No more Change In The Registered Address lodgments at SSM counters Beginning December 1, 2017, all lodgments of the Notification of Change In The Registered Address (CRA) through the Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM) counters will be rejected. This includes all counters at SSM’s head office, state offices and branches. According to a recent announcement from the SSM,…
MIDA Hold Special Briefing Sessions for Greater Opportunities The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) recently held a briefing session entitled, “An Update on Investment Opportunities in Perlis’ at the MIDA headquarters. The first of it’s kind, this session was part of MIDA’s efforts to provide in-depth opportunities in every state this year. The series follows…
Latest GST updates in Malaysia Beginning January 18, 2018, all applications for GST registration via Taxpayer Access Points (TAP) in Malaysia will be approved within 24 hours. In the event approval was not granted within 24 hoursafter submitting a complete application, those concerned can contact 1-300-888-500 or e-mail ccc@customs.gov.my Also, the Royal Malaysian Customs Department also announced that…
Improvements to the MFRS issued On January 15, 2018, the Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB) issued the annual improvements to the Malaysian Financial Reporting Standards (MFRS) 2015 – 2017 cycles. The improvement issued are as follows: MFRS 3 Business Combinations Under the amendments made to MFRS 3, it is clarified that whenever an entity gains…
More Than 91,500 Jobs Created From 3,886 Projects Last Year Malaysia recorded a total of RM113.5 billion worth of approved investments involving 3,886 projects in the manufacturing, services and primary sectors from January to September, 2017. However, this was 26.5% lower than the investment of RM154.3 billion approved in the same period last year. These…
MASB Announces Amendments The Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (“MASB”) recently announced certain amendments to the MASB approved accounting standards for application in relation to financial statements. These statements are those prepared or lodged under any law administrated by the Securities Commission of Malaysia, Bank Negara Malaysia or the Registrar of Companies: Long-term Interests in…
Exemption from Withholding Tax for Services rendered and performed outside Malaysia Effective 6 September 2017, the Government through the Income Tax (Exemption) (No.9) Order 2017 (P.U. (A) 323) dated 23 October 2017, exempts non-resident person from payment of income tax in respect of income from services which are rendered and performed by the person outside…
Osram Sets Up New Plant in Malaysia Osram recently opened it’s new semiconductor plant at the Kulim Hi-tech Park in Perak, Malaysia. The opening was officiated by Malaysian Minister of International Trade and Industry (Miti), Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed. In his opening speech, the minister said Osram was a good example of companies that has…
Malaysia Imposes Travel Ban On Those Who Fail To Settle Their GST Traders who fail to pay the Goods and Services Tax (GST) will be blacklisted from going abroad, the Royal Malaysian Customs Department has said. The Malaysian government recently announced that it will blacklist all traders who fail to pay the Goods and Services…
Tax treatment on digital advertising On 29 September 2017, the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRBM) has released a press statement to inform that the treatment of digital advertising payments would be determined based on the facts of the case and the Income Tax Act 1967. The IRBM also informed that they will not be issuing any…