Key Changes to Labuan IBFC’s€¦ · Outline 2 Guiding Principles Areas of Revision: (a) New...
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22 March 2018
Key Changes to Labuan IBFC’s
Leasing Regulations
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Outline
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Guiding Principles
Areas of Revision:
(a) New Policies: OECD’s Forum on Harmful Tax Practices (FHTP)
Compliance
(b) Amended Policies: Enhanced Operational Requirements
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Guiding Principles…addressing concerns for harmful tax practices
under OECD’s FHTP
MYR transaction
restrictions 01
Implicit prohibition from dealing with domestic
02
No substantial
activities requirement 03
FHTP concerns on Labuan Leasing Revised Policies
Remove currency restriction for dealings with residents
Harmonise requirements between non-
residents & residents leasing:
Impose annual fee
Prior approval for subsequent
leasing transactions
Impose fee for approved
subsequent leasing transaction(s)
Impose minimum substance requirements
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Areas of Revisions...changes needed to conform with international
standards & best practices
AMENDED
POLICIES
B
NEW
POLICIES
A FHTP Compliance Requirements
Enhanced Operational Requirements
Revised Guidelines for Labuan Leasing Business
(issued on 29 December 2017)
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New Policies… minimum substance requirements to spur real
economic spinoffs A
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Revised Policies Past Policies
Operational
Office 1
Maintain a
registered office
Nil Substantial
Activities
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New Policies… minimum substance requirements to spur real
economic spinoffs A
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Revised Policies Past Policies
Employment 3 Nil
Annual
Business
Spending
4 Nil
…CONT’D
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01 02 03 04
A
SHARED OFFICE IN LABUAN
Allowed for leasing companies within the same group (i.e. related companies)
Related companies
Holding company of
the leasing
companies;
Another subsidiary
established by the
same holding
company;
Subsidiary/branch
of the leasing
company
Accounting and
business records
Proper segregation of
records for each
leasing companies
Business activities
Business activities
undertaken by the
related companies
can be housed
under one office
Employees
Same employee can
serve all the related
party companies
…CONT’D
New Policies… substance requirements should be practical &
implementable vis-a-vis Labuan leasing
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A
Physical
operational office
Substantive
Business Activities
Employment Business Spending
Examples:
• Board meetings
• Strategic business discussion
• Management of leases – e.g.
rentals monitoring, maintenance
of records etc
• Business solicitation
Examples:
• Payment to service providers –
e.g. trust company services,
legal and tax advisory etc
• Statutory fee
…CONT’D
Total of 380 Labuan leasing licensees (2017) O&G (63%), Aviation (28%), Others (9%)
Industry’s Compliance on Substance… to evolve towards
international standards conformity
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B Amended Policies… clarification on operational requirements
Harmonised
Requirements
1 Annual licence fee
and subsequent
transaction fee are
only applicable for
resident dealing
Revised Policies Past Policies
Definition of
Assets
2 Outright definition
from legislation
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B Amended Policies… clarification on operational requirements
Agreement
Stamping
3 Stamping at any
IRBM branch in Malaysia
Revised Policies Past Policies
Effective Date 4
N/A
…CONT’D
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