This publication, an overview of the tax landscape across six key ASEAN markets: Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam, serves as a guide in navigating through evolving tax and regulatory landscape.
The e-Invoice Specific Guideline (e-Invoice Specific Guideline Version 4.6) and the e-Invoice General Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) were updated by the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRBM) on 5 January 2026. There are salient changes to the e-Invoice Specific Guideline and the General FAQs.
This article covers MFRS 3’s disclosure requirements. An illustrative disclosure is provided at the end of this article, including insights on certain disclosure areas.
The Service Tax (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 was gazetted recently on 23 December 2019. The main highlights of the amendment cover areas announced in the 2020 Budget and other new amendments, which will take effect from 1 January 2020.
The Labuan Business Activity Tax (Amendment) Bill 2019 has been passed in the Parliament of Malaysia on 2 December 2019
MFRS News is your monthly update on all things relating to Malaysian Financial Reporting Standards. We’ll bring you up to speed on topical issues, provide comment and points of view and give you a summary of any significant developments.
MFRS News is your monthly update on all things relating to Malaysian Financial Reporting Standards. We’ll bring you up to speed on topical issues, provide comment and points of view and give you a summary of any significant developments.
This Budget Adviser provides updates on the additional tax measures that were included in the Finance Bill 2019.
This Budget analysis provides details on various tax measures that were announced in the 2019 Budget speech.
MFRS News is your monthly update on all things relating to Malaysian Financial Reporting Standards. This is the illustrative of previous month's MFRS news on presentation and disclosure of MFRS 16.
MFRS News is your monthly update on all things relating to Malaysian Financial Reporting Standards. We’ll bring you up to speed on topical issues, provide comment and points of view and give you a summary of any significant developments.
What a trade war means for Asia Pacific businesses
The Service Tax (Amendment) Act 2019 has been gazetted recently on 9 July 2019. The main highlight of the amendment act is the introduction of Digital Service Tax which is expected to take effect from 1 January 2020.
Following the 2019 Budget announcement, the Income Tax (Deduction for Employment of Senior Citizen, Ex-Convict, Parolee, Supervised Person and Ex-Drug Dependant) Rules 2019 has been gazetted to provide for further deduction to employer on remuneration paid to employee who is a senior citizen, ex-convict, parolee, supervised person and ex-drug dependant.
The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (RMCD) has issued guidance on reporting for sales tax exemption under Item 57 Schedule A, Sales Tax (Person Exempted from Payment of Tax) Order 2018.
MFRS News is your monthly update on all things relating to Malaysian Financial Reporting Standards. We’ll bring you up to speed on topical issues, provide comment and points of view and give you a summary of any significant developments.
Further to the Income Tax (Restriction on Deductibility of Interest) Rules 2019 covered in our Tax Alert dated 3 July 2019 to restrict the deduction of interest expense in connection with or on any financial assistance in a controlled transaction, also known as “ESR”, the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (“IRBM”) has recently issued Guidelines on Restriction on Deductibility of Interest to provide further guidance and clarification on the application of the abovementioned Rules and Section 140C of the Act.