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CORPORATE TAX
All businesses are currently subject to a corporate tax rate of 28 % .

INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX
TAXABLE INCOME
RM
%
TAX PAYABLE( RM)

ON THE FIRST
ON THE NEXT

2,500
2,500
0
2
0
50
ON THE FIRST
ON THE NEXT
5,000
5,000
-
4
50
200
ON THE FIRST
ON THE NEXT
10,000
10,000
-
6
250
600
ON THE FIRST
ON THE NEXT
20,000
15,000
-
10
850
1,500
ON THE FIRST
ON THE NEXT
35,000
15,000
-
16
2,350
4,200
ON THE FIRST
ON THE NEXT
50,000
20,000
-
21
4,750
4,200
ON THE FIRST
ON THE NEXT
70,000
30,000
-
26
8,950
7,800
ON THE FIRST
ON THE NEXT
100,000
50,000
-
29
16,750
14,500
ON THE FIRST
ON EVERY RINGGIT EXCEEDING

150,000
-
30
31,250
-


The above rates apply to all Malaysian Residents during the basis year for the year of assessment and subsequent years. For companies, non-residents individuals, trust bodies, official receivers and executors of estates of deceased individual domiciled outside Malaysia at the time of his/her death, the tax is 28% of chargeable Income for the year of assessment 1998 and subsequent years.

Source: Department of Inland Revenue, Malaysia.

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