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LAWS OF MALAYSIA
RepRint
Act 531
FInAnce Act 1995
Incorporating all amendments up to 1 January 2006 published by
the CommissioneR of law Revision, malaysia
undeR the authoRity of the Revision of laws aCt 968 in CollaboRation with
peRCetakan nasional malaysia bhd
2006
FInAnce Act 1995
date of Royal assent ... ... ... ... ... 7 february 995 date of publication in the Gazette ... ... 6 february 995 Previous rePrint
First Reprint ... ... ... ... ... 2002
LAWS OF MALAYSIA
Act 531
FInAnce Act 1995
aRRanGement of seCtions
Chapter i
pReliminaRy
section
. short title
. amendments of acts
Chapter ii
amendments to the inCome taX aCt 967
. Commencement of amendments to the income tax act 967
4. amendment of section
5. amendment of section 6a
6. amendment of section 4b
7. amendment of section 9
8. amendment of section 44
9. amendment of section 46
0. amendment of section 47 . amendment of section 48
. amendment of section 60
. new section 60ab
4. amendment of section 60e
5. amendment of section 65a
6. amendment of section 08
7. amendment of section 0
8. amendment of section 54 4 Laws of Malaysia Act 531
9. amendment of schedule
0. amendment of schedule . amendment of schedule 6
Chapter iii
amendments to the petRoleum (inCome taX)
aCt 967
. Commencement of amendments to the petroleum (income tax) act 967
. amendment of section
4. amendment of section 6
5. amendment of section Chapter iv
amendment to the stamp aCt 949
6. Commencement of amendment to the stamp act 949
7. amendment of section 0b Chapter v
amendments to the pRomotion of investments
aCt 986
8. Commencement of amendments to the promotion of investments act 986
9. amendment of section
0. amendment of section 4b . new section 6g
. new section 7g
. amendment of section 8
4. new section 9h
5. amendment of section 7 section
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LAWS OF MALAYSIA
Act 531
FInAnce Act 1995
an act to amend the income tax act 967, the petroleum (income tax) act 967, the stamp act 949 and the promotion of investments act 986.
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Be It enActeD by the seri paduka baginda yang di-pertuan agong with the advice and consent of the dewan negara and dewan Rakyat in parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Chapter i
pReliminaRy
Short title
1. this act may be cited as the finance act 995. Amendments of Acts
2. the income tax act 967 [Act 53], the petroleum (income tax) act 967 [Act 543], the stamp act 949 [Act 378] and the promotion of investments act 986 [Act 327] are amended in the manner specified in Chapters ii, iii, iv and v respectively. Chapter ii
amendments to the inCome taX aCt 967
commencement of amendments to the Income tax Act 1967
3. () except for section 6, paragraphs 9(c) and (e), this Chapter shall have effect for the year of assessment 995 and subsequent years of assessment.
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() section 6 (except for subparagraph 6(a)(i)) shall have effect for the year of assessment 994 and subsequent years of assessment.
() subparagraph 6(a)(i) shall be deemed to have come into force for the year of assessment 99.
(4) paragraphs 9(c) and (e) shall come into force on 8 october 994.
Amendment of section 3
4. the income tax act 967, which is referred to as the "principal act" in this Chapter, is amended by inserting after section b the following section:
"nonchargeability to tax in respect of income received in Malaysia from outside Malaysia
3c. notwithstanding section , tax shall not be charged under this act on income arising from sources outside malaysia and received in malaysia by a resident company (other than a company carrying on the business of banking, insurance, shipping and air transport).".
Amendment of section 6A
5. subsection 6a() of the principal act is amended-- (a) in paragraph (a) by substituting for the word "ninety" the words "one hundred and ten"; and
(b) in paragraph (b) by substituting for the word "fifty" the word "sixty".
Amendment of section 34b
6. section 4b of the principal act is amended-- (a) in subsection ()--
(i) by substituting for the words "subsection ()" the words "subsection ()";
(ii) by deleting the word "or" at the end of paragraph (a);
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(iii) by substituting for the full stop at the end of paragraph (b) the punctuation mark and word ";
or"; and
(iv) by inserting after paragraph (b) the following paragraph:
"(c) payment for the use of the services of
a research and development company
or a contract research and development
company.";
(b) by substituting for the full stop at the end of subsection () a colon and inserting thereafter the following proviso: "provided that no deduction in respect of that expenditure shall be made under this section to a person being a related company of a research and development company which has been given approval under subsection 7d() of the promotion of investments act 986 and whose period as prescribed under paragraph 9e()(b) of that act has not ended."; and
(c) by substituting for the full stop at the end of paragraph (4)(b) a semicolon and inserting thereafter the following paragraph:
"(c) a "contract research and development company", a "related company" and a "research and development company" have the meaning assigned thereto in
section of the promotion of investments act
986.".
