Malaysia legislation

Section 26

of FINANCE ACT 2021

Section 26

Amendment of Schedule 1

(a)

in Part I, in paragraph 2—

(i)

by renumbering the existing paragraph as subparagraph (1); and

Act 833

(ii)

by inserting after the renumbered subparagraph (1)

the following subparagraph:

“(2)  Notwithstanding subparagraph (1), income tax shall be charged for a year of assessment on the chargeable income of a company other than a company to which paragraph 2a applies which has chargeable income exceeding one hundred million ringgit in the basis period for the year of assessment 2022 at the following rates:

Chargeable income

RM

Rate of income tax

For every ringgit of the first 100,000,000 24 per cent

For every ringgit exceeding 100,000,000 33 per cent”; and

(b)

by inserting after Part XVIII the following parts:

“Part XIX

Notwithstanding Parts I, II and IV, income tax shall be charged for a year of assessment on the income of a unit holder other than an individual referred to in section 109da which is derived from Malaysia at the rate of 24 per cent of gross.