661 - FINANCE ACT 2006

Finance 1 LAWS OF MALAYSIA REPRINT Act 661 FInAnce Act 2006 As at 1 November 2012 PUBLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF LAW REVISION, MALAYSIA UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE REVISION OF LAWS ACT 1968 2012 2 Laws of Malaysia Act 661 Date of Royal Assent … … … 29 December 2006 Date of publication in the Gazette … … … 31 December 2006 Finance 3 LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 661 FInAnce Act 2006 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Chapter I PRELIMINARY Section 1. Short title 2. Amendment of Acts Chapter II AMENDMENTS TO THE INCOME TAX ACT 1967 3. Commencement of amendments to the Income Tax Act 1967 4. Amendment of section 2 5. Amendment of section 6 6. Amendment of section 6a 7. Deletion of section 6b 8. Amendment of section 13 9. Amendment of section 22 10. Amendment of section 30 11. Amendment of section 34 12. Amendment of section 35 13. Amendment of section 39 14. Amendment of section 43 15. Amendment of section 44 16. Amendment of section 44a 17. Amendment of section 46 18. Amendment of section 60f 4 Laws of Malaysia Act 661 Section 19. Amendment of section 61a 20. Amendment of section 91 21. Amendment of section 107a 22. Amendment of section 109 23. Amendment of section 109b 24. Amendment of section 109d 25. Amendment of section 111 26. New Chapter 1a 27. Special provision relating to section 138a 28. Amendment of section 153 29. Amendment of section 154 30. Amendment of Schedule 1 31. Amendment of Schedule 3 32. Amendment of Schedule 6 33. Amendment of Schedule 7 34. Amendment of Schedule 7a Chapter III AMENDMENTS TO THE REAL PROPERTY GAINS TAX ACT 1976 35. Commencement of amendments to the Real Property Gains Tax Act 1976 36. Amendment of section 9 37. Amendment of section 15 38. Amendment of Schedule 2 Chapter IV AMENDMENTS TO THE STAMP ACT 1949 39. Commencement of amendments to the Stamp Act 1949 40. Amendment of section 2 41. Amendment of section 5a 42. Amendment of section 7 Finance 5 Section 43. Amendment of section 9 44. Amendment of section 57 45. Amendment of section 80 46. Amendment of First Schedule Chapter V AMENDMENTS TO THE PETROLEUM (INCOME TAX) ACT 1967 47. Commencement of amendments to the Petroleum (Income Tax) Act 1967 48. Amendment of section 16 49. Amendment of section 22 Chapter VI AMENDMENTS TO THE SALES TAX ACT 1972 50. Amendment of section 31C Chapter VII AMENDMENTS TO THE SERVICE TAX ACT 1975 51. Amendment of section 21b 6 Laws of Malaysia Act 661 Finance 7 LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 661 FInAnce Act 2006 An Act to amend the Income Tax Act 1967, the Real Property Gains Tax Act 1976, the Stamp Act 1949, the Petroleum (Income Tax) Act 1967, the Sales Tax Act 1972 and the Service Tax Act 1975. [ As provided in this Act] enActeD by the Parliament of Malaysia as follows: Chapter I PRELIMINARY Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Finance Act 2006. Amendment of Acts 2. The Income Tax Act 1967 [Act 53], the Real Property Gains Tax Act 1976 [Act 169], the Stamp Act 1949 [Act 378], the Petroleum (Income Tax) Act 1967 [Act 543], the Sales Tax Act 1972 [Act 64] and the Service Tax Act 1975 [Act 151] are amended in the manner specified in Chapters II, III, IV, V, VI and VII respectively. Chapter II AMENDMENTS TO THE INCOME TAX ACT 1967 commencement of amendments to the Income tax Act 1967 3. (1) Sections 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 25, paragraph 30(a), section 31, paragraphs 32(a), (b), (c) and (e) and section 33 have effect for the year of assessment 2007 and subsequent years of assessment. 8 Laws of Malaysia Act 661 (2) Section 5, paragraph 24(a), sections 26, 27, 28, 29 and paragraph 30(b) come into operation on 1 January 2007. (3) Section 18 has effect for the year of assessment 2006 and subsequent years of assessment. (4) Section 20 comes into operation on the coming into operation of this Act. (5) Sections 21, 22, 23, paragraph 24(b), paragraph 32(d) and section 34 are deemed to have come into operation on 2 September 2006. Amendment of section 2 4. The Income Tax Act 1967, which is referred to as the “principal Act” in this Chapter, is amended in section 2— (a) in subsection (1)— (i) in the definition of “partnership”, by inserting after the words “in a partnership” the words “and any association which is established pursuant to a scheme of financing in accordance with the principles of Syariah”; and (ii) in the definition of “public entertainer”, by substituting for the word “athlete” the word “sportsperson”; and (b) in subsection (8), by substituting for the words “or the Securities Commission” the words “, the Securities Commission or the Labuan Offshore Financial Services Authority”. Amendment of section 6 5. Subsection 6(1) of the principal Act is amended by substituting for paragraph (i) the following paragraph: “ (i) subject to section 109d but notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, income tax shall be charged for each year of assessment upon the income of a unit Finance 9 holder other than a unit holder which is a resident company which consists of income distributed by the unit trust referred to in section 61a at the appropriate rate as specified under Part X of Schedule 1 provided that the rates specified under such Part shall apply only for a period of five years commencing from the year of assessment 2007.”