Amendment of section 39
7. the proviso to paragraph 9()(l) of the principal act is amended--
(a) by deleting the word "or" at the end of subparagraph (iv); and
(b) by inserting after subparagraph (v) the following subparagraph:
"(vi) the provision of promotional gifts within malaysia consisting of articles incorporating a conspicuous advertisement or logo of the business; or".
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Amendment of section 44
8. section 44 of the principal act is amended-- (a) in subsection ()--
(i) by deleting the word "and" at the end of paragraph (b);
(ii) by substituting for paragraph (c) the following paragraph:
"(c) next, by any deduction falling to be so made pursuant to subsection (6); and"; and
(iii) by inserting after paragraph (c) the following paragraph:
"(d) thereafter, in respect of an individual, by any deduction falling to be so made pursuant
to subsection (8).";
(b) in the proviso to subsection (6) by substituting for the words " January 994" the words "0 June 994";
(c) in subsection (7), in the definition of "institution"-- (i) by deleting the word "or" at the end of paragraph (d);
(ii) by inserting the word "or" at the end of paragraph (e); and
(iii) by inserting after paragraph (e) the following paragraph:
"(f) a technical or vocational training institute established and maintained by a statutory
body;"; and
(d) by inserting after subsection (7) the following subsection:
"(8) there shall be deducted pursuant to this
subsection from the aggregate income of a person
to whom paragraph 4(6)(g) does not apply, for
the relevant year reduced by any deduction for
that year pursuant to subsection () or schedule
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4, 4a or 4b, an amount equal to any gift of money made by him in the basis year for that year, for the provision of library facilities which are accessible to the public and in respect of contributions to public libraries and libraries of schools and institutions of higher education, not exceeding twenty thousand
ringgit.".
Amendment of section 46
9. section 46 of the principal act is amended-- (a) by deleting the word "and" at the end of paragraph (c); (b) by substituting for the full stop at the end of paragraph (d) a semicolon; and
(c) by inserting after paragraph (d) the following paragraphs:
"(e) a further five thousand ringgit for that individual if he is a disabled person; and
(f) an amount limited to a maximum of two thousand ringgit on fees expended in that basis year by that individual for any course of study in any institution in malaysia recognized by the Government
undertaken for the purpose of acquiring technical, vocational or industrial skills.".
Amendment of section 47
10. section 47 of the principal act is amended-- (a) by substituting for subsection () the following subsection:
"() in the case of an individual resident for the basis year for a year of assessment who in that basis year had a wife living together with him, there shall, subject to subsections () and (4), be allowed for that year of assessment a deduction of--
(a) three thousand ringgit for the wife; and
(b) a further two thousand five hundred ringgit for the wife if she is a disabled person."; and
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(b) in subsection () by substituting for the words "subsections () and ()" the words "paragraph ()(a) and subsection ()".
Amendment of section 48
11. section 48 of the principal act is amended-- (a) in paragraph ()(a) by deleting the words "for the first five children in order of age,"; and
(b) by deleting subsection (7).
Amendment of section 60
12. section 60 of the principal act is amended-- (a) by substituting for the full stop at the end of subparagraph ()(b)(ii) a semicolon and inserting thereafter the following paragraph:
"(c) where an insurer carries on life business, the income of the life fund shall be treated as a
separate source of income from the income of
the shareholders' fund in respect of the life
business.";
(b) by substituting for subsection () the following subsections:
"() the adjusted income of the life fund for the
basis period for a year of assessment of an insurer resident for the basis year for that year of assessment shall be ascertained by--
(a) taking the aggregate of--
(i) the amount of gross income for that
period from the investments made
out of any of the insurer's life funds;
and
(ii) the amount of any gross proceeds
(whether or not of an income nature)
which are not gross income to which
subparagraph (i) applies and which
are first receivable in that period
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in connection with the realization
of those investments or any rights
arising from them; and
(b) deducting from that aggregate where
subparagraph (a)(ii) is applicable for that
period to gross proceeds receivable in
connection with any investments or rights,
the cost of acquiring and realizing those
investments or rights.
