Tax Avoidance In Malaysia Principles And Cases
Tax avoidance this alert talks about the delicate issue of tax avoidance under section 140 of the income tax act 1967.
Tax avoidance in malaysia principles and cases. One of the features of recent tax avoidance cases in the media has been a technique known as paying yourself. It examines some of the common avoidance schemes and how these schemes have been interpreted in the courts. Key features benefits contains tax cases since. Most tax experts don t understand why this is illegal so i feel it necessary to explain at length here.
Although tax avoidance is acceptable in the eyes of law in malaysia the tax authority taken an extreme change of stance since 2010 and triggered section 140 of the malaysia income tax act more often that it does historically. 30 10 2020 no comments. This book explains the blurry lines dividing tax evasion tax avoidance and tax planning. Malaysia and singapore tax cases the malaysia singapore tax cases online subscription details the full text of all the malaysian and singapore tax decisions released by the courts special commissioners of income tax in malaysia income tax board of review and valuation review board in singapore.
Malaysian taxation principles and practice. However this particular section is far from perfect to deal with tax avoidance issue. Section 140 of the act is indeed an anchor provision concerning tax avoidance. Pwc alert issue 116.
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