IRB offering instalment payments for income tax arrears, real property gain tax

PUTRAJAYA: Taxpayers can now submit requests to make instalment payments for income tax arrears and real property gain tax for previous years without being having increased tax imposed, the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) said. IRB said in a statement applications can be made throughout the duration of the Special Voluntary Disclosure Programme (SVDP) 2.0, from […]

IRB introduces e-107D service for submission of two pct tax form on commission payment

KUALA LUMPUR: The Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) has introduced a new service, e-107D, for the submission of the two per cent tax deduction form for commission payments by a paying company to agents, distributors or distributors under Section 107D, Income Tax Act 1967. According to the IRB’s statement, the new e-107D service that was first […]

PRS Youth chief supports appointment of Sarawak rep

KUCHING: The appointment of representatives or members in the lnland Revenue Board (IRB) for Sarawak and Sabah is fair, said Datuk Snowdan Lawan. The state Deputy Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts said that Sarawak should have liberty and power to appoint their representatives as board members of IRB. Snowdan, who is also […]

Check with IRB before planning overseas trips

KUALA LUMPUR: The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) has called on all taxpayers to check their tax arrears and travel restriction status before planning to go abroad. It said in a statement today that the travel restriction is the last resort taken if a taxpayer fails to pay the outstanding taxes (individuals and companies) after various […]

Tax arrears: Lawyer Shafee fails to obtain leave to file counterclaim

KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah has failed in his application to obtain leave from the High Court here today to file a counterclaim against the Inland Revenue Board’s (IRB) demand that he pays income tax arrears amounting to RM9.41 million. Judicial Commissioner (JC) Roz Mawar Rozain dismissed Muhammad Shafee’s application after finding that […]

Disruption in IRB tax system from Feb 17 to 19

KUALA LUMPUR: The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) tax system will experience service disruption due to the upgrading of electrical components of the system as part of efforts to enhance the quality of online tax services. In a statement today, IRB said the service disruption involves access to the HASiL system, including all types of e-services […]

IRB gets summary judgment in RM1.8 bln tax suit against Jho Low’s father

KUALA LUMPUR: The Penang High Court  has granted the Inland Revenue Board’s (IRB) application for a summary judgment to recover RM1.8 billion in tax arrears from Tan Sri Larry Low Hock Peng, the father of fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho or Jho Low. A summary judgment is when a court decides a case without hearing […]

Issues that don’t require constitutional amendment to be resolved soon

KUCHING: Several issues and requests with regard to Sarawak under the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) that do not necessitate constitutional amendment could be resolved soon. According to Deputy Minister in the Premier痴 Department (Law, MA63 and State-Federal Relations) Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali, this covered Article 112D of the Federal Constitution regulating the allocation […]

Sarawak now represented in IRB

BY MOHD NASEER SALLEH IT is of utmost importance that Sarawak has access to the nation’s finances, particularly on revenues generated through taxes collected from the state. This will allow Sarawak to claim for its share of the tax revenue. To enable this, the state must have a representative at the federal Inland Revenue Board […]

IRB state representative’s name to be finalised soon

KUCHING: The name of the state representative in the Internal Revenue Board (IRB) will be finalised soon, said Deputy Minister in the Premier’s Department (Law, MA63 and State-Federal Relations) Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali. She said the matter is still awaiting finalisation in a meeting, probably in the next one or two weeks. “The […]