(a) the adjusted income of the shareholders' fund for the basis period for a year of assessment of an insurer resident for the basis year for that year of assessment shall be ascertained by--
(a) taking the aggregate of--
(i) the amount of gross income for that
period from the investments made
out of any of the shareholders'
funds; and
(ii) the amount of any gross proceeds
(whether or not of an income nature)
which are not gross income to which
subparagraph (i) applies and which
are first receivable in that period
in connection with the realization
of those investments or any rights
arising from them; and
(iii) the amount of the actuarial surplus
(subject to any adjustment as the
director General may think fit
to make in accordance with the
provisions of this act) for that
period arising from the life fund as
is apportioned to the shareholders'
fund; and
(b) deducting from that aggregate where
subparagraph (a)(ii) is applicable for that
period to gross proceeds receivable in
connection with any investments or rights,
the cost of acquiring and realizing those
investments or rights.";
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(c) by substituting for subsection (4) the following subsections:
"(4) the adjusted income of the life fund of an
insurer not resident for the basis year for that year of assessment shall where that business is wholly or partly carried on in malaysia be ascertained by-- (a) taking the aggregate of--
(i) the amount of gross income for that
period from investments made (in
malaysia or elsewhere) out of the
insurer's malaysian life fund; and
(ii) the amount of any gross proceeds (whether
or not of an income nature) which are
not gross income to which subparagraph
(i) applies and which are first receivable
in that period in connection with the
realization of those investments or any
rights arising from them; and
(b) deducting from that aggregate where
subparagraph (a)(ii) is applicable for that period to gross proceeds receivable in connection
with any investments or rights, the cost of
acquiring and realizing those investments or
rights.
(4a) the adjusted income of the shareholders' fund for the basis period for a year of assessment of an insurer not resident for the basis year for that year of assessment shall, where that business is wholly or partly carried on in malaysia, be ascertained by-- (a) taking the aggregate of--
(i) the amount of gross income for that period
from the investments made out of any
of the shareholders' funds; and
(ii) the amount of any gross proceeds (whether
or not of an income nature) which are
not gross income to which subparagraph
(i) applies and which are first receivable
in that period in connection with the
realization of those investments or any
rights arising from them; and
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(iii) the amount of the actuarial surplus
(subject to any adjustment as the
director General may think fit to make
in accordance with the provisions of
this act) for that period arising from
the life fund as is apportioned to the
shareholders' fund; and
(b) deducting from that aggregate where subparagraph (a)(ii) is applicable for that period to gross
proceeds receivable in connection with any
investments or rights, the cost of acquiring
and realizing those investments or rights.
(4b) the adjusted income as ascertained under
subsections (a) and (4a) shall be deemed to be the statutory income from that source.";
(d) in subsection (5)--
(i) in subparagraph (a)(iv) by inserting after the word "recovered" the words "or recoverable"; and
(ii) in paragraph (b) by substituting for subparagraph (i) the following subparagraph:
"(i) claims incurred in that period in connection with his general policies;";
(e) in subsection (6)--
(i) in subparagraph (a)(iv) by inserting after the word "recovered" the words "or recoverable"; and
(ii) in paragraph (b) by substituting for subparagraph (i) the following subparagraph:
"(i) claims incurred in that period in connection with his malaysian general policies;";
and
(f) by inserting after subsection (0) the following subsections:
"(0a) notwithstanding subsection 4() and
subsection 60(0), any unabsorbed losses of the life business shall only be available for deduction against the statutory income for the basis period for a year of assessment and subsequent years of assessment in respect of the life fund of the insurer.
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(0b) notwithstanding paragraph 75 of schedule ,
any unabsorbed allowances of the life business shall only be available for deduction against the adjusted income for the basis period for a year of assessment and subsequent years of assessment in respect of the life fund of the insurer.