. Amendment of section 6A 6. Section 6a of the principal Act is amended— (a) in subsections (1) and (4), by substituting for the words “, (3) and (3a)” the words “and (3)”; and (b) by deleting subsection (3a). Deletion of section 6b 7. The principal Act is amended by deleting section 6b. Amendment of section 13 8. Subsubparagraph 13(1)(b)(ii)(A) of the principal Act is amended by inserting after the words “leave passages” the words “including meals and accommodation”. Amendment of section 22 9. Subsection 22(2) of the principal Act is amended— (a) in subparagraph (a)(ii), by inserting after the semicolon the word “and”; (b) by substituting for the words “; and” at the end of paragraph (b) a full stop; and (c) by deleting paragraph (c). 10 Laws of Malaysia Act 661 Amendment of section 30 10. Subsection 30(4) of the principal Act is amended— (a) by substituting for the word “and” at the end of paragraph (a) the word “or”; (b) by substituting for paragraph (b) the following paragraph: “ (b) any allowance or aggregate amount of allowances has been made under section 42 in computing the statutory income of the relevant person from a business for the basis period for a year of assessment (that basis period being prior to the relevant period) in respect of any expenditure incurred under Schedule 3,”; and (c) by inserting before the words “the amount released” the words “and the whole or any part of a debt in respect of any such outgoing, expense, sum, rent or expenditure is released in the relevant period,”. Amendment of section 34 11. Subsection 34(6) of the principal Act is amended by substituting for paragraph (k) the following paragraph: “ (k) an amount equal to the expenditure incurred by the relevant person in the relevant period for sponsoring any arts, cultural or heritage activity approved by the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage: Provided that the amount deducted in respect of expenditure incurred for sponsoring those activities shall not in aggregate exceed five hundred thousand ringgit of which the amount deducted in respect of expenditure incurred in sponsoring foreign arts, cultural or heritage activity shall not exceed two hundred thousand ringgit;”. Amendment of section 35 12. Subsection 35(2) of the principal Act is amended by substituting for the words “sections 33, 34, 34a and 34b” the words “this Act”. Finance 11 Amendment of section 39 13. Subsection 39(1) of the principal Act is amended— (a) by inserting after subparagraph (l)(vii) the following subparagraph: “(viii) the provision of a benefit or amenity to an employee consisting of a leave passage to facilitate a yearly event within Malaysia which involves the employer, the employee and the immediate family members of that employee; or”; and (b) in paragraph (m), by inserting after the words “(l)(i)” the words “and subject to subparagraph (l)(viii)”. Amendment of section 43 14. Section 43 of the principal Act is amended by deleting subsection (5). Amendment of section 44 15. Section 44 of the principal Act is amended— (a) in paragraph (1)(d), by substituting for the words “or (11a)” the words “, (11a), (11b) or (11C)”; (a) in the proviso to subsection (6), by substituting for the word “five” the word “seven”; (c) by substituting for subsection (11a) the following subsection: “(11a) There shall be deducted pursuant to this subsection from the aggregate income of a person other than an offshore company and individual for the relevant year reduced by any deduction for that year in accordance with subsection (1) an amount equal to the payment of zakat perniagaan which is paid in the basis period for that relevant year to an appropriate religious authority established under any written law or any person authorized by such religious authority: 12 Laws of Malaysia Act 661 Provided that the amount to be deducted pursuant to this subsection shall not exceed one-fortieth of the aggregate income of that person in the relevant year.”; and (d) by inserting after subsection (11a) the following subsections: “(11b) There shall be deducted from the aggregate income of a relevant person for the relevant year reduced by any deduction for that year in accordance with subsection (1) an amount equal to any gift of money or cost of contribution in kind made by the relevant person in the basis period for that