Recently issued guidance on application of the capital gains tax in Malaysia includes:
- Income Tax (Exemption) (No. 2) Order 2024 providing two months exemption to capital gains tax on gains from the disposal of Section 15C shares from 1 January 2024 until 29 February 2024
- Guidelines on capital gains tax in relation to unlisted shares dated 1 March 2024
- Income Tax (Exemption) (No. 3) Order 2024 providing an exemption to qualifying taxpayers (which does not include persons engaged in the business of banking, insurance, or air or sea transport) on gains from the disposal of capital assets situated outside Malaysia (excluding intellectual property (IP) rights) from 1 January 2024 until 31 December 2026
Read a March 2024 report [PDF 747 KB] prepared by the KPMG member firm in Malaysia that discusses the application of capital gains tax in Malaysia generally and the above guidance in particular.