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.
Following the 2018 Budget announcement and pursuant to Section 140C of the Income Tax Act 1967 [“the Act”], the Income Tax (Restriction on Deductibility of Interest) Rules 2019 has recently been gazetted to restrict the deduction of interest expense in connection with or on any financial assistance in a controlled transaction, also known as “ESR”.
Global business is facing a wave of disruptive influences that look set to spark the Fourth Industrial Revolution. We explore how the way professionals work is evolving, the leadership skills that will be needed within the dynamic mid-market to thrive, and how organisations can stay competitive in the war for talent and customers in 2030.
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.
The Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (“IRB”) has recently issued media releases.
Recap of the changes affecting individual tax for the Year of Assessment 2018.
Our 2019 Women in business report: building a blueprint for action shows that progress is being made towards gender parity at the senior management level. The last 12 months have seen increases in both the proportion of senior roles held by women and the proportion of businesses with at least one woman in senior management.
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.
The Finance Act 2018 and various Orders were gazetted recently. Selected changes are highlighted below for your attention.
The long-awaited Sales Tax and Service Tax (“SST”) frameworks have finally been released by the Royal Malaysian Customs Department (“RMCD”) on 19 July 2018. The effective date of the SST implementation will be on 1 September 2018.
The MASB has issued ‘Definition of Material’ making amendments to MFRS 101 ‘Presentation of Financial Statements’ and MFRS 108 ‘Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors’.
South East Asia is a bright spot in the global economy. The outlook for the region is sustained, healthy growth of more than 5% per year between now and 2022.(i) Against this backdrop, business sentiment has hit a new high. We explore what is driving this positivity and find that infrastructure emerges as a source of real opportunity for ASEAN firms in the coming years. At the same time, however, concerns over climate change loom large. Greater cooperation will be key to overcoming these environmental risks.