year for any sports activity approved by the Minister or to any sports body approved by the Commissioner of Sports appointed under the Sports Development Act 1997 [Act 576]: Provided that the amount to be deducted pursuant to this subsection shall not exceed the difference between the amount of seven per cent of the aggregate income of the relevant person and the total amount that has been deducted pursuant to the proviso to subsection (6) and subsection (11C). ( 11C) There shall be deducted from the aggregate income of a relevant person for the relevant year reduced by any deduction for that year in accordance with subsection (1) an amount equal to any gift of money or cost of contribution in kind made by the relevant person in the basis period for that year for any project of national interest approved by the Minister: Provided that the amount to be deducted pursuant to this subsection shall not exceed the difference between the amount of seven per cent of the aggregate income of the relevant person and the total amount that has been deducted pursuant to the proviso to subsection (6) and subsection (11b).”. Finance 13 Amendment of section 44A 16. Subsection 44a(9) of the principal Act is amended by substituting for paragraph (b) the following paragraph: “ (b) the surrendering company gives an incorrect information in the return furnished under section 77a in respect of the amount of adjusted loss surrendered, the Director General may, by a notice in writing, require the surrendering company to pay a penalty equal to the amount of tax which had or would have been undercharged by the claimant company in consequence of the incorrect information and where the surrendering company is dissatisfied with the penalty, the surrendering company may within thirty days of being notified appeal to the Special Commissioners as if the notice were a notice of assessment and the provision of this Act relating to appeals shall apply accordingly with any necessary modifications.”. Amendment of section 46 17. Section 46 of the principal Act is amended— (a) in subsection (1)— (i) in paragraph (f), by inserting after the word “accounting” the words “, Islamic financing”; (ii) by deleting the word “and” at the end of paragraph (h); (iii) in paragraph (i)— (A) by substituting for the words “seven hundred” the words “one thousand”; and (B) by substituting for the full stop at the end of that paragraph the words “; and”; and (iv) by inserting after paragraph (i) the following paragraph: “ (j) an amount limited to a maximum of three thousand ringgit in respect of expenses expended or deemed expended under 14 Laws of Malaysia Act 661 subsection (3) in the basis year for that year of assessment by that individual for the purchase of personal computer (not being a personal computer used for the purpose of his own business) as evidenced by receipt: Provided that the deduction under this paragraph shall not be allowed for the two following years of assessment.”; and (b) in subsection (3), by substituting for the words “and (i)” the words “, (i) and (j)”. Amendment of section 60f 18. Subsection 60f(2) of the principal Act is amended— (a) in the definition of “investment holding company”, by inserting after the words “gross income” the words “other than gross income from a source consisting of a business of holding of an investment”; and (b) by inserting before the definition of “investment holding company” the following definition: ‘ “business of holding of an investment” means business of letting of property where a company in any year of assessment provides any maintenance or support services in respect of the property;’. Amendment of section 61A 19. The principal Act is amended by substituting for subsection 61a(1) the following subsection— “(1) Where in the basis period for a year of assessment ninety per cent or more of the total income of the unit trust is distributed to the unit holder, the total income of the unit trust for that year of assessment shall be exempt from tax.” Amendment of section 91 20. Paragraph 91(4)(a) of the principal Act is amended by inserting after the word “made” the words “under this Act or the Real Property Gains Tax Act 1976 [Act 169]”. Finance 15 Amendment of section 107A 21. Subsection 107a(2) of the principal Act is amended by substituting for the words “an amount equal to ten per cent of the contract payment liable to deduction of tax under subsection (1) and the total sum” the words “a sum equal to ten per cent of the amount which he fails to pay, and that amount and the increased sum”. Amendment of section 109 22. Subsection 109(2) of the principal Act is amended by substituting for the words “an amount equal to ten per cent of the interest or royalty liable to deduction of tax under subsection (1) and the total sum” the words “a sum equal to ten per cent of the amount which he fails to pay, and