Malaysia

Individual - Foreign tax relief and tax treaties

Last reviewed - 26 June 2024

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 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

  1. Restricted to taxation of air and sea transport operations in international traffic.
  2. Pending entry into force
  3. Malaysia also has an Air Transport Agreement with Saudi Arabia.