Malaysia

Individual - Foreign tax relief and tax treaties

Last reviewed - 09 December 2022

Foreign 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 Russia
Argentina (Limited Agreement) (1) Italy San Marino
Australia Japan Saudi Arabia (4)
Austria Jordan Senegal (3)
Bahrain Kazakhstan Seychelles Republic
Bangladesh Korea Republic Singapore
Belgium Kyrgyz Republic South Africa
Bosnia & Herzegovina Kuwait Spain
Brunei Laos Slovak Republic
Cambodia Lebanon Sri Lanka
Canada Luxembourg Sudan
China, People's Republic Malta Sweden
Chile Mauritius Switzerland
Croatia Mongolia  Syria
Czech Republic Morocco Thailand
Denmark Myanmar Turkey
Egypt Namibia Turkmenistan
Fiji Netherlands United Arab Emirates 
Finland New Zealand Ukraine
France Norway United Kingdom
Germany Pakistan United States (Limited Agreement) (1)
Hong Kong Papua New Guinea Uzbekistan
Hungary Philippines Venezuela
India Poland (2) Vietnam
Indonesia Qatar Zimbabwe
Iran Romania

Notes

  1. Restricted to taxation of air and sea transport operations in international traffic.
  2. New treaty pending ratification.
  3. Pending ratification.
  4. Malaysia also has an Air Transport Agreement with Saudi Arabia.