that amount and the increased sum”. Amendment of section 109b 23. Subsection 109b(2) of the principal Act is amended by substituting for the words “an amount equal to ten per cent of the payments liable to deduction of tax under paragraph (1)(a), (b) or (c) and the total sum” the words “a sum equal to ten per cent of the amount which he fails to pay, and that amount and the increased sum”. Amendment of section 109d 24. Section 109d of the principal Act is amended— (a) in subsection (2), by substituting for the words “non- resident unit holder” the words “unit holder other than a unit holder which is a resident company”; and (b) in subsection (3), by substituting for the words “an amount equal to ten per cent of the income liable to deduction of tax under that subsection and the total sum” the words “a sum equal to ten per cent of that amount, and the amount which he fails to pay and the increased sum”. 16 Laws of Malaysia Act 661 Amendment of section 111 25. Subsection 111(1a) of the principal Act is amended by substituting for the words “subsection 77(1a)” the words “section 77a”. new chapter 1A 26. The principal Act is amended by inserting after section 138 the following Chapter: “Chapter 1a—Ruling Public ruling 138A. (1) The Director General may at any time make a public ruling on the application of any provision of this Act in relation to any person or class of persons, or any type of arrangement. (2) The Director General may withdraw, either wholly or partly, any public ruling made under this section. (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, where a public ruling in subsection (1) applies to any person in relation to an arrangement and the person applies the provision in the manner stated in the ruling, the Director General shall apply the provision in relation to the person and the arrangement in accordance with the ruling. Advance ruling 138b. (1) Subject to this section or any rules prescribed under this Act, on the application made by any person, the Director General shall make an advance ruling on the application of any provision of this Act to the person and to the arrangement for which the ruling is sought. (2) An application under subsection (1) shall be made in the prescribed form and shall contain particulars as may be required by the Director General. Finance 17 (3) The Director General may at any time withdraw any advance ruling made under subsection (1) by giving a notice in writing of such withdrawal to the person to whom the ruling applies. (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, where an advance ruling applies to any person in relation to an arrangement and the person applies the provision in the manner stated in the ruling, the Director General shall apply the provision in relation to the person and that arrangement in accordance with the ruling. (5) An advance ruling on any of the provision of this Act shall apply to a person in relation to an arrangement if the provision is expressly referred to in the ruling and for the basis period for year of the assessment for which the ruling applies. (6) A ruling made under subsection (1) does not apply to a person in relation to an arrangement if— (a) the arrangement is materially different from the arrangement stated in the ruling; (b) there was a material omission or misrepresentation in, or in connection with the application of the ruling; (c) the Director General makes an assumption about a future event or another matter that is material to the ruling, and that assumption subsequently proves to be incorrect; or (d) the person fails to satisfy any of the conditions stipulated by the Director General.”. Special provision relating to section 138A 27. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 138a of the principal Act, any public ruling that has been issued by the Director General prior to the coming into operation of the section, is deemed to have been made under that section and have effect for the year of assessment 2007 and subsequent years of assessment. 18 Laws of Malaysia Act 661 Amendment of section 153 28. Section 153 of the principal Act is amended— (a) by substituting for subsection (3) the following subsection: “(3) For the purposes of this Act, “tax agent” means any professional accountant or person, approved by the Minister.”; and (b) in subsection (4), by substituting for the words “paragraph (3)(b) or (c)” the words “subsection (3)”. Amendment of section 154 29. Subsection 154(1) of the principal Act is amended by inserting after paragraph (ea) the following paragraphs: “ (eb) providing for the scope and procedure applied in relation to any ruling made under section 138a or 138b; (ec) prescribing fees charged in relation to any ruling made under section 138b;”. Amendment of Schedule 1 30. Schedule 1 to the principal Act is amended— (a) in Part I— (i) in paragraph 1, by inserting