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Petroleum (Income Tax) (Amendment) Act 2011 is Malaysia Amendment Act, cited as Amendment Act A1402 2011, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2011.

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Warta Kerajaan

SERIPADUKABAGINDA

DITERBITKAN DENGAN KUASA

HIS MAJESTY’S GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

Jil. 55

No. 17

TAMBAHAN No. 9

AKTA

18hb Ogos 2011

Akta-Akta Parlimen yang berikut, yang telah diluluskan oleh kedua-dua Dewan Parlimen dan dipersetujui oleh Seri Paduka

Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong, adalah diterbitkan menurut

Fasal (5) Perkara 66 Perlembagaan:

The following Acts of Parliament, passed by both Houses of

Parliament and assented to by His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan

Agong, are published pursuant to Clause (5) of Article 66 of the

Constitution:

No.

Tajuk ringkas/Short title

Akta A1398

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Akta Maktab Kerjasama (Perbadanan) (Pindaan)

2011

Co-operative College (Incorporation) (Amendment)

Act 2011

Akta A1399

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Akta Lembaga Kemajuan Perindustrian Malaysia

(Pemerbadanan) (Pindaan) 2011

Malaysian Industrial Development Authority

(Incorporation) (Amendment) Act 2011

Akta A1400 …

Akta Penggalakan Pelaburan (Pindaan) 2011

Promotion of Investments (Amendment) Act 2011

ii

Akta A1401 …

Akta Saraan Hakim (Pindaan) 2011

Judges’ Remuneration (Amendment) Act 2011

Akta A1402 …

Akta Petroleum (Cukai Pendapatan) (Pindaan) 2011

Petroleum (Income Tax) (Amendment) Act 2011

Akta A1403 …

Akta Suruhanjaya Sekuriti (Pindaan) 2011

Securities Commission (Amendment) Act 2011

Akta A1404 …

Akta Penilai, Pentaksir dan Ejen Harta Tanah

(Pindaan) 2011

Valuers, Appraisers and Estate Agents (Amendment)

Act 2011

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Date of Royal Assent

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5 August 2011

Date of publication in the

Gazette

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18 August 2011

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(appointed printer to the Government of Malaysia).

Petroleum (Income Tax) (Amendment)

Opening note

Preamble

  1. An Act to amend the Petroleum (Income Tax) Act 1967. [ ] enacted by the Parliament of Malaysia as follows: short title and commencement

Section 2

The Petroleum (Income Tax) Act 1967 [Act 543], which is referred to as the “principal Act” in this Act, is amended by inserting after Chapter 5 in Part III the following Chapter:

“Chapter 6 – Special treatment power to direct special treatment in the computation of income from petroleum operations in certain cases 22A. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Part, where the Director General is satisfied that there is a need for some treatment in computing the gross income, adjusted income, statutory income and assessable income from petroleum laws OF MalaYsIa act a1402

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operations, he may give directions and formulate regulations to be published in the Gazette for special treatment with respect to such petroleum operations:

Provided that no such directions and regulations shall have effect in relation to petroleum operations for any year of assessment with respect to which an assessment wholly or partly relating to income from that petroleum operations has become final and conclusive or is the subject of an appeal which has been sent forward to the Special Commissioners.

(2)

Any direction given under subsection (1) with respect to the gross income, adjusted income, statutory income and assessable income from the petroleum operations may—

(a)

provide that the gross income to which it relates (or any part thereof) shall be taken to be gross income for such basis period or periods for such year or years of assessment with respect to that petroleum operations as may be specified in the direction;

and

(b)

provide for special treatment with respect to the ascertainment of the adjusted income, statutory income and assessable income from that petroleum operations for the basis period or periods for any year or years of assessment.”.

new section 65c

Section 3

The principal Act is amended by inserting after section 65b the following section:

“exemption from tax: general 65c. (1) The Minister may, by statutory order, exempt any chargeable person from all or any of the provisions of this Act, either generally or in respect of any income of a particular kind.

(2)

Any order made under subsection (1) shall be laid before the Dewan Rakyat.

Petroleum (Income Tax) (Amendment)

(3)

Nothing in subsection (1) shall absolve or be deemed to have absolved the said chargeable person from complying with any requirement to submit any return or statement of accounts or to furnish any other information under the provisions of this Act in respect of the income exempted under this section.”.

amendment of First schedule

Section 4

The First Schedule to the principal Act is amended by inserting after paragraph 3 the following paragraph:

“3A. (1) Where prior to the basis period for the first year of assessment for which a chargeable person under a petroleum agreement is chargeable to tax and that chargeable person incurs qualifying exploration expenditure, there may be deducted from the gross income of another chargeable person in another petroleum agreement in the basis period for a year of assessment of the second-mentioned chargeable person the qualifying exploration expenditure referred to in paragraph 3:

Provided that the original parties to the petroleum agreements are the same.

(2)

The amount of qualifying exploration expenditure incurred by the first-mentioned chargeable person to be allowed as deduction against the gross income of the second-mentioned chargeable person shall be determined in accordance with the following formula:

A x

C

B where

A is the gross income of the second-mentioned chargeable person from a petroleum operation;

B is the total gross income of the second-mentioned chargeable person from petroleum operations;

and

C is the qualifying exploration expenditure; and in the case where the qualifying exploration expenditure exceeds the amount of gross income of petroleum operations or the gross income in respect of a petroleum operation of the second-mentioned chargeable person, the excess of the expenditure—

(a)

shall be allowed to be deducted from the gross income of that petroleum operations for the subsequent years of assessment of the second-mentioned chargeable person; or

(b)

may be deducted from the gross income of another chargeable person in another petroleum agreement in accordance with this subparagraph if the original parties to the petroleum agreements are the same.

(3)

Subparagraph (1) shall not apply to chargeable persons carrying on petroleum operations—

(b)

in an area under any agreement or arrangement made by the

Government with the government of any territory outside

Malaysia for the joint exploration and exploitation of petroleum in overlapping areas referred to in subsection 65b(1).

(4)

Any amount deducted under subparagraphs (1) and (2) shall be disregarded for the purpose of ascertaining the adjusted income—

(b)

where subsubparagraph (2)(b) applies, of the second-mentioned chargeable person.”.

KUALA LUMPUR

Common questions

What is Akta Petroleum (Cukai Pendapatan) (Pindaan) 2011?
Petroleum (Income Tax) (Amendment) Act 2011 is Malaysia Amendment Act, cited as Amendment Act A1402 2011, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2011.
Is Akta Petroleum (Cukai Pendapatan) (Pindaan) 2011 still in force?
Yes — Akta Petroleum (Cukai Pendapatan) (Pindaan) 2011 is currently in force.
When did Akta Petroleum (Cukai Pendapatan) (Pindaan) 2011 take effect?
Akta Petroleum (Cukai Pendapatan) (Pindaan) 2011 was first recorded in 2011.
How many sections does Akta Petroleum (Cukai Pendapatan) (Pindaan) 2011 have?
Akta Petroleum (Cukai Pendapatan) (Pindaan) 2011 contains 4 sections.
Where can I read the official version of Akta Petroleum (Cukai Pendapatan) (Pindaan) 2011?
The official text of Akta Petroleum (Cukai Pendapatan) (Pindaan) 2011 is published at lom.agc.gov.my.

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