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4/03/2011

Non income producing - (dormant/ inactive)

Step 2 Income Statement  
1) Non income producing - (dormant/ inactive)

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For Type 1 - Non income producing - (dormant/ inactive):-

You would get your Income Tax Computation as:
In your Page [A1] - Adjusted Income Computation 
 
Thus the whole tax computation:
Page [HK-PC] – Calculation of Statutory Income
And the cover page [ABC/YA2010] – Summary of Tax Liability
 
YEAR OF ASSESSMENT 2010





(BASIS PERIOD : XX.XX.2009 TO XX.XX.2010)











(I)
COMPUTATION OF CHARGEABLE INCOME
 RM
 RM
Reference











STATUTORY BUSINESS INCOME

          -  
HK-PC1











AGGREGATE STATUTORY INCOME FROM BUSINESSES
          -  












OTHER STATUTORY INCOME




Add :
Dividends




           -  



Interest and Discounts




           -  



Rents, Royalties and Premiums


           -  



Other gains or profits




           -  



Additions pursuant to paragraph 43(1)(c)
           -  



Aggregate Statutory income from Other sources
           -  


AGGREGATE INCOME



          -  












CHARGEABLE INCOME



          -  





















(II)
TAX PAYABLE





 RM


Income tax @ 20% on RM
0



          -  


Income tax @ 25% on RM
0



          -  


Total tax payable





          -  


Less :
Instalment payments made for YA2010
          -  



Section 110 credit



          -  


Balance of tax payable





          -  



 
That’s your ITC for an inactive company.
[Note: Non amount item is optional to show, thus make it as lease as possible to reduce mistake may incurred (My objective view)]

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3/31/2011

Income Statement Type Eg

1.Management Account


2. Income Statement as per Audited Financial Report

ABC Sdn Bhd
INCOME STATEMENT
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2010
3.Detail Income Statement

ABC Sdn Bhd
Detail Income Statement
From the Income Statement type above,
- we would normally 1st getting the [1.management account],
Then [2] + [3](Optional),
- Audited Financial Statement(else draft report)could get the [2],
[3] May be included in [2],
 - if audit report not showing [3] in [2],

it would be shown[3] in your Tax Computation for such basis period.









3/29/2011

General Adjusted Income (Sec 33)

In any tax jurisdiction, there are legislations that prescribe the conditions for expenses to qualify for tax deduction. In Malaysia, the deductibility of expenses is governed by Section 33 of the Income Tax Act, 1967 (ITA) and the general rule for deduction of an expense is contained in Subsection 1.

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The phrase "expenses wholly and exclusively incurred… in the production of gross income" incorporates the basic rule which spells out the conditions for allowing a tax deduction. For an expense that is incurred in the course of operating a business to be allowed as a deduction from income of the business, it must be:

(a) Incurred;
(b) Wholly and exclusively; and
(c) In the production of gross income (from the business).

Underlying each of these conditions is a comprehensive library of case laws, which defines the meaning of the words and delineates the boundaries for their applications. Some guiding principles established in cases brought before the courts include:-

(a)     Only "revenue" expenses are deductible while "capital" expenditures are not.
(b)     In general, an expense has been "incurred" when a legal liability has arisen for the sum to be paid (for example, when goods have been delivered to the purchaser and an invoice issued for the price of the goods delivered). Hence, an expense is deductible even though the bill has not been paid, so long as the debt is due to be paid.
(c)      An expense must be incurred for the sole purpose (exclusively) of producing income from the business. A dual-purpose expenditure is one which is incurred for more than one reason. Expenses incurred for both a business and private purpose would fail the 'exclusively incurred' test. However, if an incidental personal benefit arises as a result of an expense incurred to achieve a business objective, it does not mean that the expense is disallowed simply because of the personal benefit.
(d)     "Wholly" refers to the quantum of the expense. If a definite proportion of an expense was laid out wholly and exclusively in the production of income from the business, that proportion should not be disallowed merely because the expense was not entirely laid out wholly and exclusively in producing income from that source.
(e)      There must be a nexus between the expenditure and income which is assessed, so that the expenditure is "incidental and relevant" (Ronpibon Tin NL versus CIT(1949) 78 CLR 47) to producing the income that is assessed. In other words, it is not sufficient for the expense to be incurred for any business related purpose, but it must be incurred for the purpose of producing income from that business. A connection must be established between the expenditure and the process of earning income.
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(you can also refer to: Section 33. Adjusted income generally.)

3/28/2011

8.Malaysian Tax Return (For Corporate Taxation)


Corporate(or company) is require to submit tax return to IRB before the end of 7th month after closing of each financial year end (Basis period [N1]). Corporate Tax Return considered the most challenging part (to me) from any other topic, which this is also a topic that never can be stand confidently. Instead of explaining technically, its better for me to record step by step what we could do.