after the words “1a, 2” the words “, 2a”; and (ii) in paragraphs 2 and 2a, by substituting for the word “28” wherever appearing the word “27”; and (b) by substituting for Part X the following Part: “Part X 1. Notwithstanding Part I— (a) and subject to paragraphs (b) and (c), income tax shall Finance 19 be charged for a year of assessment on the income of a unit holder other than a unit holder which is a resident company consisting of income distributed to the unit holder referred to in section 109d which is derived from Malaysia at the rate of 15% of gross; (b) and subject to paragraph (c), income tax shall be charged for a year of assessment on the income of a unit holder which is a non-resident company consisting of income distributed to the unit holder referred to in section 109d which is derived from Malaysia at the rate of 27% of gross; and (c) and income tax shall be charged for a year of assessment on the income of a unit holder which is a foreign institutional investor consisting of income distributed to the unit holder referred to in section 109d which is derived from Malaysia at the rate of 20% of gross. 2. In this Part, “institutional investor” means a pension fund, collective investment scheme or such other person approved by the Minister.”. Amendment of Schedule 3 31. Schedule 3 to the principal Act is amended— (a) by deleting the words “Culture, Arts and” at the end of paragraph 37f; and (b) in paragraph 42b, by inserting after the word “Education” the words “or Minister of Higher Education”. Amendment of Schedule 6 32. Schedule 6 to the principal Act is amended— (a) in paragraph 15, by inserting after subparagraph (2) the following subparagraph: “ (3) In this paragraph, “compensation for loss of employment” shall include any payment made by an employer to an employee of his pursuant to a separation scheme where employees are given an option for an early termination of an employment contract provided that such scheme from which payment was made does not expressly or impliedly provide for the employee to be reemployed under any other scheme of employment by the same or any other employer.”; 20 Laws of Malaysia Act 661 (b) by inserting after paragraph 25b the following paragraph: “25c. Perquisite consisting of long service, past achievement or service excellence award, whether in money or otherwise, provided to an employee pursuant to his employment, limited to a maximum amount or value of one thousand ringgit for each employee for a year of assessment provided that exemption in respect of long service award shall apply only after the employee has exercised an employment for more than ten years with the same employer.”; (c) in paragraph 32a, by inserting after the word “Education” the words “or Ministry of Higher Education”; (d) by substituting for paragraph 33 the following paragraph: “33. Income of any person not resident in Malaysia for the basis year for a year of assessment, in respect of interest derived from Malaysia (other than such interest accruing to a place of business in Malaysia of such person) and paid or credited by any person (whether the same person or not) carrying on the business of banking or finance in Malaysia and licensed under the Banking and Financial Institutions Act 1989 or the Islamic Banking Act 1983, or by any other institution approved by the Minister: Provided that the exemption under this paragraph shall not apply to interest paid or credited on funds required for purposes of maintaining net working funds as prescribed by the Central Bank of Malaysia pursuant to section 37 of the Banking and Financial Institutions Act 1989 and subsection 5(2) of the Islamic Banking Act 1983, as the case may be.”; and (e) by substituting for paragraph 34 the following paragraph: “34. (1) Income of an individual derived from exercising an employment on board a ship used in a business operated by a person being a registered owner of a ship under the Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1952 who is resident in Malaysia. (2) For the purpose of this paragraph “ship” means a sea going ship other than a ferry, barge, tug-boat, supply vessel, crew boat, lighter, dredger, fishing boat or other similar vessel.”. Amendment of Schedule 7 33. Schedule 7 to the principal Act is amended— (a) in paragraph 5, by inserting after the words “proportion as” the words “his statutory income in respect of”; and Finance 21 (b) in paragraph 16, in the definition of “foreign income”, by inserting after the word “Malaysia” the words “or in the case of bilateral credit, includes income derived from Malaysia charged to foreign tax”. Amendment of Schedule 7A 34. Schedule 7a to the principal Act is amended in the proviso to paragraph 3, by inserting after the words “the Federal Territory of Labuan,” the words “Perlis,”. Chapter III AMENDMENTS TO THE REAL PROPERTY GAINS TAX ACT 1976 commencement of amendments to the Real Property Gains tax Act 1976 35. (1) Section 36 is deemed to have come into operation on 1 October 2005. (2) Section 37 comes into operation on the coming into operation of this Act. (3) Section 38 is deemed to have come into operation on 2 September 2006. Amendment of section 9 36. The Real Property Gains Tax Act 1976, which is referred to as the “principal Act” in this Chapter, is amended in the national language text, by deleting the words “orang atau” in subsection 9(3). Amendment of section 15 37. Paragraph 15(3)(a) of the principal Act is amended by inserting after the word “made” the words “under this Act or the Income Tax Act 1967”. 