1. TAX PLANNING FOR INDIVIDUAL 5%

Mr Ramu is a chief operating office of the company and being paid a salary of RM15,625 per month. His percentage portion for Employees Provident Fund contribution is 17%.

He intent to buy a car worth RM290,000 and would be making a bank loan of RM100,000 to finance building an extension for his house kitchen. He also plans to bring his wife (housewife) and four children (two studying in a local university and the rest in secondary school) for an overseas holiday trip with an estimate cost RM15,000. He also plans to have a servant and a driver where he would be paying them with an annual salary of RM15,000 and RM24,000 respectively. His company is willing to prepared to restructure his remuneration package to accommodate the above needs.

REQUIRED:

(a) Explain how Mr Ramus remuneration package can be restructure on a more tax efficient basis based on the above information only.

(b) Based on (a), which are item (s) in the proposed remuneration package is/are taxable or exempted.

(c) Compute Mr Ramus tax liability based on your new proposed remuneration package.