by Donovan & Ho (BD) | Mar 1, 2021 | Corporate, Tax
Doing Business in Malaysia: Tax Considerations for Foreign Entities With Or Without Physical Presence In Malaysia As a general rule, foreign businesses that wish to venture into the Malaysian market to provide goods or services in Malaysia will need to register their...
by Donovan & Ho (BD) | Mar 4, 2020 | Dispute Resolution, Tax
In a recent matter, our firm successfully represented a taxpayer in overturning the decision of the Customs Appeal Tribunal. In this case, the taxpayer was a GST registered effective 1 May 2018. However, because of the abolishment of the Goods and Services Tax (“GST”)...
by Donovan & Ho (BD) | Apr 10, 2019 | Tax
Malaysia’s government will impose a 6% digital service tax on foreign service providers beginning 1 January 2020, following the passing of the Service Tax (Amendment) Bill 2019 on 8 April 2019. The government has set the threshold for imposition of this...
by Donovan & Ho (BD) | Feb 12, 2019 | Tax
Introduction to Transfer Pricing for Malaysian Companies & Startups with Presence in Different Countries What is Transfer Pricing? Transfer pricing generally refers to inter-company pricing arrangements for the transfer of goods, services and intangibles between...
by Donovan & Ho | Nov 19, 2018 | Corporate, Tax
With much fanfare, the Budget 2019 (themed “Credible Malaysia, Dynamic Economy, Prosperous Rakyat” was tabled early November 2019. For business owners and startups, this is no doubt a highly anticipated (or feared) event, and before the dust settles, we summarize how...
by Donovan & Ho | Nov 7, 2018 | Tax
With the Budget 2019 tabled in Parliament by the Finance Minister on 2 November 2018, this article highlights the features of how this Budget will affect young working adults in Malaysia. Transport – Petrol, Toll, Public Transport If you own only one car or motorbike...