2007 onwards).
If the benefit does not fall within the above conditions, it will be subject to
tax under paragraph 13(1)(b) of the Act
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Preparing the Form EA
• Goods and services offered at discounted prices
− Value of discount of goods exceeding RM1,000 a year is taxable
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Part B: Item 3
Preparing the Form EA
• Section 13(1)(c) of the Act
• Value of living accommodation
− Value of the unfurnished accommodation
− Amount in respect of the use or enjoyment by the employee of living
accommodation in Malaysia (including living accommodation in premises
occupied by his employer) provided for the employee by or on behalf of the
employer rent free or otherwise
− Includes benefit for the spouse, family, servants, dependants or guests
− Effective year of assessment 2009, gross income in respect of the right to
acquire shares in a company is excluded from the employee’s gross
income under paragraph 13(1)(a) of the Act only for the purposes of
determining the value of living accommodation
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Preparing the Form EA
Living accommodation provided for employee or service director by the employer:-
Defined value of the living accommodation
Or
30% of the gross income from employment under Section 13(1)(a) of the
Income Tax Act
Whichever is lesser
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Preparing the Form EA
If the living accommodation provided for employee or service director by the
employer is a hotel:-
3% of the gross income from employment under Section 13(1)(a) of the
Income Tax Act
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Part B: Item 4
Preparing the Form EA
• Section 13(1)(d) of the Act
• Receipts from unapproved Pension / Provident Funds
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Part B: Item 5
Preparing the Form EA
• Section 13(1)(e) of the Act
• Compensation for loss of employment
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Exemption on compensation for loss of employment
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Applicable on
Amount paid:-
• For the reason of an compensation for loss or employment; or
• In consideration of any covenant entered into by the employee restricting his right to
take up other employment of the same or a similar kind
Criteria to meet for exemption Exemption available
If payment is made on account of loss of
employment due to ill health(the health condition of the employee has to be certified
by a Medical Board)
Full exemption
If the employee has a period of employment with
the same employer or with companies in a group.
This includes a separation scheme provided that
the scheme did not expressly or impliedly provide
for the employee to be reemployed under any
other scheme of employment by the same or any
other employment
RM10,000 for each completed year
of service with the same employer
or with companies in the same
group
The above exemption do not apply to payment by a controlled company to a
director of a company, who is not a full-time service director
Part C: Pension and others
Preparing the Form EA
• Pensions
• Annuities or other periodical payments
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Part D: Total deductions
Preparing the Form EA
• Current year Monthly Tax Deductions* (MTD)
• CP 38 deductions
• Zakat payments
*exclude MTD payments on remuneration paid in arrears in the year
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Part E: Contribution to approved
pension/provident fund, scheme or society
Preparing the Form EA
• Employee’s contribution
• Approved fund
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Part F: Payment in arrears and other payments in
respect of preceding years
Preparing the Form EA
• EPF and MTD amounts: in respect of arrears payments
• Excludes bonus and director fees: taxed in year of receipt
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Preparing the Form EA
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Case study 1
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Expatriate payroll and benefits – monthly summary for 2015
Payroll items Jan Feb Mar Apr May June Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Total
Basic salary 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 27,500 27,500 27,500 27,500 27,500 27,500 27,500 317,500
COLA 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,750 2,750 2,750 2,750 2,750 2,750 2,750 31,750
Meal allowance 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 2,400
Travelling allowance 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 6,000
Bonus (for 2014) - 55,000 - - - - - - - - - - 55,000
Shares - - - - - - 12,000 - - - - - 12,000
Benefits
Electricity /Water/Gas 982 1,080 867 1,290 905 982 886 980 1,222 1,108 1,008 987 12,296
Gift vouchers 50 - - 50 - 50 - - 50 - - 200
Productivity award 2,500 158 2,658
Mobile phone 188 188 188 188 188 188 188 188 188 188 188 188 2,256
Fuel 300 - 423 - 289 - 304 - 189 - - 256 1,761
Hotel expenses/temporary accommodation (1 week)
3,500 3,500
Home Leave - - - - - - 5,158 - 10,165 - - - 15,323
Parking and toll 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 3,060
School Fees - - 3,215 - - 2,905 - - 2,860 - - 8,980
Loan interest subsidy 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 6,000
Professional subscription - - - - - - - 2,500 - - - - 2,500
Medical /dental /optical expenses - 80 - - - - 869 - - 500 - - 1,449
House furniture & furnishings3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500
42,000
Rental of additional furniture8,000
8,000
House Rent 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 120,000
Car Lease5,500 5,500 5,500 5,500 5,500 5,500 5,500 5,500 5,500 5,500 5,500 5,500
66,000
House Maintenance - - - 2,489 - - - - 975 - - - 3,464
Club fees135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135
1,620
Case study 2
• Employee A commenced employment with DTT Berhad on 1 March 2011 and
resigned on 30 June 2015 and received a gratuity of RM250,000 from the
company.
• Employee B commenced employment with DTT Berhad on 1 Feb 2012. She
was transferred to BTT Sdn. Bhd. (a subsidiary of DTT Berhad) on 14 Jan 2014.
She resigned on 1 Oct 2015 and was paid a gratuity of RM250,000.
• Employee C commenced employment with DTT Berhad on 1 Jan 2010. Due to
downturn of the economy, her business unit was shut down permanently on 30
June 2015 and she received a payment of RM250,000 from the company.
Question :
How would the payments be reported in the respective employee’s Form EA?
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