{"id":52856,"date":"2022-05-27T15:10:02","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T07:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/?p=52856"},"modified":"2022-07-19T10:13:01","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T02:13:01","slug":"retirement-contribution-limits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/retirement-contribution-limits","title":{"rendered":"Retirement Schemes Have Contribution Limits But Here\u2019s How You Can Save More"},"content":{"rendered":"
When it comes to retirement plans, many of us tend to rely solely on our Employees Provident Fund (EPF) to ensure that we can live comfortably when we retire.<\/p>\n The reality, however is that only 3% can afford to retire<\/a> comfortably according to an EPF official in 2021, and that 48% of Malaysians under the age of 55 have critically low savings<\/a> in their EPF, a statistic that was highlighted by EPF chairman Tan Sri Ahmad Badri Mohd Zahir during the International Social Wellbeing Conference (ISWC) in November 2021.<\/p>\n Clearly, most Malaysians need to contribute more to their retirement funds. However, you should also know that there are limits to how much you can contribute to retirement schemes.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s take a closer look at the types of retirement schemes in Malaysia and the limits you can contribute to these funds.<\/p>\n Those who work for the government are covered by:<\/p>\n Meanwhile, private sector employees currently have two pension schemes available:<\/p>\n Generally, limits to retirement scheme contributions are set to prevent highly paid employees from benefiting excessively compared to the average wage-earner. The same goes for tax deduction limits, to ensure those with higher income do not stand to benefit more from their deductions.<\/p>\n However, contribution limits don’t apply to all retirement schemes in Malaysia. For example, public sector employees do not contribute to KWAP while LTAT does set a maximum limit of RM2,000 monthly for voluntary contributions.<\/p>\n In the case of EPF, there are annual limits that you are allowed to make through self-contributions schemes. The maximum amount for voluntary contributions, either through self-contribution, i-Saraan, i-Suri, or top-up savings contributions, is limited to RM60,000<\/a> per year.<\/p>\n EPF also sets limits on the mandatory contribution rates according to the employee’s citizenship status and income level.<\/p>\n \n<\/a><\/p>\n
<\/span>Types of retirement schemes in Malaysia<\/span><\/h2>\n
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<\/span>Retirement contribution limits you should know<\/span><\/h2>\n