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Malaysia cuts income tax and raises wage floors as election approaches

Budget 2027: How much tax could Malaysians save under the proposed new rates? We did the maths for you

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 — How much will you be able to save in taxes in Malaysia, based on the proposed new income ta...

Budget 2027: Don’t miss these tax reliefs when you file your taxes next year

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — Before you file your next income tax return, remember to lookout for existing and new tax r...

Ahead of Budget 2027, World Bank tells Putrajaya to raise revenue without raising rates

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — Malaysia needs tax reform to address a structural decline in its tax revenue-to-gross domest...

Tax-exempt taxpayers can opt to keep using e-invoices, says Liew

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 —Approximately 160,000 taxpayers who have registered for e-Invoicing but are now exempted can...

Govt’s dividend income edges up 1.4pc to RM39.55b, with Petronas paying most of it, says A-G

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 — The Federal Government received investment dividends amounting to RM39.547 billion in 2025,...

Finance Ministry: RM17.15b in excess tax refunds paid to individuals, companies as of Sept 30

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — The government has settled tax overpayment refunds amounting to RM17.15 billion, involving...

IRB stresses voluntary participation as government lifts e‑Invoice threshold, easing compliance for MSMEs

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 — Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) with annual sales of less than RM3 million will not b...

Nearly two billion e-invoices submitted by 268,000 taxpayers as of Oct 1, says Inland Revenue Board

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 1 — More than 268,000 taxpayers have submitted 1.99 billion e-invoices as of October 1, the Inland...

Budget 2027: Tax breaks to encourage corporate support for food bank initiative, says Armizan

KOTA KINABALU, Oct 11 — A special tax deduction incentive for the Ihsan Food Bank Initiative (i-FB) under Budget 2...

Manager held three more days over alleged RM200m tax reduction fraud

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 — A financial and corporate services company manager has had his remand extended for another t...

Paying a carer for your parents or grandparents? Budget 2027 proposes tax relief even for non-medical care

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 — For Malaysian taxpayers paying a carer or for care services for their parents or grandparen...

Malaysian ex-PM Ismail Sabri charged with failing to declare assets

South Korean employer paid him salary in dollars; tax department sends notice

A Karnataka man working in South Korea faced an income tax notice over his salary deposited in an NRE account in India. The Income Tax Assessing Officer claimed the salary was taxa...

Malaysia must act now as 10pc US tariff not guaranteed ceiling, says industry expert

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 — Malaysia should not regard the 10 per cent tariff currently imposed by the United States on...

Retiring In Malaysia: Can Singaporeans Retire Earlier By Moving To Johor, Kuala Lumpur Or Penang?

Living in Malaysia at SGD2,000 per month means you can retire in your 50s. The post Retiring In Malaysia: Can Singaporeans Retire Earlier By Moving To Johor, Kuala Lumpur Or Penang...

Guan Eng warns of SME liquidity crisis over RM30b delayed tax refunds

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — Former finance minister Lim Guan Eng has urged the federal government to expedite the repay...

TMJ says no issue paying Singapore tax on land sale exceeding RM4b

JOHOR BARU, Sept 4 — Johor Regent Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim says he has no reservations about paying a hefty tax...

NRI Tax: Singapore-based Indian pays ₹1.70 lakh by mistake, wins refund after ITAT upholds DTAA claim

A Singapore-based NRI who paid ₹1.70 lakh in capital gains tax on Indian mutual fund investments has won a refund after ITAT Pune upheld his claim under the India-Singapore DTAA. T...

Malaysia fines, Singapore funds: How two governments are forcing SEA’s second digital wave

In January 2026, 2Stallions’ Malaysian entity came into scope for Phase 4 of LHDN’s e-invoicing mandate. Compliance took days. We run Xero across the group, and Xero already connec...

‘Income first’: Economy Minister Akmal says Budget 2027 must deliver better wages for Malaysians

GEORGE TOWN, Sept 24 — Income and wages must remain a priority in the planning of Budget 2027, alongside efforts t...

Same Income, Different Tax! How Classification Can Change Your Tax Liability

Same Income, Different Tax! How Classification Can Change Your Tax Liability     Imagine Mr. Ram and Mr. Shyam purchased 100 shares of Reliance Industries Ltd. on the same day, at...

IMF flags unfair tax system

Salaried contribution rises to Rs629b as realty, agriculture and retail stay untaxed

17 key takeaways from Malaysia’s 2027 budget - ‘live with dignity’

Malaysia plans to spend 460 billion ringgit (US$112.6 billion) under its 2027 budget, expanding welfare assistance and tax relief while retaining fuel subsidies as households conte...