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Been looking through the Budget 2027 announcements & a few things caught my attention.

Some of the proposed changes that could affect individual taxpayers include:

• Individual tax relief: The basic relief is set to increase from RM9,000 to RM12,000.
• Tax rates: Some tax brackets are getting rate changes, so the impact depends on your chargeable income.
• More relief categories: Things like AI subscriptions, tuition fees, certain care expenses & pet-related expenses were mentioned.
• Gig workers: There are also measures involving EPF and SOCSO contributions.

Of course, an announcement doesn't automatically mean you can claim it right away. We'll need to see the implementation details and official LHDN guidance before making any claims.

Personally, I think the interesting part is whether people will actually take advantage of these reliefs or just forget about them until tax filing season comes around. 😂

How many of you actually track your tax reliefs throughout the year, instead of scrambling to find receipts when e-Filing opens?

A lot of people assume that if PCB (monthly tax deduction) is already being deducted from their salary every month, they’re done with their tax.

Not necessarily.

PCB is basically an estimate of your tax throughout the year. When you actually submit your tax return, your final tax is calculated based on your total income, reliefs, rebates, and other factors.

So you can still end up owing some tax even though PCB was deducted every month.

It doesn’t necessarily mean your employer did anything wrong. Sometimes the monthly deduction simply wasn’t enough to cover the final amount.

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