Malaysia has completed the ratification of the new 2024 Malaysia – Russia Income Tax Treaty (2024) through the publication of the Double Taxation Relief (The Government of The Russian Federation) Order 2025 in the Official Gazette PU (A) 112 of 28 March 2025.

The treaty seeks to eliminate double taxation on income taxes and prevent tax evasion between Malaysia and Russia.

Signed on 17 May 2024, the treaty will take effect on 1 January following the exchange of ratification instruments.

It will replace the 1987 tax treaty between Malaysia and the former Soviet Union for relations between Malaysia and Russia.