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Malaysia Income Tax Calculator (YA 2025)

TaxKira helps Malaysians estimate annual income tax payable and monthly PCB (Potongan Cukai Bulanan) in seconds, with a guided flow for income, reliefs, and final payable amount. It is built for salaried employees, freelancers, business owners, and anyone who wants a faster pre-filing estimate before submitting to LHDN. The calculator uses the official LHDN tax bracket structure in its YA 2024 and YA 2025 calculations, with support for both resident and non-resident scenarios.

How to Calculate Your Income Tax in Malaysia

Start by entering your total annual income, or break it down by income type such as employment, business, rental, and dividends. Next, add your eligible tax reliefs including personal relief, child relief, medical expenses, lifestyle claims, EPF, insurance, and other relevant deductions. TaxKira then calculates your chargeable income (total income minus eligible reliefs), applies the correct tax rates, and shows your estimated tax payable instantly. You will also see an effective tax rate so you can understand how much tax you are paying as a percentage of your overall income.

Malaysia Income Tax Rates for YA 2025

Below is a simplified YA 2025 resident tax rate table based on LHDN progressive tax brackets. Your final tax payable depends on chargeable income after reliefs and any applicable rebates.

Chargeable IncomeTax RateTax Payable
RM0 - RM5,0000%RM0
RM5,001 - RM20,0001%1% of amount above RM5,000
RM20,001 - RM35,0003%RM150 + 3% of amount above RM20,000
RM35,001 - RM50,0006%RM600 + 6% of amount above RM35,000
RM50,001 - RM70,00011%RM1,500 + 11% of amount above RM50,000
RM70,001 - RM100,00019%RM3,700 + 19% of amount above RM70,000
RM100,001 - RM400,00025%RM9,400 + 25% of amount above RM100,000
RM400,001 - RM600,00026%RM84,400 + 26% of amount above RM400,000
RM600,001 - RM2,000,00028%RM136,400 + 28% of amount above RM600,000
Above RM2,000,00030%RM528,400 + 30% of amount above RM2,000,000

What Are Tax Reliefs in Malaysia?

Tax reliefs are deductions allowed by LHDN that reduce your chargeable income before tax is calculated. They matter because the lower your chargeable income, the lower your final tax payable, especially under Malaysia's progressive tax system. Common relief categories include medical expenses, lifestyle purchases, education, child-related reliefs, EPF contributions, life insurance, and SOCSO/EIS. Most taxpayers also start with the standard individual personal relief of RM 9,000, which is an important base deduction in yearly tax planning.

Who Needs to Pay Income Tax in Malaysia?

As a general rule of thumb, individuals may need to pay income tax once annual income exceeds around RM 34,000 after the RM 9,000 personal relief deduction. Actual tax liability depends on your total income, eligibility for reliefs, rebates, and whether you are taxed as a resident or non-resident. Malaysian tax residents are taxed using progressive rates and may claim reliefs and rebates, while non-residents are generally taxed at a flat rate. Using a calculator before filing helps you estimate what you owe and spot missing reliefs early.

Frequently Asked Questions

Malaysia uses progressive resident income tax rates for YA 2025, starting from 0% and going up to 30%. The exact rate applied depends on your chargeable income after eligible tax reliefs and rebates are considered.
PCB (Potongan Cukai Bulanan) is the monthly tax deduction made by your employer based on payroll rules. TaxKira estimates your annual income tax payable, and you can use that as a quick monthly reference by dividing by 12, while comparing against your actual PCB deducted.
A common reference threshold is RM34,000 annual income after the RM9,000 personal relief deduction. Whether tax is actually payable still depends on your residency status, reliefs, and total chargeable income.
Common YA 2025 tax reliefs include personal relief (RM9,000), medical-related reliefs, lifestyle relief, EPF contribution relief (RM4,000), and insurance-related relief (RM3,000 for life insurance/voluntary EPF, subject to applicable rules). You may also qualify for child, spouse, and other specific reliefs.
Chargeable income is your total taxable income after deducting all eligible tax reliefs. Malaysia income tax rates are applied to this chargeable income amount, not directly to your gross income.
Yes. Non-residents are generally taxed at a flat 30% rate on taxable income and usually do not qualify for personal tax reliefs or rebates that residents can claim.

Estimates only. Refer to official LHDN guidance for final filing and payroll compliance.