PUTRAJAYA (June 4): The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) is offering flexibility to employers to submit forms related to the income tax of their foreign workers, either via email, hand delivery or by post, until Dec 31. According to the IRB, the forms are CP21 (notification of employee leaving Malaysia), CP22 (notification of new employee), CP22A (notice of cessation of employment including due to death) for private-sector employees, and CP22B (notification of cessation of employment including due to death) for public-sector employees. “Realising the difficulty of employers in fulfilling their responsibilities in the Covid-19 pandemic that has not yet subsided, the IRB has agreed to provide flexibility to employers,” said the IRB in a statement today. Previously, effective Jan 1, employers were required to submit the forms either online at e-SPC, hand delivery or by post in accordance with the amendments to Subsections 83 (2), (3) and (4) of the Income Tax Act (ITA) 1967. The IRB said that effective Jan 1, 2022, it will reimplement the method of submitting the forms, in accordance with the amendments set.

Source: The Edge Markets June 04, 2021 08:37 UTC