Finance (No. 2) Act 2023 · Updated to 29 Dec 2023 · Chapter 4
161. Application of Income Inclusion Rule
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Constituent Entity
“Constituent Entity” means— (a) any Entity that is included in a Group; or (b) any Permanent Establishment of a Main Entity that is within paragraph (a) and which is treated as separate from the Main Entity and any other Permanent Establishment of that Main Entity, but does not include an Excluded Entity;
Entity located in Malaysia of a Multinational Enterprise
Entity
“Entity” means— (a) any legal person (other than a natural person); or (b) an arrangement that prepares separate financial accounts, such as a partnership or trust;
Group that owns directly or indirectly an Ownership Interest in a Low-Taxed Constituent Entity at any time during the Financial Year shall pay a Multinational Top-up Tax in an amount equal to its Allocable Share of such tax of that Low-Taxed Constituent Entity for the Financial Year.
Group
“Group” means— (a) a collection of Entities that are related through ownership or control such that the assets, liabilities, income, expenses and cash flows of those Entities are— (i) included in the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Ultimate Parent Entity; or Finance (No. 2) (ii) excluded from the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Ultimate Parent Entity solely on size or materiality grounds, or on the grounds that the Entity is held for sale; or (b) an Entity that is located in one jurisdiction and has one or more Permanent Establishments located in other jurisdictions provided that the Entity is not a part of another Group mentioned in paragraph (a);
An Intermediate Parent Entity located in Malaysia of a Multinational Enterprise Group that owns directly or indirectly an Ownership Interest in a Low-Taxed Constituent Entity at any time during a Financial Year shall pay a Multinational
Intermediate Parent Entity
“Intermediate Parent Entity” means a Constituent Entity (other than an Ultimate Parent Entity, Partially-Owned Parent Entity, Permanent Establishment, or Investment Entity) which owns (directly or indirectly) an Ownership Interest in another Constituent Entity in the same Multinational Enterprise Group;
Top-up Tax in an amount equal to its Allocable Share of such tax of that Low-Taxed Constituent Entity for the
Financial Year.
Financial Year
“Financial Year” means an accounting period with respect to which the Ultimate Parent Entity of the Multinational Enterprise Group prepares its Consolidated Financial Statements and in the case of Consolidated Financial Statements as defined in paragraph (d) of the definition of “Consolidated Financial Statements”, Financial Year means the calendar year;
Subsection (2) shall not apply if—
the Ultimate Parent Entity of the Multinational
Enterprise Group is required to apply a Qualified
Income Inclusion Rule for that Financial Year; or
another Intermediate Parent Entity that owns directly or indirectly a Controlling Interest in the Intermediate
Parent Entity is required to apply a Qualified Income
Inclusion Rule for that Financial Year.
Finance (No. 2)
Notwithstanding subsections (1) to (3), a Partially-Owned
Parent Entity located in Malaysia that owns directly or indirectly an Ownership Interest in a Low-Taxed Constituent
Parent Entity
“Parent Entity” means an Ultimate Parent Entity that is not an Excluded Entity, an Intermediate Parent Entity, or a Partially-Owned Parent Entity;
Entity at any time during the Financial Year shall pay a
Multinational Top-up Tax in an amount equal to its Allocable
Multinational Top-up Tax
“Multinational Top-up Tax” means tax computed for the jurisdiction or Constituent Entity in accordance with sections 175 to 179;
Share of such tax of that Low-Taxed Constituent Entity for the Financial Year.
Low-Taxed Constituent Entity
“Low-Taxed Constituent Entity” means a Constituent Entity of the Multinational Enterprise Group that is located in a Low-Tax Jurisdiction or a Stateless Constituent Entity that, in respect of a Financial Year, has GloBE Income and is subject to an Effective Tax Rate as determined under Chapter 7 of this Part in that Financial Year that is lower than the Minimum Rate;
Subsection (4) shall not apply if the Partially-Owned
Parent Entity is wholly owned directly or indirectly by another Partially-Owned Parent Entity that is required to apply a Qualified Income Inclusion Rule for that Financial Year.
Partially-Owned Parent Entity
“Partially-Owned Parent Entity” means a Constituent Entity other than an Ultimate Parent Entity, Permanent Establishment, Investment Entity or an Insurance Investment Entity that— (a) owns directly or indirectly an Ownership Interest in another Constituent Entity of the same Multinational Enterprise Group; and (b) has more than twenty per cent of the Ownership Interests in its profits held directly or indirectly by persons that are not Constituent Entities of the Multinational Enterprise Group;
A Parent Entity located in Malaysia shall apply the provisions of subsections (1) to (5) with respect to a Low-Taxed Constituent Entity that is not located in Malaysia.
Allocation of Multinational Top-up Tax under the Income