Malaysia legislation
Section 15
Section 15
Amendment of section 44
(a)
in paragraph (1)(d), by substituting for the words “or
(11a)
” the words “, (11a), (11b) or (11c)”;
(a)
in the proviso to subsection (6), by substituting for the word “five” the word “seven”;
(c)
by substituting for subsection (11a) the following subsection:
“(11a) There shall be deducted pursuant to this subsection from the aggregate income of a person other than an offshore company and individual for the relevant year reduced by any deduction for that year in accordance with subsection (1) an amount equal to the payment of zakat perniagaan which is paid in the basis period for that relevant year to an appropriate religious authority established under any written law or any person authorized by such religious authority:
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Provided that the amount to be deducted pursuant to this subsection shall not exceed one-fortieth of the aggregate income of that person in the relevant year.”;
and
(d)
by inserting after subsection (11a) the following subsections:
“(11b) There shall be deducted from the aggregate income of a relevant person for the relevant year reduced by any deduction for that year in accordance with subsection (1) an amount equal to any gift of money or cost of contribution in kind made by the relevant person in the basis period for that year for any sports activity approved by the Minister or to any sports body approved by the Commissioner of
Sports appointed under the Sports Development Act 1997 [Act 576]:
Provided that the amount to be deducted pursuant to this subsection shall not exceed the difference between the amount of seven per cent of the aggregate income of the relevant person and the total amount that has been deducted pursuant to the proviso to subsection (6)
and subsection (11c).
(11c)
There shall be deducted from the aggregate income of a relevant person for the relevant year reduced by any deduction for that year in accordance with subsection (1) an amount equal to any gift of money or cost of contribution in kind made by the relevant person in the basis period for that year for any project of national interest approved by the
Minister:
Provided that the amount to be deducted pursuant to this subsection shall not exceed the difference between the amount of seven per cent of the aggregate income of the relevant person and the total amount that has been deducted pursuant to the proviso to subsection (6)
and subsection (11b).”.
Finance 13
Amendment of section 44a