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Malaysia: Deductibility of Expenses Incurred by a Business in its Restructuring or Retrenchment Exercise

13 July 2021 by Shearn Delamore & Co

Faced with the current Covid-19 pandemic and the consequential economic ramifications, it is inevitable that affected businesses are put under increasing financial strain.
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Malaysia: Flextronics Shah Alam Sdn Bhd v Ketua Pengarah Hasil Dalam Negeri [2018] 7 CLJ 487, High Court of Malaya in Shah Alam ― the existence of a domestic remedy does not act as a bar to an application for leave for judicial review

13 July 2021 by Shearn Delamore & Co

The longstanding position of the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (“IRB”) in regard to judicial review applications to challenge tax assessments raised by them is that the appeal procedure under section 99 of the Income Tax Act 1967 (“ITA”) is sufficient to address taxpayers’ complaints.
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Malaysia: Flextronics Shah Alam Sdn Bhd v Ketua Pengarah Hasil Dalam Negeri [2018] 7 CLJ 487, High Court of Malaya in Shah Alam ― the existence of a domestic remedy does not act as a bar to an application for leave for judicial review

13 July 2021 by Shearn Delamore & Co

The longstanding position of the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (“IRB”) in regard to judicial review applications to challenge tax assessments raised by them is that the appeal procedure under section 99 of the Income Tax Act 1967 (“ITA”) is sufficient to address taxpayers’ complaints.
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Malaysia: Landmark Decision By Federal Court Confirming that Local Authorities Cannot Tax New Holdings by way of Amendments to a Valuation List

13 July 2021 by Shearn Delamore & Co

In 2018, Majlis Daerah Hulu Selangor (“Local Authority”) purportedly amended a 1996 Valuation List pursuant to Section 144 of the Local Government Act 1976 (“LGA”)

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Malaysia: Landmark Decision By Federal Court Confirming that Local Authorities Cannot Tax New Holdings by way of Amendments to a Valuation List

13 July 2021 by Shearn Delamore & Co

In 2018, Majlis Daerah Hulu Selangor (“Local Authority”) purportedly amended a 1996 Valuation List pursuant to Section 144 of the Local Government Act 1976 (“LGA”)

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Malaysia: Tax Highlights of Malaysia’s Budget 2021

13 July 2021 by Shearn Delamore & Co

On 6 November 2020, the Malaysian Minister of Finance, Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz, unveiled the Malaysian Budget 2021 (“Budget”).

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Malaysia: Tax Highlights of Malaysia’s Budget 2021

13 July 2021 by Shearn Delamore & Co

On 6 November 2020, the Malaysian Minister of Finance, Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz, unveiled the Malaysian Budget 2021 (“Budget”).

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New network formed between leading firms in South-East Asia

13 March 2020 by Jon Moore

Firms from Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia come together to form new group
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New Regional Legal Network, DNA, formed by Shearn Delamore & Co., Drew & Napier and Makarim & Taira S

13 March 2020 by Shearn Delamore & Co - Malaysia

Shearn Delamore & Co formed an alliance with Drew & Napier LLC from Singapore and Makarim & Taira S. from Indonesia to launch a blue chip regional legal network named Drew Network Asia (DNA).

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Forging a robust tax system with a common law tradition

25 September 2019 by Irene Yong

Irene Yong, a partner with Shearn & Delamore & Co, discusses developments in the Malaysian tax space
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