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Tax Matters – Correcting past stamp duty non-declaration through Self Voluntary Disclosure Programme

Tax Matters – Correcting past stamp duty non-declaration through Self Voluntary Disclosure Programme

by Thannees Admin | Mar 16, 2026 | News

STAMP DUTY is applicable on all agreements specified in the First Schedule of the Stamp Act 1949. The agreements are referred in the Act to as “instruments”. This is a tax on the instruments and generally the tax is based on a fixed fee, or it is calculated based on...
Tax Matters – CP204 beyond compliance – a strategic tax tool

Tax Matters – CP204 beyond compliance – a strategic tax tool

by Thannees Admin | Mar 9, 2026 | News

THERE is a fundamental misunderstanding by taxpayers that the CP204 is a means to collect taxes in advance.  The truth of the matter is the tax is being collected concurrently as the year progresses and as the profits arise.  The mechanism works on the estimated...
Tax Matters – Wel­come boost as IRB accel­er­ates refunds

Tax Matters – Wel­come boost as IRB accel­er­ates refunds

by Thannees Admin | Mar 2, 2026 | News

IT WAS a bumper year for tax refunds in 2025, with the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) refunding RM22.45 billion in direct taxes. This will be a welcome boost for taxpayers who, until recently, had to wait patiently for overpaid taxes to be refunded in instalments over a...
Tax Matters – Entering India’s market: considerations for Malaysian businesses

Tax Matters – Entering India’s market: considerations for Malaysian businesses

by Thannees Admin | Feb 23, 2026 | News

WITH Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Malaysia highlighting closer economic ties between the two countries, India’s growing importance to Malaysian businesses is hard to ignore. Now the world’s fourth-largest economy, with gross domestic product...
Tax Matters – Aggressive tax planning under IRB’s spotlight

Tax Matters – Aggressive tax planning under IRB’s spotlight

by Thannees Admin | Feb 16, 2026 | News

OVER the past decade since the publication of the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting documents by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development in 2013, the topic of aggressive tax planning has received greater focus by authorities around the world including...
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