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Malaysia Publishes Finance Act 2024 and Labuan Business Activity Tax (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2024

09 January 2025

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Malaysia

Malaysia published the Finance Act 2024 in the Official Gazette on 31 December 2024. Some of the main measures include: The introduction of a 2% dividend tax on annual chargeable dividend income of individuals exceeding MYR 100,000 from the year of assessment 2025, with certain exemptions; The amendment of the Real Property Gains Tax (RPGT) Act to provide that: the chargeable gain on each disposal of a chargeable asset (real property) for a year of assessment is ascertained separately and treated as a separate chargeable gain from each disposal; an allowable loss in respect of a disposal of a chargeable...