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Malaysia: Tax developments summary (January 2025)

Monthly report covering income tax, stamp duty, real property gains tax, indirect tax, and individual tax developments 

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January 14, 2025

The KPMG member firm in Malaysia has prepared its monthly report for January 2025, covering the following income tax, stamp duty, real property gains tax, indirect tax, and individual (personal) tax developments.

Income tax

  • Expansion of exempted persons for promotion of exports
  • Deduction of sustainable and responsible investment (SRI)-links sukuk
  • Exemption on income derived from International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)
  • Extension of incentive application period for solar photovoltaic system leasing services
  • Malaysian Investment Development Authority’s (MIDA’s) guidelines for Global Services Hub tax incentive
  • MIDA’s guidelines and procedures for the application of digital ecosystem acceleration (DESAC) scheme
  • MIDA's guideline for sustainable development of data centre
  • Tax identification number (TIN) search service launched

Stamp duty

  • Revision of stamp duty exemption on loan or financing agreements for micro financing scheme

Real property gains tax (RPGT)

  • Application forms for relief under the RPGT self-assessment system
  • RPGT audit framework
  • Operational guideline for RPGT

Indirect tax

  • STP 8/2024 – Service tax exemption on fee or commission imposed by local commodity trading platform
  • Indirect tax legislation updates

Individual tax

  • Extension of foreign-sourced income exemption for resident individuals
  • Exemption on sports victory cash prize rewards

Johor-Singapore special economic zone (SEZ)

  • Announcement of tax incentive package for Johor-Singapore SEZ

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