Question 3 Alisa, a resident, is employed as an engineer

Question 3 Alisa, a resident, is employed as an engineer. On 30 September 2018, Alisa married Shah, who is certified as disabled by the relevant authorities and does not have any income. Alisa has a 21-year-old married daughter from a previous marriage and an 80-year-old mother who did not receive any income during 2018. Details of Alisa’s employment income and benefits, and other income and payments for the year ended 2018 are as follows: Income and benefits from employment: – Monthly salary of RM20,000 – Monthly entertainment allowance of RM2,000 – A cash award of RM3,000 for eight-year long service in the company – Monthly parking allowance of RM100 – Utility bills for the year in the name of the company of RM12,000, paid by the company – On 1 July 2018, the company provided a car and incurred the following expenses: – Cost of the new car of RM180,000 – Maintenance service of RM2,300 – Fuel of RM2,100 – The company employed a driver at a monthly salary of RM2,500 from 1 October 2018 Other income: – Interest income of RM1,900 from an Australian foreign currency account – Royalties of RM33,000 from the translation of a Japanese technical journal into the national language as requested by the Ministry of Education Payments/expenses: – Entertainment expenses incurred on company’s clients of RM9,000 – Zakat payment of RM5,000 – EPF contribution of RM26,000 – Purchase of smart phone for RM5,000 – Gymnasium fees of RM3,000 – University fees for her daughter’s degree of RM11,000 – Cash donations of RM8,000 paid to a local approved charitable institution Required: Compute the income tax payable by Alisa for the year of assessment 2018.

Note: You should indicate by the use of the word ‘nil’ any item referred to in the question for which no adjusting entry needs to be made, including any relief or rebate, in the tax computation. (10 marks)