22 Laws of Malaysia Act 661 Amendment of Schedule 2 38. Schedule 2 to the principal Act is amended— (a) by substituting for paragraph 16 the following paragraph: “16. Where a contract for the disposal of an asset is conditional and the condition is satisfied (by the exercise of a right under an option or otherwise), the acquisition and disposal of the asset shall be regarded as taking place at the time the contract was made, unless— (a) the acquisition or disposal requires the approval by the Government or an authority or committee appointed by the Government, the date of disposal shall be the date of such approval; or (b) the approval referred to in subparagraph (a) is conditional, the date of disposal shall be the date when the last of all such conditions is satisfied.”; and (b) by inserting after paragraph 17 the following paragraph: “transfer of assets into stocks 17A. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act— (a) if an asset acquired or held by a person is taken into the trading stock of the person, there shall be deemed to be a disposal of chargeable asset; and (b) the disposal price of the chargeable asset shall be equal to the market value at the date the asset is taken into stock.”. Chapter IV AMENDMENTS TO THE STAMP ACT 1949 commencement of amendments to the Stamp Act 1949 39. This Chapter is deemed to have come into operation on 2 September 2006. Finance 23 Amendment of section 2 40. The Stamp Act 1949, which is referred to as the “principal Act” in this Chapter, is amended in section 2 by inserting after the definition of “settlement” the following definition: ‘ “small and medium enterprise” means— (a) in relation to the manufacturing, manufacturing related services and agro-based industries sectors, an enterprise with full-time employees not exceeding one hundred and fifty people or annual turnover not exceeding twenty- five million ringgit; and (b) in relation to the services, primary agriculture, and information and communication technology sectors, an enterprise with full-time employees not exceeding fifty people or annual turnover not exceeding five million ringgit;’. Deletion of section 5A 41. The principal Act is amended by deleting section 5a. Amendment of section 7 42. Section 7 of the principal Act is amended by substituting for subsection (1) the following subsection: “(1) Subject to any rules made under paragraph 82(b), all duties with which any instruments are chargeable under this Act shall be paid, and payment shall be indicated on such instrument, by means of an adhesive stamp or by affixing an official receipt to such instrument.”. Amendment of section 9 43. Section 9 of the principal Act is amended— (a) in subsection (3), by inserting after the word “books” the words “, records and documents”; and 24 Laws of Malaysia Act 661 (b) by inserting after subsection (3) the following subsection: “(4) For the purpose of subsection (3), the banker, dealer or insurer shall keep and retain the books, records and documents in connection with the issue of such cheques, contract notes or policies of insurance for a period of seven years from the year in which such cheques, contract notes or policies of insurance are issued.”. Amendment of section 57 44. Section 57 of the principal Act is amended— (a) by deleting paragraph (c); and (b) by substituting for paragraph (e) the following paragraph: “ (e) the stamp on any promissory note which from any omission or error has been spoiled or rendered useless, although the same, being a promissory note, may have been delivered to the payee, provided that another completed and duly stamped promissory note, is produced identical in every particular except in correction of the error or omission, with the spoiled note;”. Amendment of section 80 45. Section 80 of the principal Act is amended— (a) in subsection (1a)— (i) in paragraph (i), by inserting after the word “instrument” the words “or all instruments in relation to any scheme”; and (ii) in paragraph (ii), by substituting for the words “instrument is” the words “instrument or all instruments in relation to any scheme are”; and Finance 25 (b) in subsection (3), by inserting after the words “or (2)” the words “or any