Malaysia
Individual - Foreign tax relief and tax treaties
Last reviewed - 26 June 2024Foreign 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.