Tax, Trade & Customs
With over four decades of history, our pioneering Tax, Trade & Customs Practice Group is the oldest and largest dedicated practice group of its kind in Malaysia. We handle a full range of direct and indirect tax matters that include tax advisory, structuring, planning and litigation. We also act for clients in tax and transfer pricing audits and investigations carried out by the Inland Revenue Board (“IRB”).
Our lawyers represent clients on all substantial tax and investment issues. In the last 50 years, we have handled various landmark tax cases. Our clients include multinational corporations, international offshore funds, Government linked companies, public listed companies and non-profit organisations.
Within this practice, we offer strategic legal advice for:
- Alternative Dispute Resolution With Tax Authorities
- Corporate and Income Tax
- Goods and Services Tax (“GST”)
- Labuan Business Activity Tax
- Tax Litigation on Rates under the Local Government Act 1976, up to the Federal Court level
- Sales Tax, Service Tax, Customs Duties and Other Indirect Taxes including Tax Litigation before the Customs Appeal Tribunal
- Taxation of Specialised Industries (Oil and Gas Companies, Financial Institutions and Telcos)
- Tax Audits and Tax Investigations
- Tax Law Advice for Employers
- Tax Controversy, Disputes and Litigation
- Tax Law Advice for M&A, Joint Ventures and Corporate Reorganisations
- Tax Law Advice on Capital Markets Instruments and Transactions
- Tax Law Advice On International Transactions, Foreign Direct Investments and Private Equity Investments
- Tax Risk Management
- Tax Treatment of Land and Development Activities
- Tax Treatment and Incentives for Investments into Malaysia and Holding Companies
- Transfer Pricing and Taxation of Cross Border Transactions