Malaysia legislation

Section 7

of FINANCE ACT 2021

Section 7

Amendment of section 39

(a)

in paragraph (q), by deleting the word “or” at the end of that paragraph;

Act 833

(b)

in paragraph (r), by substituting for the full stop at the end of that paragraph the words “; or”; and

(c)

by inserting after paragraph (r) the following paragraph:

“(s) any payment from which tax is deductible under section 107d, if tax has not been deducted therefrom and paid to the Director General in accordance with that section:

Provided that—

(i)

this paragraph shall not apply if the payer has paid the amount of tax and the increased sum due from him to the Government in accordance with subsection 107d(3); and

(ii)

where such amount of tax and the increased sum are paid after the due date for the furnishing of a return for a year of assessment that relates to such tax and the increased sum, the amount of tax and the increased sum so paid shall not prejudice the imposition of penalty under subsection 113(2) if a deduction on such payment is made in such return or is claimed in the information given to the Director General in arriving at the adjusted income of the payer.”.

Amendment of section 44