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(Tax Update ) CGT or RPGT? Many SME Bosses Get This Wrong from the Start
Since Malaysia started implementing Capital Gains Tax (CGT), I noticed many SME bosses have one very natural assumption: “Now got CGT already, so if sell asset, all should be under the same tax system, right?” Actually, not so.Malaysia still separates it very clearly: Sell real property itself … normally it still falls under Real Property…
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(TAX UPDATE) “No Sale… Still Taxable Under Capital Gain Tax?”
Many SME Owners Are About to Learn This the Hard Way Last month, a client told me:“Boss… I didn’t sell anything. Why got tax?” That question… is exactly the problem.Most business owners think disposal means … Sell assetReceive cashDone But starting 1 January 2026 under CGT,this thinking is too dangerous. Because in tax : 👉…
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Our First AI Automation Project Meeting Exposed 3 Real Problems.
“Hi project teammates… actually what are we trying to achieve with this AI project?” I asked that question during our first project meeting last Friday. And that moment… was very quiet. After 5 days of training and testing, I thought the direction was already clear. Apparently… it wasn’t. For the past week, the team had…
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(TAX UPDATE) Stamp Duty RM10 …Then Why Mine Is RM1,000 ++?”
“Boss… stamp duty is RM10 per copy right?”Before I could reply, the voice on the phone suddenly became louder.“Then why my account girl say the stamp duty almost RM1,000 +++?!” For a few seconds I just listened quietly.After more than 30 years advising SMEs,I can usually recognise this type of call immediately. When a client…
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(Tax Update) “If you still think tax audit is random, this mindset may cost your business.”
After that CTIM webinar, one thought kept hitting me. Many SME bosses may already be standing at the door of tax risk without even realising it. On 11/3/2026, I attended a 1-hour CTIM webinar. The speaker was Mr Lee Seong Cheng from LHDN. The moderator was Mr Harvindar Singh. I went in expecting a normal…
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