(0c) allowances under schedule shall only be
available for deduction against the adjusted income of the life fund and the balance of such allowances shall not be available as a deduction against the adjusted income of the shareholders' fund.".
new section 60Ab
13. the principal act is amended by inserting after section 60aa the following section:
"chargeable income of life fund subject to tax
60Ab. the chargeable income in respect of the life fund as determined under subsections 60() and 60(4) is subject to tax as specified under part viii of schedule .". Amendment of section 60e
14. section 60e of the principal act is amended-- (a) by deleting subsection (5);
(b) in subsection (6) by deleting the words "or income exempt under subsection (5)"; and
(c) in subsection (7)--
(i) by substituting for the definition of "approved operational headquarters company" the following
definition:
"approved operational headquarters company"
means a company--
(a) which carries on a business in malaysia of
providing qualifying services to its offices
outside malaysia or to its related companies
outside malaysia; and
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(b) which is approved by the minister for the
purposes of this section;";
(ii) by deleting the definition of "foreign company"; and
(iii) in subparagraph (a)(iii) of the definition of "qualifying services" by substituting for the words "and
components" the words ", components and finished
products".
Amendment of section 65A
15. paragraph 65a(b) of the principal act is amended by substituting for the word "six" the word "eight". Amendment of section 108
16. section 08 of the principal act is amended-- (a) by inserting after subsection (C) the following subsection:
"(d) notwithstanding any other provision of this
act, where a dividend is paid, credited or distributed with or without deduction of tax during the basis year for the year of assessment 995, the amount
of the dividend received by the shareholder shall be deemed to be a dividend of such a gross amount as after deduction of tax at the rate of thirty per cent would be equal to--
(a) the amount in fact paid or credited; or
(b) where the dividend consists of property other than money, the amount of the market value
of that property at the time of the dividend's
distribution,
and a sum equal to the difference between that gross amount and the amount mentioned in paragraph (a)
or (b), as the case may be, shall be deemed to have been deducted from the dividend as tax.";
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(b) by inserting after subsection (4C) the following subsection:
"(4d) in any case where tax has been deducted or
deemed to have been deducted at the rate of thirty-two per cent on any dividend paid, credited or distributed during the basis year for the year of assessment 995 to which subsection (d) applies, the compared total shall be determined at the rate of thirty per cent."; and
(c) in subsection ()--
(i) by substituting for the full stop at the end of subparagraph (b)(ii) the punctuation mark and
word "; or"; and
(ii) by inserting after subparagraph (b)(ii) the following paragraph:
"(c) a life insurer in respect of his chargeable
income which is subject to tax under part
viii of schedule .".
Amendment of section 110
17. section 0 of the principal act is amended by inserting after subsection (C) the following subsection:
"(d) notwithstanding subsection (), where tax on any dividend paid, credited or distributed during the basis year for the year of assessment 995 has been deducted at the rate of thirty-two per cent, the tax to be set off under subsection () shall be the sum deemed to be the tax deducted from such dividend under subsection 08(d).".
Amendment of section 154
18. subsection 54() of the principal act is amended by inserting after paragraph (e) the following paragraph:
"(ea) prescribing penalties for any contravention or failure to comply with any of the provisions of any rules made under this section:
provided that no such penalty shall exceed the penalty prescribed under section 0;".
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Amendment of Schedule 1
19. schedule to the principal act is amended-- (a) in paragraph of part i by substituting for the rates the following rates:
"Chargeable Income RM Rate of
Income Tax
for every ringgit of the first ,500 0 per cent
for every ringgit of the next ,500 per cent
for every ringgit of the next 5,000 6 per cent
for every ringgit of the next 0,000 7 per cent
for every ringgit of the next 5,000 per cent
for every ringgit of the next 5,000 8 per cent
for every ringgit of the next 0,000 per cent
for every ringgit of the next 0,000 8 per cent
for every ringgit of the next 50,000 per cent
for every ringgit exceeding 50,000 per cent";
(b) in paragraph of part i by substituting for the words " per cent" the words "0 per cent";
(c) in paragraphs and of part ii by substituting for the words "0% of gross" and "5% of gross" appearing
under the column "Rate of income tax" the words "5% of gross" and "0% of gross" respectively;
(d) in part iv by substituting for the rates the following rates:
"Chargeable Income RM Rate of
Income Tax
for every ringgit of the first 0,000 per cent
for every ringgit of the next 0,000 per cent
for every ringgit of the next 0,000 6 per cent
for every ringgit of the next 0,000 9 per cent
for every ringgit of the next 0,000 per cent
for every ringgit of the next 5,000 6 per cent
for every ringgit of the next 5,000 0 per cent
for every ringgit of the next 50,000 4 per cent
for every ringgit of the next 00,000 7 per cent
for every ringgit of the next 50,000 0 per cent
for every ringgit exceeding 500,000 per cent";
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(e) in part v by substituting for the words "5% of gross" the words "0% of gross"; and
(f) by inserting after part vii the following part: "part viii
notwithstanding part i and part ii, income tax shall be charged on the chargeable income of a life fund of a resident or non-resident insurer at the rate of ........................... 8 per cent.".
