New Zealand and Malaysia sign a Protocol to add tax information exchange

New Zealand's Inland Revenue (IRD) has reduced interest rates on tax payments effective 16 January 2026. The underpayment rate dropped to 8.97% from the previous 9.89%, while the overpayment rate decreased to 2.25% from 3.27%. The earlier

Malaysia’s tax authorities, the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRB), have announced that income tax return filing has been open since yesterday, 1 March 2026, for the 2025 year of assessment. All individual and non-individual taxpayers must

The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) has launched the New Incentive Framework (NIF), which goes into effect on 1 March 2026 for manufacturing and later in Q2 2026 for the services sector. The NIF adopts an outcome-based and

New Zealand's Inland Revenue has released a draft Operational Statement for public consultation addressing the bright line tests used to classify off-market share cancellations as either taxable dividends or non-taxable capital returns. This

Malaysia's Inland Revenue Board has updated its Pillar 2 Global Minimum Tax guidance with new Guidelines on Domestic Top-up Tax implementation in Malaysia and an updated FAQ, both on 3 February 2026. The GMT requirements apply for fiscal years

The Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia released the updated lists of jurisdictions for the automatic exchange of financial account information under the CRS Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (MCAA) on 15 January 2026. The update adds