Budget 2015

Personal Income Tax Personal income tax rates reduced by between 1% to 3% Chargeable income subject to maximum rate increased from exceeding RM100,000.00 to exceeding RM400,000.00 Maximum tax rate reduced from 26% to 24%, 24.5% and 25% Tax payers earning  RM4,000.00 or less will no longer need to pay income tax for the year of…

Why outsource payroll?

Payroll involves time consuming tasks that will need to be repeated every month. It is a non revenue generating function of your business, but needs to be handled on a timely and efficient way if you are to keep your employees motivated and happy. For small businesses, managing payroll can be a challenging and time-consuming…

5 reasons to outsource

5 Reasons Businesses Benefit from Outsourcing Accounting and Payroll In today’s competitive business environment, businesses are constantly looking for ways to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and stay focused on core operations. One strategic move that businesses, both large and small, can benefit from is outsourcing their accounting and payroll functions. Here are five key reasons…

Budget 2014

GST from April 2015 Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced GST at 6% to be introduced from 1st April 2015, with the existing sales and services tax to be abolished. Some of the items excluded from GST include: Government services Public transport Food items such as cooking oil, spices, salted fish, rice, flour….

Minimum wage set

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced, on 30th April 2012, the introduction of Malaysia’s first minimum wage that will cover employees in all sectors excluding those employed as domestic help. For Peninsular Malaysia, the minimum wage has been set at RM900.00 while that in East Malaysia and Labuan is RM800.00 The rates will…