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Mr. Jerome is a managing director of Tiboru System Sdn Bhd. He had contribute RM77,500 to start his own business book shop business on 1.9.2019.

  1. Mr. Jerome is a managing director of Tiboru System Sdn Bhd. He had contribute RM77,500 to start his own business book shop business on 1.9.2019. His wife, Ms Joselyne, teaches at a kindergarten and during her spare time, she does translation of literary work for the Ministry of Education and annual income of it is RM20,000. They have two children, Ann (20 years old) who is studying accountancy degree programme with Murdoch University on a scholarship basis, whereby the University agrees to pay all of her tuition fees and living expenses; and Joe (16 years old) who is studying at a secondary school in Singapore.

Mr. Jerome has provided the following additional information of the year ended 31.12.2019.

Mr. Jerome RM

Ms. Joselyne RM

Salary

42,000

40,000

Gross dividend income - Malaysia

20,000

-

EPF

  • Employers portion
  • Employees portion

5,040

4,620

4,800

4,400

SOCSO

70

70

Life Insurance

  • Capital sum assured
  • Premium paid

50,000

1,200

20,000

2,000

Childrens maintenance expenses

  • Ann
  • Joe

15,000

11,600

-

-

Donation to approved institutions

  • Cash
  • Television set

200

1,000

600

-

Medical expenses (serious disease) incurred in respect of:

  • Mr. Jerome and his family
  • Mr. Jeromes parents
  • Ms. Joselynes parents

1,250

800

-

-

- 2,000

Purchase of books / magazines for children

700

900

The parents and parents-in-law of Mr. Jerome are still alive (all are above 60 years old).

Mr. Jerome further informed you that he has receipt for purchasing the books / magazines for only RM600. The profit and loss account of Mr. Jeromes book shop business for the period from 1.9.2019 to 31.12.2019 is as follows:

RM

RM

Sales of books and stationery

15,000

5,000

----------

18,000

1,200

750

4,100

100

50

700

-------

  • Cash terms

  • Credit terms

20,000

Less: Expenses:

  • Cost of sales

  • Salary

  • Depreciation

  • Rental of shop

  • Fine for late registration of business

  • Entertainment to book distributors (related to sales)

  • Other general expenses (all allowable)

(24,800)

Loss for the period

-----------

(4,800)

=====

  • Capital allowances on qualifying expenditure

1,200

Required:

Based on the information above, compute the tax computation of Mr. Jerome and Ms. Joselyne for Year of Assessment 2019, on the basis of:

  1. separate assessment
  2. joint assessment in the name of Mr. Jerome

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