The Income Tax (Exemption) (No. 2) Order
2021 ('Exemption
Order') which grants exemption from income tax on
gains or profits derived from the Sukuk
Prihatin, an Islamic securities with a nominal value
of up to RM666,417,500.00 issued by the Malaysian Government on 22
September 2020 in accordance with
the Murabahah principle, was gazetted on 4 March
2021.
Under the Exemption Order, a qualifying person resident in Malaysia is exempted from the payment of income tax in the basis person for each year of assessment in relation to gains or profits derived in lieu of interest from the Sukuk Prihatin.
According to the Exemption Order, a 'qualifying person' means:
Under the Exemption Order, a qualifying person resident in Malaysia is exempted from the payment of income tax in the basis person for each year of assessment in relation to gains or profits derived in lieu of interest from the Sukuk Prihatin.
According to the Exemption Order, a 'qualifying person' means:
- an individual who is a citizen of Malaysia aged eighteen years and above;
- a body corporate incorporated under the laws of Malaysia but excluding a financial institution and a holder of a Capital Markets Services Licence carrying on the business of fund management under the Capital Markets Services Act 2007; or
- a body of persons, partnership or limited liability partnership registered under any written law in Malaysia and carries on its business in Malaysia but excluding a trustee registered as a member of the Association of Trust Companies who acts on behalf of the person.
For the purposes of the Exemption Order, a 'financial
institution' refers to:
- a bank, investment bank or insurer licensed or deemed licensed under the Financial Services Act 2013;
- an Islamic bank, takaful operator or international takaful operator licensed or deemed licensed under the Islamic Financial Services Act 2013;
- a development financial institution prescribed under the Development Financial Institutions Act 2002; or
- an entity that is a registered person under Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Capital Markets Services Act 2007.
The Exemption Order does not absolve a qualifying person from
submitting any return or statement of accounts or to furnish any
other information under the Income Tax Act 1967.
The Exemption Order is deemed to have effect from the year of assessment 2020.
The Exemption Order is deemed to have effect from the year of assessment 2020.
The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your specific circumstances.
