Your easy guide to tax relief calculation for life and medical insurance. How much tax relief exemption are you entitled to?

There are six (6) broad categories for life and medical insurance. Depending on the type of your policy you can claim for one of the three categories for tax relief related to life and medical insurance as below.

 

3 Categories for Tax Relief

  1. Life insurance and EPF: limited to RM6,000
  2. Deferred Annuity and PRS: limited to RM3,000
  3. Education or medical benefit: limited to RM3,000

Note: Insurance payment premiums through salary deduction are also entitled

Life and Medical Insurance Categories

Life

Life or rider insurance without Major Illness Cover. 100% of premiums paid are eligible for tax relief as life policy.

Insurans hayat atau rider tanpa Perlindungan Penyakit Utama. 100% daripada premium-premium yang dibayar adalah layak untuk pelepasan cukai sebagai polisi hayat.

 

Education / Life

Education or life insurance. 100% of premiums paid are eligible for tax relief as education or life policy.

Insurans pendidikan atau hayat. 100% daripada premium-premium yang dibayar adalah layak untuk pelepasan cukai sebagai polisi pendidikan atau hayat.

 

Medical / Life

Life or rider insurance with Major Illness Cover. Only 60% of premiums paid are eligible for tax relief as medical policy. However, 100% of premiums paid are eligible for tax relief as life policy.

Insurans hayat atau rider dengan Perlindungan Penyakit Utama. Hanya 60% daripada premium-premium yang dibayar adalah layak untuk pelepasan cukai sebagai polisi perbelanjaan perubatan. Walaubagaimanapun, 100% daripada premium-premium yang dibayar adalah layak untuk pelepasan cukai sebagai polisi hayat.

Medical

Medical Insurance. 100% of premiums paid are eligible for tax relief as medical policy.

Insurans perbelanjaan perubatan. 100% daripada premium-premium yang dibayar adalah layak untuk pelepasan cukai sebagai polisi perbelanjaan perubatan.

Annuity / Deferred Annuity

Annuity/Deferred Annuity Insurance. 100% of premiums paid are eligible for tax relief as annuity/deferred annuity insurance.

Insurans Anuiti/Anuiti Tertunda. 100% premium yang dibayar layak mendapat pelepasan cukai sebagai insurans anuiti/anuiti tertunda

 

Others

Accidental/ waiver riders. Premiums paid are not eligible for tax relief.

Rider kemalangan/pengetepian. Premium yang dibayar tidak layak mendapat pelepasan cukai.

Insurance Tax Relief Calculation Process

After you receive your life insurance tax statements from your agent, downloaded online or mailed, go through the following steps:-

  1. Check your employee EPF contribution if at RM6,000 or above. If yes, go to step 3.
  2. If EPF contribution below RM6,000 check Life category premium whether sufficient to meet short amount. If Life category premium insufficient, add Medical/Life and/or Education/Life premiums.
  3. Tabulate Education, Medical, and Medical/Life category premiums up to RM3,000.
  4. Tabulate PRS and Deferred Annuity category premiums up to RM3,000.
  5. Profit! :)

Tip: Use our online Insurance Tax Relief calculator!

 

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