Relief
According to the section 6 of income tax law, the following reliefs shall be enjoyed-
- Basic relief (20 percent of total income, not exceeding 10 million kyats)
- For a parents who stays together (kyats 1,000,000 each)
- For a spouse only (kyats 1,000,000)
- For a child(kyats 500,000 each)
- Premium for life insurance ( for taxpayer & spouse )
- Social security contribution ( for taxpayer only )
- Individuals (Non-resident foreigners) shall not receive the above reliefs
(section 24 ofthe Union Taxation Law 2018-2019)