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This article provides an overview of the income tax changes affecting companies and individuals in Budget 2016, including tax incentives, reinvestment allowances, and changes to the GST.
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BUDGET 2016 Chua Tia Guan 25.10.2015
Reinvestment allowance (RA) • Current • 60% qualifying project for 15 years beginning from 1st year RA claimed • Proposed • Special RA for companies for 3 years after expiration of 15 years • From Year of Assessment 2016 to 2018
Increased export allowance • Current • Exemption equivalent to • 10% value of increased exports with ≥ 30% value added • 15% value of increased exports with ≥ 50% value added • Proposed • For SME : • 10% value of increased exports with ≤ 20% value added • 15% value of increased exports with ≤ 40% value added • From year of assessment 2016 to 2018
R&D project • Current • Double deduction on R&D expenditure subject to IRB approval • Proposed • SME – double deduction up to RM50,000 per year without approval requirement • From year of assessment 2016 to 2018
Food production projects • Current • Vegetables, fruits, kenaf, herbs, spices, cows, buffaloes, goat, sheep, acquaculture , deep sea fishing • Investment in subsidiary is given a tax deduction • New - 100% income tax exemption for 10 years • Expansion - 100% income tax exemption for 5 years
Food production projects • Proposed • Extension of 5 years • Scope widen to include planting of coconuts, mushrooms & cash crops, rearing of deer, seaweed cultivation, rearing of honey, animal feed crops • From 1 Jan 2016 to 31 Dec 2020
Tour operating companies • Current • 100% income tax exemption for tour packages within Malaysia by ≥ 1,500 local tourists per year • 100% income tax exemption for tour packages to Malaysia by ≥ 750 inbound tourists per year • Proposed • Extension of 3 years • From year of assessment 2016 to 2018
Establishment of Independent Conformity Assessment Bodies (ICAB) ICAB – Co that offers independent conformity assessment services to test products, materials, systems or services for conformance to international specifications or safety standards & other conformities Previously, labs testing medical devices given tax incentive.
Establishment of Independent Conformity Assessment Bodies (ICAB) • Current • Nil • Proposed • New ICAB – 100% statutory income tax exemption on qualifying activities for 5 years; or • New ICAB – Investment tax allowance (ITA) of 60% on qualifying capital expenditure for 5 years offset against 100% of statutory income • Existing ICAB – ITA of 60% on qualifying capital expenditure for 5 years offset against 100% of statutory income • From 1 Jan 2016 to 31 Dec 2018
Establishment of Independent Conformity Assessment Bodies (ICAB) • Qualifying Sectors • Machinery & equipment • Electrical & electronics • Chemicals • Aerospace • Medical devices • Fresh & processed food • Eligible activities • Testing laboratories • Calibration • Certification • Inspection • Good laboratory
Establishment of Independent Conformity Assessment Bodies (ICAB) • ICAB accreditated by : • Department of Standards Malaysia • Accreditation bodies recognised by International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation • International Accreditation Forum • OECD Good Laboratory Practice Mutual Acceptance Data
Withholding tax of 10% • Current • Withholding tax of 10% on profit distribution from listed REITs for foreign institutional investors & individuals • Proposed • Extension of 3 years • From 1 January 2017 to 3 December 2019
SME Funding • Shariah-compliant SME Financing Scheme • RM1billion • Subsidy of 2% of financing profit rate • SME Blueprint • RM107m – funds for entities for business development • Entrepreneurs Acceleration Scheme, and SME Capacity and Capability Enhancement Scheme • RM60million
SME Funding • SME Technology Transformation Scheme • RM200million under SME bank • Softloan at 4% interest • Small Retailer Transformation Programme (TUKAR) & Automotive Workshop Modernisation (ATOM) • RM18million
