If you’re already 18, congrats! You’ve been registered for cukai with LHDN.

If you’re 18, chances are you were old enough to vote in the last GE15. But do you know what else you’re old enough for now? INCOME TAX!!! And in case you dunno what the hecc that adult-sounding phrase is, here’s a visual explainer:

Tax returns is when your bank account sucks harder.

That’s right! If you missed 2022’s budget speech (which you shouldn’t have since you’re a big boi/girl now), you should probably know that…

Everyone over 18 now automatically gets an income tax number!

We dunno how it was for everyone else, but back in our day, taxes was a whole rite of passage. You had to find a job first, then go to a Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri (LHDN) office and wrestle with forms and signatures to register for income tax. This eventually gets you an income tax number, transforming you from a simpering fresh grad into a full fledged adult.