N1: Basis period further refer for:-

For brief content,



Step 1  Reminder of request info

Duration  :About 3 months before - Filling
Subject   :To get the information you may need to prepare your Income Tax Computation(ITC) which they are : 

  • Audited Account / Final Draft Audited Account       (1st Preference:Signed Audit Report, 2nd: Finallized, 3rd: Draft - note: The draft report[including audit file] normally applicable only in mid~small firm which cases audit by same firm)
  • Management account       (mainly Detail Income Statement)
  • Form 49 - Optional      (For directors detail) or other related statutory records
  • Significant Vouchers / Receipts / Certificate    (such as dividend vouchers, dividend bonus certificates, capital payments and etc.)

Step 2 Income Statement 

Duration : Respond as soon as possible when get the required information - Filling
Subject   : Extract  taxable/non-taxable income, deductible/non-deductible expenses

Revised income statement will be do from the draft audit report at first to stated the account details by necessary. Mostly the expenses part will be revised for tax comp purposes with the management account to clarify the capital expenditure and the revenue expenditure. Further, Section 33 of would be the main consideration test on each allowable/non allowable expense on business deduction for income tax purpose. (Further detail please refer to topic: 8.1.1.General Adjusted Income (Sec 33))

Income statement (Converted into ITC) generally can be divide into few types:-
<Please click on each corporation type for further explanation >

Step 3 Further Info Request (or so call tax queries) 

Duration :>~1~2 months before - Filling
Subject   :Gets confirmation/ clarification on not clear point of accounts,[ask for detail] 


Most of the time, management account would occur many unclear issue or terminology which different from client who have headquarter from country to country. For example, the wording “Travelling expenses” may possible a transportation cost for a firm, it may possible a leave passage for another firm. Email, phone call, event a courier document service might be used to get the necessary information we needed.


<Please click here for detail :8.1.2 Step 3 Further Info Request (or so call tax queries)>



Step 4 Draft tax computations

Duration :>~3weeks before - Filling
Subject   :Finalized of ITC documents to client


With most of the information ready and confirmed by the client, draft ITC could be BORN together with draft filling of Form-C/e-C & Form-R/e-R.


Mainly item to be prepare for the 1st draft would be:-
  1. Cover Letter (client approval letter)
  2. Draft Income Tax Computation
  3. Draft Form C/e-C & Form R/e-R
  4. Bill (applicable for certain firm only)
  5. CP-55 (authority to file return electronically)
 [Detail will updated soon...]



Step 5  Final Approval of tax return

Duration :~1weeks before - Filling
Subject   :Checking of audited report telly with referred accounts


From this process (once getting the signed letter and draft form), you should have almost done your job, but few more you may take further attention if you are draft ITC based on draft account. You must check through which the signed audited account is tally with your sets of account.


Once confirms, filling(of form C/e-C & form R/e-R) could be done and check(Payment) can be sent.

For your information, 


1.Payment to settle tax payable should be send together with form CP207,
2. Where endorsement of check should include:
   a.Name of Tax payer
   b.Tax reference number
   c.Year of assessment under review
   d.Correspondent address

What you may do is:-

1.Prepare a cover letter for such payment
2.Do type on/fill ups required info on CP207
3.Check/ Write the endorsement for client as:-
   a.Client's name (name of tax payer)
   b.Tax reference number
   c.Year of assessment under review
   d.A c/o stamp (stamp which enclose your firm's name and address)






Step 6 - Bound Copy (or submitted record for client)

On simple, only 4 items you may need to prepare :-
1. Cover letter
2. Confirmation submission of  form C/e-C & form R/e-R
3. Final submitted copy of form C/e-C & form R/e-R
4. The signed pages(from your client) of form C/e-C & form R/e-R
For Comprehensive, you may need :-
1. Bill
2. Duplicate of acknowledgment
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3. [hard cover for booklet/ binding cover]
4. Cover letter
5. Signed approval letter
6. Confirmation submission of  form C/e-C & form R/e-R
7. Final submitted copy of form C/e-C & form R/e-R
8. Signed draft form C/e-C & form R/e-R
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[Item between double line (3-8) is binding to be a booklet]






Tax return - Introduction

A tax return generally define as a documents that can be filed with a government body declaring liability for taxation [Wikipedia]

In Malaysia, tax return being one of the significant milestone for every tax payer on each year of assessment. Government body tax in charge of Malaysian tax return is Inland Revenue Board (Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri) .

