TAX COMPUTATION

Question Encik Ali and Puan Alia are Malaysian residents living together as husband and wife throughout the basis year 2022. Their income for the year ended 31 December 2020 is as follows: Ali and Alia claimed tax reliefs for the following expenses incurred by them: Ali and Alia have two children. The first child, aged 20 years, is unmarried and disabled. The second child, aged 19 years, is unmarried and studying for an economics degree at University of Malaya. Alia claimed relief for both children. Required: Compute the tax payable/repayable by Encik Ali and Puan Alia for the year of assessment 2022: i. Under separate assessment. ii. Under joint assessment, assuming Encik Ali is the one who elects