exemption, reduction or remission made under subsection (1a)”. Amendment of First Schedule 46. Item 27 of the First Schedule to the principal Act is amended by substituting for subitem (a)(i) the following subitem: “(i) where the loan is to a small and medium enterprise or financing is provided to a small and medium enterprise according to the syariah— For an amount not exceeding RM0.50 for every RM1,000 or RM250,000 of the aggregate fractional thereof loans or of the aggregate financing under the syariah in a calendar year For each additional RM1,000 RM2.50 for every RM1,000 or not exceeding RM1,000,000 fractional thereof For each additional RM1,000 RM5.00”. or part thereof Chapter V AMENDMENTS TO THE PETROLEUM (INCOME TAX) ACT 1967 commencement of amendments to the Petroleum (Income tax) Act 1967 47. This Chapter has effect for the year of assessment 2008 and subsequent years of assessment. Amendment of section 16 48. The Petroleum (Income Tax) Act 1967, which is referred to as the “principal Act” in this Chapter, is amended in subsection 16(7e) by deleting the words “Culture, Arts and”. 26 Laws of Malaysia Act 661 Amendment of section 22 49. Section 22 of the principal Act is amended— (a) in the proviso to subsection (1), by substituting for the word “five” the word “seven”; and (b) by inserting after subsection (1d) the following subsections: “(1e) The chargeable income of a chargeable person for a year of assessment shall consist of the amount of his assessable income for that year reduced by an amount equal to any gift of money or cost of contribution in kind made by the relevant person in the basis period for that year for any sports activity approved by the Minister or to any sports body approved by the Commissioner of Sports appointed under the Sports Development Act 1997: Provided that the amount to be deducted pursuant to this subsection shall not exceed the difference between the amount of seven per cent of the statutory income of the relevant person and the total amount that has been deducted pursuant to the proviso to subsection (1) and subsection (1f). ( 1f) The chargeable income of a chargeable person for a year of assessment shall consist of the amount of his assessable income for that year reduced by an amount equal to any gift of money or cost of contribution in kind made by the relevant person in the basis period for that year for any project of national interest approved by the Minister: Provided that the amount to be deducted pursuant to this subsection shall not exceed the difference between the amount of seven per cent of the statutory income of the relevant person and the amount that has been deducted pursuant to the proviso to subsection (1) and subsection (1e).”. Finance 27 Chapter VI AMENDMENTS TO THE SALES TAX ACT 1972 Amendment of section 31c 50. The Sales Tax Act 1972 is amended in section 31C— (a) in the shoulder note, by inserting after the word “for” the words “doubtful debt or”; (b) in paragraph (1)(b), by inserting after the words “such person” the words “has been provided in his accounts as doubtful debt or”; and (c) by substituting for subsection (4) the following subsection: “(4) For the purpose of this section— “bad debt” means the outstanding amount of the payment in respect of the sale of taxable goods including the sales tax which is due to the person but has not been paid to, and is irrecoverable by the person; “doubtful debt” means a provision made with respect to the outstanding amount in the person’s accounts consistent with the generally accepted accounting principles.”. Chapter VII AMENDMENTS TO THE SERVICE TAX ACT 1975 Amendment of section 21b 51. The Service Tax Act 1975 is amended in section 21b— (a) in the shoulder note, by inserting after the word “for” the words “doubtful debt or”; (b) in paragraph (1)(b), by inserting after the words “such person” the words “has been provided in his accounts as doubtful debt or”; and 28 Laws of Malaysia Act 661 (c) by substituting for subsection (4) the following subsection: “(4) For the purpose of this section— “bad debt” means the outstanding amount of the payment in respect of the provision of taxable services including the service tax which is due to the person but has not been paid to, and is irrecoverable by the person; “doubtful debt” means a provision made with respect to the outstanding amount in the person’s accounts consistent with the generally accepted accounting principles.”. Finance 29 LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 661 FInAnce Act 2006 LIST OF AMENDMENTS Amending law Short title In force from – NIL – 30 Laws of Malaysia Act 661 LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 661 FInAnce Act 2006 LIST OF SECTIONS AMENDED Section Amending authority In force from – NIL – DICETAK OLEH PERCETAKAN NASIONAL MALAYSIA BERHAD, KUALA LUMPUR BAGI PIHAK DAN DENGAN PERINTAH KERAJAAN MALAYSIA