Income of any person [legalized person] including a company, accruing in or derived from Malaysia or received in Malaysia from outside Malaysia is subject to income tax. The law governing income taxation is the Income Tax Act 1967 (ITA 1967 Act53). A transaction must fall within the ambit of ‘scope of charge’ as provided in Section 3 of the Act in order to be liable to income tax. Income tax in Malaysia is imposed on income accruing in or derived from Malaysia or received in Malaysia from outside Malaysia.

Section 3. Charge of income tax.

“Subject to and in accordance with this Act, a tax to be known as income tax shall be charged for each YA upon the income of any person accruing in or derived from Malaysia or received in Malaysia from outside Malaysia.”

 Therefore, income tax liability arises when: 

i. the transaction is ‘income’ in nature and such income is accrued in or derived from Malaysia; or
ii. the transaction is ‘income’ in nature and it is received in Malaysia from outside Malaysia.

Income tax would be imposed by reference to a YA upon a person’s income. Such person is known as chargeable person.
However, income received in Malaysia by any person other than a resident company carrying on business of banking, insurance or sea or air transport for a year of assessment derived from sources outside Malaysia is exempted from tax. 

Whereby, Capital gain[N1] is not subject to income tax charge in Malaysia, only Revenue[N2] is subject to tax.

N1: Capital gain is a profit that results from investments into a capital assets, such as stocks, bonds or real estate, which exceeds the purchase price.
N2: Revenue is income that a company receives from its normal business activities, usually from the sale of goods and services to customers.

Income vs. Capital receipts
 

3/27/2011

6.Installment Payment (CP 207)


           With the preprinted Form CP 207 of organization detail, we do forwarding the form together with a cover letter which attach with the detail payment scheme for the clients.

            For existing companies, the estimated tax payable has to be paid in equal monthly instalments beginning from the second month of the basis period for a year of assessment.

Example 1

'
Number of months in basis period = 12 months
Estimated tax payable = RM120,000
Therefore, monthly installment = RM120,000
= RM120,000/12 months = RM10,000

Example 2:

For new companies, instalment payments must commence in the 6th month of the basis period for the year of assessment i.e. payable in the 6th month after the company commences operations. A company is required to pay the instalment of the estimated tax by the 10th day of each month.

With the detail amount and the date, we would analysis a table as below.
(Note: Example is for December year end clients for the year of assessment 2010)




Payment By Installments

            The estimated tax payable has to be paid in equal monthly installments beginning from the second month of the basis period for a year of assessment.

Example

Number of months in basis period = 12 months
Estimated tax payable = RM120,000
Therefore, monthly installment = RM120,000
= RM120,000/12 months = RM10,000

            Each installment is payable by the 10th of the second month. Similarly, for new tax payers, installment payments must commence in the sixth month of the basis period for the year of assessment i.e. payable in the sixth month after the tax payer commence operation.

            All payments of tax to the IRBM must be made using the Remittance Slip (CP 207). Tax payer is required to indicate the Year of Assessment that the payment is made for on the remittance slip.

Late Payment Penalty:

            Any installment not paid by the due date will be increased by 10 % on the amount unpaid. Thus, we would caution in our letter to the clients and do necessary follow up with the clients.  

5.Revise Estimation of Tax Payable (CP204A)


Submission of CP204 Form within the Stipulated Time

            A company can revise the tax estimate on the 6th and 9th month of the basis period using CP204A Form.

Example:

            The basis period for ABC Sdn. Bhd. is from 01/01/2012 to 31/12/2012 for the year of assessment 2012. The due date for CP204 form submission should be not later than 01/12/2011. The company can revise the tax estimate in June and September 2012 using CP204A form.

            However, if a company plans to revise their tax estimate other than on the 6th and 9th month of the basis period, the company has to furnish an appeal letter, subject to IRBM approval.

A company can revise the tax estimate on the 6th and 9th month of the basis period using CP204A Form. [Note: Form CP204A can be download here]

i)          A company/co-operative society/trust body/unit trust is allowed to revise its original estimate, in the sixth or ninth month or both months of the basis period for a year of assessment) If the tax payer revised its estimated tax payable and the amount exceeds the installment payments that have been made during the year, the difference has to be paid in the remaining installments in equal proportions.

Example

Initial Estimate = RM120,000
Revised Estimate = RM190,000
Installment paid for the year = RM10,000 X 5 = RM50,000
Remaining installment = (RM190,000-RM50,000)/7 months
= RM 20,000 for 7 months

ii)         If the instalment payments that have been made during the year exceed the revised estimated tax payable, the tax payer may discontinue the balance of instalment payments. The balance of the tax payable for the year must be settled within 7 months after the closing of accounts.

Example

Tax payable (computed in Return Form) = RM100,000
Instalment paid = RM70,000
Balance of tax payable = RM30,000

            The balance of the tax payable for the year of RM30,000.00 must be paid within 7 months after the closing of accounts