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Tax Espresso Updates on guidelines on taxation of electronic commerce transactions, income tax exemption for non-resident persons and more June 2019

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    Tax Espresso Updates on guidelines on taxation of electronic commerce transactions, income tax exemption for non-resident persons and more

    June 2019

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    Greetings from

    Deloitte Malaysia Tax Services

    Quick links: Deloitte Malaysia Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia

    Takeaways:

    1. Updated Guidelines on Taxation of Electronic Commerce Transactions

    2. Updated Guidelines for Approval of Director General of Inland Revenue (DGIR) under

    Subsection 44(6) of the Income Tax Act 1967 (ITA)

    3. Income tax exemption for non-resident persons on income received from any religious

    institution or organisation

    4. Income tax exemption for non-resident persons on income from software and site licence

    received from Malaysian resident individuals for personal usage

    Important deadlines:

    Task 2019 Due Date

    30 June 2019 1 July 2019

    1. 2020 tax estimates for companies with July year-end √

    2. 6th month revision of tax estimates for companies with

    December year-end √

    3. 9th month revision of tax estimates for companies with

    September year-end √

    4. Statutory filing of 2018 tax returns for companies with

    November year-end √

    5. Due date for 2019 CbCR notification for companies with

    June year-end √

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    Updated Guidelines on Taxation of Electronic Commerce Transactions

    The Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRBM) has updated the Guidelines on Taxation of

    Electronic Commerce Transactions (revised on 13 May 2019) to replace the Guidelines issued on

    1 January 2013. The new Guidelines seek to provide guidance on income tax treatment in

    respect of e-commerce transactions (e-CT).

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    Updated Guidelines for Approval of Director General of Inland Revenue (DGIR)

    under Subsection 44(6) of the Income Tax Act 1967 (ITA)

    The IRBM has recently updated the Guidelines for Approval of DGIR under Subsection 44(6) of

    the ITA (revised on 15 May 2019) to replace the old Guidelines issued in January 2005. The new

    guidelines explain, among others, the types of institution or organisation eligible to apply for

    approval, the eligibility criteria of an institution or organisation and the procedures of application

    for approval under Subsection 44(6) of the ITA.

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    Income tax exemption for non-resident persons on income received from any

    religious institution or organisation

    The Income Tax (Exemption) (No. 3) Order 2019 [P.U.(A) 137/2019] was gazetted on 21 May

    2019 and is deemed to have come into operation on 1 February 2019.

    Pursuant to the Order:

    A non-resident person is exempt from the payment of income tax in respect of Malaysian

    derived income relating to any payment received from any religious institution or

    organisation for the following services throughout the period of service: o provides religious lectures or study of a religious book, including the translation of a holy

    book or related religious books; or

    o presides at prayers or rites of worship according to the ritual of each religion.

    One of the conditions imposed is that the religious programme or activity has to be conducted and organised without imposing any payment on the participants.

    Section 109A of the Act will not apply to the abovementioned non-resident’s Malaysian

    derived income.

    Please refer to the Order for the full conditions imposed.

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    Income tax exemption for non-resident persons on income from software and site licence received from Malaysian resident individuals for personal usage

    The Income Tax (Exemption) (No. 4) Order 2019 [P.U.(A) 147/2019] was gazetted on 28 May

    2019 and is deemed to have come into operation on 1 March 2019.

    Pursuant to the Order:

    A non-resident person is exempt from payment of income tax in respect of Malaysian derived

    income relating to any payment for: o shrink-wrapped software,

    o site licence,

    o downloadable software or software bundled with personal computer hardware,

    smartphone or tablet, received from an end user who is an individual Malaysian resident who purchases software or

    acquires any right to use software for personal usage and not for usage in his business.

    Section 109 of the Income Tax Act 1967 (ITA) will not apply to the income exempted by the

    Order.

