KUALA LUMPUR: A lawsuit was filed against former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, seeking RM1.69 billion in income tax which he still owed the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) for the assessment years 2011 to 2017. The suit, filed through IRB last June 25, named Najib as the sole defendant.
The government is seeking Najib to pay RM1,692,872,924.83, interest at five percent a year from the date of judgment, as well as cost and other relief deemed fit by the court.
In the statement of claim, the government said the additional tax assessments on Najib’s income for the assessment years 2011 to 2017 were RM116,173,374.12; RM320,929,932.31; RM891,573,465.46; RM119,144,655.51; RM16, 879,500.03; RM643,445.21 and RM346,471.41.
The government claimed the notice was sent via registered mail to Najib on March 25, 2019 but was never returned.
It said that since Najib failed to pay the taxes within the stipulated 30-day period, the amount was increased by 10 percent, amounting RM11,617,337.41; RM32,092,993.23;RM89,157,346.54; RM11,914,465.55; RM1,687,950.00; RM64,344.52 and RM34,647.14 from 2011 to 2017, respectively.
Najib was given 60 days to pay together with the 10 percent increase, but claimed he failed to do so and was slapped with another five percent increase on the 10 percent hike, amounting RM6,389,535.57; RM17,651,146.27; RM49,036,540.60; RM6,552,956.05; RM928,372.50; RM35,389.48 and RM19,055.92. – Bernama