Other Funding • MATRADE • RM235 million • 1Malaysia Promotion Program • Service Export Fund • Export Promotion Fund • IBS Promotion Fund • RM500million – Industrial Building System • Agriculture • RM450million • High impact projects • Fruit & vegetable cultivation • Matching grants for herbal products, fish cage farming
GST update Number of registrants – by Customs Administration
GST update Number of registrants – by Entity
GST update Number of registrants – by Sector
Zero rated • Food items - addition • Proposed • Organic-based milk for infant & children • Soy bean based milk for infant & children • Dhal bean include chickpeas and green & white bean • Vegetables include lotus root and water chestnut • Spices include mustard seeds • Sugar include jaggery powder • Noodle products include “mi kolok” • From 1 January 2016
Zero rated • Drugs / medicine addition • Proposed • All types of Controlled Drugs in Poison Groups A,B, C & D under Poisons Act 1952 • Expansion of Over the Counter Medicine from 1,013 brand of drugs to 1,105 • Medical devices under NEML expanded from 125 brands to 128 • From 1 January 2016
Zero rated • Domestic air transport - addition • Proposed • Domestic air transportation for passengers within and between Sabah, Sarawak & Labuan • From 1 January 2016
GST special scheme • Flat rate scheme - farmers • Current • Threshold for registration- RM100,000 • Proposed • Threshold for registration- RM50,000 • From 1 January 2016
GST incentive – GST relief • Reimportation of goods temporarily exported for promotion, research or exhibition • Proposed • Relief from GST payment • From 1 January 2016
GST incentive – GST relief • Reimportation of goods temporarily exported for rental & lease • Proposed • Relief from GST payment • From 1 January 2016
Review of income tax rate From Year of Assessment 2016
Review of income tax rate From Year of Assessment 2016
Tax relief • Spouse relief • Current • RM3,000 where spouse has no income • Proposed • RM4,000 where spouse has no income • From Year of Assessment 2016
Tax relief • Alimony to former wife • Current • RM3,000 • Proposed • RM4,000 • From Year of Assessment 2016
Tax relief • Parental care relief • Current • RM5,000 for medical treatment & care of parents • Proposed • RM1,500 each* for parental care • From Year of Assessment 2016 until 2020
Tax relief • Parental care relief • * Conditions • No claim for parents’ medical care relief • Parents are natural parents or foster parents by law subject to a maximum of 2 parents • Parents aged 60 years and above • Parents reside in Malaysia in current year of assessment; and • Parents have an annual income <RM24,000 per annum each
Tax relief • Relief for children below 18 years old • Current • RM1,000 for each child • Proposed • RM2,000 for each child • From Year of Assessment 2016
Tax relief • Relief for children studying at tertiary level • Current • RM6,000 for each child • Proposed • RM8,000 for each child • From Year of Assessment 2016
Tax relief • Relief on fees for tertiary education • Current • RM5,000 • Certificate/Diploma/Degree : law, accounting, Islamic finance, vocational, technical, industrial, scientific & technological skills or qualification • Master / Doctorate : all fields • Proposed • RM7,000 • From Year of Assessment 2016
Tax relief • Relief on contribution to SOCSO • Current • Nil • Proposed • RM250 • From Year of Assessment 2016
Stamp duty • Exemption on revived abandoned housing • Current • Instruments of loan agreement for financing • Instruments of transfer of title • From 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2015 • Proposed • Extension of 2 years • Effective from 1 Jan 2016 to 31 Dec 2017
Stamp duty • Exemption on Shariah financing • Current • 20% exemption on housing financing instruments • From 2 September 2006 to 31 December 2015 • Proposed • Extension of 2 years • Effective from 1 Jan 2016 to 31 Dec 2017
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Rationalising operating expenditure • Value for money • Open tender --- eProcurement, e-Bidding • Outcome based budgeting : –operating + development
Rationalising public sector for greater productivity & performance • Execution is the key : • Reducing overlapping roles • Rightsizing the public service • Exit policy for under performers
Lower education allocation for 2016 ** development expenditure