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For teachers & educators: the reliefs you qualify for, and the tuition that must be reported
This occupation page is for school teachers, lecturers, tutors and kindergarten educators. Your employer deducts PCB using only that year's statutory reliefs; the books, reading material, computer and internet subscription you buy, SSPN savings for your children and childcare fees are all reliefs that are only claimed if the receipts exist at e-Filing time. And if you teach evening tuition, that is business income on Form B — the app organises both without a spreadsheet.
No credit card · BM, English & 中文 · your records live in the cloud, not on one phone
Updated
Checked against official LHDN sources: relief table · rates, deadlines & rules . Checked automatically every day; a change is accepted only after two identical readings. Year of assessment: YA2025.
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Scenario: how it plays out
- Pick the Salaried employee persona on the "Who are you?" card; add Freelancer & SME if you teach tuition or sell modules.
- January: scan your EA form — salary, PCB & EPF fill into the calculator and the e-Filing profile.
- Through the year: snap receipts for books, a computer, a smartphone, the internet subscription, gym fees; forward bookshop e-receipts; send via Telegram. Each is matched to that year's LHDN relief and its cap tracked.
- Tuition: register a Form B source, record the fees received (bank statement import recognises recurring payers) and class expenses; at tax season, Form B box by box includes the salary.
Reliefs that are often relevant to educators
- Lifestyle: books & reading material, a computer, smartphone or tablet, internet subscription, sports equipment — for yourself, your spouse or children; one cap shared by all items.
- Lifestyle — sports: additional sports equipment & activities under LHDN's conditions.
- SSPN net savings: that year's net savings for a child.
- Child under 18, Child 18+ in A-Level or matriculation, Child 18+ in higher education — statutory reliefs your employer counts only if told; the app recomputes them from your real status.
- Childcare & kindergarten fees for young children; Education fees (self) for a master's or your own qualifying course.
- Each cap is the YA2025 LHDN table's cap — shown beside every receipt and updated by itself when LHDN changes it.
Records to keep
- Receipts for books, devices & subscriptions in your name; the yearly SSPN statement; receipts from a registered childcare centre/kindergarten.
- Your EA form every year; course offer letter & fee receipts for the education relief.
- Tuition: a record of fees received (receipts or the bank statement) and class expense receipts — room rent, printing, software.
- Keep them 7 years; the app stores the images & details and prepares an audit pack.
The features that matter most to you
- EA form scan → calculator & BE e-Filing filled in
- PCB calculator: a year's PCB against your real tax — the refund to expect
- "Can I claim this?" before buying a book or device — a public page for every LHDN item
- Receipts via email & Telegram — no app to open in the staff room
- Form B for tuition, including the salary
The right plan
Free is enough for one teacher with a few receipts a month; Group when the whole family scans — the family tax optimiser decides who should claim the children's books and childcare fees.
Frequently asked questions
Class materials I buy myself for pupils — a relief?
Not as a personal relief: Lifestyle covers purchases for yourself, your spouse or your children. Materials for pupils that the school does not reimburse are not a relief; if the school reimburses you, it is not your income. Check specific items on the "Can I claim it?" pages.
Evening tuition for a few pupils — do I need Form B?
Tuition fees are business income, however small, reported on Form B, which also includes your salary. The "Do I need to file?" wizard tells you which form and the deadline (15 July for Form B e-Filing); class expenses are deducted from the fees before tax.
What are the statutory reliefs my employer counts?
Reliefs that need no receipt — self & dependants, EPF & life insurance, spouse and children (if you told your employer). PCB is computed with only that year's statutory reliefs; books, SSPN, medical and the rest are claimed only through e-Filing with receipts — the difference is refunded.