Payroll Process 3: Malaysia Epf Calculator For Payroll System

• Retirement Benefit

Your EPF savings are meant for your retirement. The savings comprise the employee’s and employer’s shares of the contributions plus the yearly dividends for payroll system malaysia. When you contribute 8% of your monthly salary to the EPF, your employer will contribute another 12% or 13% of your salary (this contribution rate is subject to changes by the government) to your EPF savings. Either you or your employer or both may contribute at a rate exceeding the statutory rates. If you do not contribute, you do not get that additional retirement benefit.

• Dividend

All contributions to the EPF will be paid dividend and guaranteed by the government at a minimum rate of 2.5%.Dividend for every member’s account is calculated based on aggregate daily balance.

• Simpanan Shariah Dividend

Dividend rate declared for Simpanan Shariah accounts will be based on the actual performance of shariah-compliant investments managed and invested by the EPF.  

• Incapacitation and Death Benefits

Incapacitation and Death Benefits are a goodwill gesture by the EPF Malaysia, payable to the member/guardian or beneficiary to help lessen the financial burden when the member suffers from incapacitation or in the event of death,money comes from EPF investment earnings and not from the member’s savings in payroll system malaysia. 

• Incapacitation Benefit (Incapacitation Withdrawal)

Incapacitation Benefit is paid to the member who has lost his job owing to incapacitation and has made an Incapacitation Withdrawal. Amount for Incapacitation Benefit is RM5, 000.00. This benefit will be given once only, referring to the following conditions:

• Malaysian citizen;
• Member has not attained the age of 55;
• Applied for Incapacitation Withdrawal within 12 months of the date of termination of service;
• Last period of service must be at least 6 continuous months;
• Reason for termination of service must be incapability to work and not disciplinary action or voluntary resignation.

• Incapacitation Benefit (Incapacitation Withdrawal)

Incapacitation Benefit is paid to the member who has lost his job owing to incapacitation and has made an Incapacitation Withdrawal. Amount for Incapacitation Benefit is RM5, 000.00. This benefit will be given once only, referring to the following conditions:

• Malaysian citizen;
• Member has not attained the age of 55;
• Applied for Incapacitation Withdrawal within 12 months of the date of termination of service;
• Last period of service must be at least 6 continuous months;
• Reason for termination of service must be incapability to work and not disciplinary action or voluntary resignation.

• Death Benefit (Death Withdrawal)

Death Benefit is paid to the member’s dependant or next-of-kin, based to consideration by the EPF, when the application for Death Withdrawal is made. Amount for Death Benefit is RM2, 500.00. This benefit will be given once only, referring to the following conditions:

• Malaysian citizen;
• Member has not attained the age of 60 years at the time of death;
• Application for Death Withdrawal is made within 6 months of the date of demise of the member.

• Tax Exemption

EPF Malaysia contributions are tax deductible up to a maximum amount of RM6, 000.00 for the past year and RM4, 000.00 starting this year, subject to periodic amendments by the government (inclusive of exemption for life insurance premium). You are exempted from paying income tax for money withdrawn under the EPF savings withdrawal schemes. Returns on the EPF Malaysia investment are also tax exempted.