overview of malaysian taxation by: associate professor dr. gholamreza zandi [email protected]
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Masters of Financial PlanningTaxation Planning
Overview of Malaysian Taxation
By: Associate Professor Dr. GholamReza Zandi
Main Objectives of Taxation
• Taxes are used to fund government development and social
expenditure.
• Taxes are to be collected efficiently and at minimum cost to
government and to taxpayers.
• Taxes can be used as a fiscal tool to maintain the desired level of
employment and increase economic development and growth.
• Taxes are used as policy measures to encourage activities
beneficial to the country and to discourage those which are not
(for example smoking and consuming alcohol)2
Sources of Revenue Law
• Formal Sources of law
(i) Statute law or legislation
(ii) Case law (judge made laws)
• Informal source of law
Practice of the Inland Revenue Board
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Types of Taxation
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Direct taxes Indirect taxes
Income tax (Including corporate tax) Customs duties
Petroleum income tax Excise duty
Stamp duty Service tax
Real property gains tax Sales tax
Self Assessment System
• Self-assessment system (SAS) was implemented on
companies from year of assessment 2001 and on individuals
and other taxpayers from the YA 2004.
• Under the SAS, taxpayers determine their taxable income,
compute tax liability and submit tax returns.
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Self Assessment System (cont’d)
Companies under the SAS
• Provide estimate of the tax payable one month prior to the
commencement of the business
• Estimates shall not be less than 85% of its previous year’s
estimate
• May revise estimates in the sixth and ninth month of the
relevant basis period
• File tax return within seven months of the close of the
financial year end
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Tax Rates
•Resident individual taxpayers
Graduated scale of rates from 0% (on the first RM2,500) to a
maximum of 26% (for income exceeding RM100,000)
•Non-resident individual taxpayer
Flat rate of 26% with no personal reliefs
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Tax Rates (cont’d)
• Companies
Paid-up capital ≤ RM2.5 million
- 20% on the 1st RM500,000 chargeable income
- 25% on the subsequent chargeable income exceeding
RM500,000
Paid-up capital > RM2.5m
- Fixed rate of 25%
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Section 3: Charging Section
Income tax shall be charged for each year of assessment (YA)
upon the income of any person:
•accruing in or derived from Malaysia; or
•received in Malaysia from outside Malaysia.
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Classes of Income
Section 4 of the Income Tax Act 1967 (as amended) [ITA]: Tax is chargeable
under the ITA on income in respect of:
(a) Gains or Profits from a Business;
(b) Gains or Profits from an Employment;
(c) Dividends, Interest or Discounts;
(d) Rents, Royalties or Premium;
(e) Pensions, Annuities or other periodical
receipts;
(f) Gains or Profits not falling under any of
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According to sec 5 ITA, ‘chargeable income’ of a person is
ascertained in 6 stages:
(i) Determine Basis Period
(ii) Compute Gross Income from each source
(ii) Compute Adjusted Income
(iv) Statutory Income
(v) Aggregate Income
(vi) Chargeable Income
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Determination of Chargeable Income
Hierarchy of Malaysian Courts
• Federal Court
• Court of Appeal
• High Court
• Sessions Court
• Magistrates Court
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Hierarchy of Income Tax Appeal Process
• The Director General of Inland Revenue
• Special Commissioners of Income Tax
• High Court
• Federal Court
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