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Pay Element Malaysia: Create a long service award for Malaysia payroll

How do I create a long service award to comply with the Malaysian taxation?

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In Malaysia, long service award more than ten years there will RM 2000 tax exemption where else service year less than ten years or equal will be fully taxable. Please do as follows to create two type of long service award:

Long Service Award Taxable

  1. Go to Payroll module, Pay Element Setup, click New

  2. Key in the Pay Element ID and Description eg. LSA Taxable

  3. Click Next and select Allowance

  4. Select None of the above, and Next

  5. Select Standard Allowance, and Next

  6. Select Method as Free, click Finish

  7. Move over Subject to EPF, SOCSO, EIS then click Save

Long Service Award Non- Taxable

  1. Go to Payroll module, Pay Element Setup, click New

  2. Key in the Pay Element ID and Description eg. LSA Non- taxable

  3. Click Next and select Allowance

  4. Select None of the above, and Next

  5. Select Standard Allowance, and Next

  6. Select Method as Free, click Finish

  7. Move over Subject to EPF, SOCSO, EIS and Perquisite Code then Save

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