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    Tax Team - Contact us

    Service lines / Names Designation Email Telephone

    Business Tax Compliance & Advisory

    Sim Kwang Gek

    Tan Hooi Beng

    Stefanie Low

    Thin Siew Chi

    Choy Mei Won

    Suzanna Kavita

    Managing Director

    Deputy Managing

    Director

    Executive Director

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    Director

    Director

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    Business Process Solutions

    Julie Tan

    Loke Chee Kien

    Shareena Martin

    Executive Director

    Director

    Director

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    +603 7610 8847

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    Capital Allowances Study

    Chia Swee How

    Sumaisarah Abdul Sukor

    Executive Director

    Associate Director

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    Global Employer Services

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    Government Grants &

    Incentives

    Tham Lih Jiun

    Thin Siew Chi

    Peggy Wong

    Executive Director

    Executive Director

    Director

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    Indirect Tax

    Tan Eng Yew

    Senthuran Elalingam

    Chandran TS Ramasamy

    Larry James Sta Maria

    Wong Poh Geng

    Executive Director

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    Director

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    International Tax & Value Chain Alignment

    Tan Hooi Beng

    Deputy Managing Director

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    Mergers & Acquisitions

    Sim Kwang Gek

    Managing Director

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    Private Wealth Services

    Chee Pei Pei

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    Executive Director

    Executive Director

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    Tax Audit & Investigation

    Chow Kuo Seng

    Stefanie Low

    Executive Director

    Executive Director

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    Transfer Pricing

    Theresa Goh

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    Philip Yeoh

    Gagan Deep Nagpal

    Justine Fan

    Vrushang Sheth

    Anil Kumar Gupta

    Executive Director

    Director

    Director

    Director

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    Sectors / Names Designation Email Telephone

    Automotive

    Stefanie Low

    Executive Director

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    Consumer Products

    Sim Kwang Gek

    Managing Director

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    +603 7610 8849

    Financial Services

    Chee Pei Pei

    Gooi Yong Wei

    Mark Chan

    Mohd Fariz Mohd Faruk

    Executive Director

    Executive Director

    Executive Director

    Director

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    Oil & Gas

    Toh Hong Peir

    Kelvin Kok

    Executive Director

    Director

    [email protected]

    [email protected]

    +603 7610 8808

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    Real Estate

    Chia Swee How

    Tham Lih Jiun

    Executive Director

    Executive Director

    [email protected]

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    +603 7610 7371

    +603 7610 8875

    Telecommunications

    Thin Siew Chi

    Executive Director

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    +603 7610 8878

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    Other Specialist Groups

    / Names Designation Email Telephone

    Chinese Services Group

    Tham Lih Jiun

    Executive Director

    [email protected]

    +603 7610 8875

    Japanese Services Group

    Julie Tan

    Executive Director

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    +603 7610 8847

    Korean Services Group

    Chee Pei Pei

    Lily Park Sung Eun

    Executive Director

    Associate Director

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    +603 7610 8862

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    Branches / Names Designation Email Telephone

    Penang

    Ng Lan Kheng

    Au Yeong Pui Nee

    Everlyn Lee

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    Tan Wei Chuan

    Executive Director

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    Director

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    Director

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    Ipoh

    Ng Lan Kheng

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    Executive Director

    Director

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    Melaka

    Julie Tan

    Gabriel Kua

    Executive Director

    Director

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    Johor Bahru

    Chee Pei Pei

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    Executive Director

    Director

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    Kuching

    Tham Lih Jiun

    Philip Lim Su Sing

    Chai Suk Phin

    Executive Director

    Director

    Associate Director

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    [email protected]

    [email protected]

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    Kota Kinabalu

    Chia Swee How

    Cheong Yit Hui

    Executive Director

    Manager

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    [email protected]

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    Sim Kwang Gek Tan Hooi Beng Stefanie Low Thin Siew Chi Julie Tan

    Chia Swee How Ang Weina Chee Ying Cheng Tham Lih Jiun Tan Eng Yew

    Senthuran

    Elalingam Chee Pei Pei Gooi Yong Wei Mark Chan Chow Kuo Seng

    Theresa Goh

    Subhabrata Dasgupta

    Philip Yeoh Toh Hong Peir Ng Lan Kheng

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    Choy Mei Won Suzanna Kavita Loke Chee Kien Shareena Martin Michelle Lai

    Peggy Wong Chandran TS

    Ramasamy

    Larry James

    Sta Maria Wong Poh Geng

    Gagan Deep

    Nagpal

    Justine Fan Vrushang Sheth Anil Kumar

    Gupta Mohd Fariz Mohd Faruk

    Kelvin Kok

    Au Yeong Pui Nee

    Everlyn Lee Monica Liew Tan Wei Chuan Lam Weng Keat

    Gabriel Kua Thean Szu Ping Philip Lim Su Sing

    Sumaisarah Abdul Sukor

    Lily Park Sung Eun

    Chai Suk Phin Cheong Yit Hui

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