Malaysia
Individual - Foreign tax relief and tax treaties
Last reviewed - 07 July 2025Foreign tax relief
A tax resident is entitled to claim foreign tax credits against Malaysian tax. Where a treaty exists, the credit available is the whole of the foreign tax paid or the Malaysian tax levied, whichever is lower. In the absence of a tax treaty, the credit available is restricted to half of the foreign tax paid.
Tax treaties
Below is the list of countries with which Malaysia has a DTT:
| Albania | Ireland | Romania |
| Argentina (Limited Agreement) (1) | Italy | Russia Russia (new) (2) |
| Australia | Japan | San Marino |
| Austria | Jordan | Saudi Arabia (3) |
| Bahrain | Kazakhstan | Senegal (2) |
| Bangladesh | Korea Republic | Seychelles Republic |
| Belgium | Kyrgyz Republic | Singapore |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | Kuwait | Slovak Republic |
| Brunei | Laos | South Africa |
| Cambodia | Lebanon | Spain |
| Canada | Luxembourg | Sri Lanka |
| China, People's Republic | Maldives (2) | Sudan |
| Chile | Malta | Sweden |
| Croatia | Mauritius | Switzerland |
| Czech Republic | Mongolia | Syria |
| Denmark | Morocco | Thailand |
| Egypt | Myanmar | Turkey |
| Fiji | Namibia | Turkmenistan |
| Finland | Netherlands | Ukraine |
| France | New Zealand | United Arab Emirates |
| Germany | Norway | United Kingdom |
| Hong Kong | Pakistan | United States (Limited Agreement) (1) |
| Hungary | Papua New Guinea | Uzbekistan |
| India | Philippines | Venezuela |
| Indonesia | Poland | Vietnam |
| Iran | Qatar | Zimbabwe |
Notes
- Restricted to taxation of air and sea transport operations in international traffic.
- Pending entry into force
- Malaysia also has an Air Transport Agreement with Saudi Arabia.