Amendment of Schedule 3
20. schedule to the principal act is amended-- (a) in paragraph 7b--
(i) by substituting for subparagraph (c) the following subparagraph:
"(c) industrial, technical or vocational training approved by the minister;";
(ii) by substituting for the comma at the end of
subparagraph (d) the punctuation mark and word
"; or"; and
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph (d) the following subparagraph:
"(e) research undertaken by a research and
development company or a contract research
and development company as defined in
section of the promotion of investments
act 986,"; and
(b) in paragraph 6 by inserting after subparagraph () the following subparagraph:
"(4) notwithstanding paragraph 6() where an asset in relation to which the person has incurred qualifying plant expenditure for the purposes of a business of his is disposed of by way of gift, its disposal value shall be deemed to be zero if the gift is made to-- (a) a technical or vocational training institute
established and maintained by the government
or a statutory body;
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(b) a technical or vocational training institute as approved by the minister; or
(c) an approved research institute as defined in
section 4b.".
Amendment of Schedule 6
21. schedule 6 to the principal act is amended by inserting after paragraph 5 the following paragraph:
"6. sums received by way of annuities granted under annuity contracts issued by malaysian life insurers.".
Chapter iii
amendments to the petRoleum (inCome taX)
aCt 967
commencement of amendments to the Petroleum (Income tax) Act 1967
22. () except for section , this Chapter shall have effect for the year of assessment 994 and subsequent years of assessment. () section shall be deemed to have come into force on June 99.
Amendment of section 2
23. the petroleum (income tax) act 967, which is referred to as the "principal act" in this Chapter, is amended in section in the definition of "approved scheme" by inserting after the word "means" the words "the employees provident fund or". Amendment of section 16
24. paragraph 6()(a) of the principal act is amended by substituting for the words "fifteen per cent" the words "sixteen per cent".
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Amendment of section 22
25. section of the principal act is amended-- (a) by substituting for the full stop at the end of subsection () a colon; and
(b) by inserting after subsection () the following proviso: "provided that in respect of any gift of money made by that chargeable person during the period from november 99 to 0 June 994 to the Government
low-cost housing fund managed by the Central bank of malaysia, there shall be given a further deduction of an amount equal to one half of that gift of money.". Chapter iv
amendment to the stamp aCt 949
commencement of amendment to the Stamp Act 1949
26. this Chapter shall come into force on January 995. Amendment of section 20b
27. the stamp act 949 is amended by substituting for section 0b the following section:
"0b. () every conveyance either on sale or by way of gift or settlement which operates to vest or transfer an undivided interest in real property, shall contain an affidavit of the transferee certifying that the transaction effected by the instrument does not form part of a larger transaction or series of transactions completed or to be completed within a period of twelve months after the date of the first of the instruments employed to complete the conveyance of the property.
() where the transaction effected by the instrument forms part of a larger transaction or series of transactions, ad valorem duty upon that instrument and upon every other instrument following shall be calculated on the aggregate of the consideration or market values of the separate parts or parcels being conveyed, whichever is the higher, at the rates specified under of subitem (a) in the first schedule.".
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Chapter v
amendments to the pRomotion of investments
aCt 986
commencement of amendments to the Promotion of Investments Act 1986
28. this Chapter shall come into force on 8 october 994 and shall have effect for the year of assessment 995 and subsequent years of assessment.
Amendment of section 2
29. the promotion of investments act 986, which is referred to as the "principal act" in this Chapter, is amended in subsection ()--
(a) by substituting for the words "tourist development Corporation of malaysia" appearing in the definitions of "hotel" and "tourist project" the words "ministry of Culture, arts and tourism"; and
(b) by inserting after the definition of "tax relief period" the following definition:
" "technical or vocational training company" means a company which provides technical or vocational
training in malaysia;".
Amendment of section 4b
30. section 4b of the principal act is amended by substituting for the words "and 6e" the words ", 6e and 6g".
new section 26g
31. the principal act is amended by inserting after section 6f the following section:
"Application for approval for investment tax allowance to a technical or vocational training company
26g. () any technical or vocational training company participating or intending to participate in malaysia may make an application in writing to the minister for approval for purposes of an investment tax allowance.
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() an application made under subsection () shall be in accordance with such regulations as may be made under this act.".
new section 27g
32. the principal act is amended by inserting after section 7f the following section:
"Grant of approval of application for investment tax allowance made under subsection 26g(1)
27g. () the minister may grant approval in respect of an application for an investment tax allowance made under subsection 6g() subject to such terms and conditions as he deems fit:
provided that where the minister is satisfied that the company was engaged in an activity or had otherwise incurred capital expenditure in relation thereto, from a date prior to the date from which the activity was deemed as a promoted activity under section 4b, the approval may be granted retrospectively from a date not earlier than 8 october 994.
() the minister may vary the terms and conditions imposed under subsection ().
() in exercising his powers under subsections () and (), the minister shall act with the concurrence in writing of the minister of finance.".
Amendment of section 28
33. section 8 of the principal act is amended-- (a) in subsection ()--
(i) by substituting for the words "or 7f" the words ", 7f or 7g"; and
(ii) by inserting after the words "7f()" the words ", 7g(), 7g()"; and
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(b) in subsection ()--
(i) by substituting for the words "or 7f()" the words ", 7f() or 7g()"; and
(ii) in paragraph (b) by inserting after the words "7f()" the words ", 7g(), 7g()".
new section 29h
34. the principal act is amended by inserting after section 9g the following section:
"Investment tax allowance for application under section 26g which has been approved under section 27g
29h. () where a technical or vocational training company which has been granted approval under section 7g has incurred in the basis period for a year of assessment in respect of an activity relating to technical or vocational training capital expenditure for the purposes of that activity, there shall be given to the company for that year of assessment an investment tax allowance of one hundred per cent of that expenditure.
() an allowance for expenditure given under subsection ()--
(a) subject to subsection (4), shall be given only for the year of assessment in the basis period for which
that expenditure was incurred;
(b) shall be given in respect of expenditure incurred within ten years from the date from which the
approval is to take effect:
provided that where a company incurs capital expenditure from the date from which the approval is to take effect referred to in paragraph ()(b) in relation to a business which it is about to carry on in respect of an activity relating to technical or vocational training, that expenditure shall be deemed to be incurred in the basis period in which it commences to carry on the business.
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() where an allowance is given to a company under subsection () for a year of assessment, so much of the statutory income of the business of the company in respect of an activity relating to technical or vocational training for that year of assessment as is equal to the amount of the allowance (or to the aggregate amount of any such allowance, as the case may be) shall be exempt from tax under the principal act:
provided that the amount so exempt shall not exceed seventy per cent of the statutory income of that business of the company for that year of assessment.
(4) where, by reason of an insufficiency or absence of statutory income of the business of the company in respect of an activity relating to technical or vocational training for a year of assessment, effect cannot be given or cannot be given in full to any allowance or allowances to which the company is entitled under this section for that year in relation to the source consisting of that business, then, notwithstanding subsections (), () and (), so much of the allowance or allowances in question as cannot be given for that year shall be deemed to be an allowance to be given to the company under this section for the first subsequent year of assessment for which there is statutory income from that business, and so on for subsequent years of assessment until the company has received the whole of the allowance or allowances to which it is so entitled.
(5) where any income is exempt from tax by virtue of subsection (), section shall apply to that income (with any necessary modifications) as it applies to income exempt under section .
(6) for the purposes of this section and subject to subsection (7), "capital expenditure", in relation to technical or vocational training, means capital expenditure incurred on a building or on any plant and machinery used in malaysia in connection with and for the purposes of an activity relating to training.
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(7) notwithstanding subsection (6), "capital expenditure" shall not include capital expenditure incurred on buildings (which are used as living accommodation for persons), plant and machinery where such buildings, plant or machinery are provided wholly or partly for the use of a director or an individual who is a member of the management, administrative or clerical staff.".
Amendment of section 37
35. subsection 7() of the principal act is amended by substituting for the word "adjusted" the word "statutory". 6 Laws of Malaysia Act 531
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