Tax
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : Malaysia
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About
Provided by Wong & Partners member firm of Baker McKenzie International
Our tax, trade and wealth management practice can help address your tax issues holistically through careful and sophisticated tax planning. With our broad knowledge of tax law and the latest updates to the tax and trade regimes, we can help you design and implement tax-efficient corporate structures and transactions, and defend your position should tax controversies arise.
We are engaged by clients to work on a vast range of Malaysian tax matters, providing strategic and practical advice on issues such as transfer pricing, stamp duty, trade remedies, digital taxation, business restructurings and private wealth matters. Our team is particularly strong in the area of tax policy and tax incentive initiatives, and can confidently engage with various ministries and regulators, including the Inland Revenue Board, Malaysian Industrial Development Authority and the Royal Customs of Malaysia. Additionally, our team has experience advising on complex and novel tax issues faced by some of our multinational clients. Locally qualified and fully versed in Malaysian business and cultural nuances, our lawyers can deal with even the most challenging and complex tax, legal and commercial issues you may encounter.
Chambers Review
Wong & Partners' impressive department provides outstanding Malaysian tax advisory expertise, especially on behalf of leading multinational companies. Also well placed to handle tax disputes, its lawyers are skilled in transfer pricing, GST and SST issues, as well as wealth management and tax planning. The team is experienced in helping clients with the tax aspects of corporate restructuring exercises, as well as advising on tax exemptions. It also advises clients on digital tax concerns. The firm draws on the Baker McKenzie network to provide extensive cross-border coverage.
Work Highlights
- Wong & Partners acted for a global manufacturer of optical products on a review of the transfer pricing position of its Malaysian subsidiaries as part of a transfer pricing audit by the Japan tax administration.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They are able to understand and apply their knowledge to the complexity and explain from a business perspective. They are always responsive and reply to our concerns appropriately and promptly."
"The team is very responsive in communications and they address concerns appropriately due to their understanding of the subject matter."
"They are able to understand and apply their knowledge to the complexity and explain from a business perspective. They are always responsive and reply to our concerns appropriately and promptly."
"The team is very responsive in communications and they address concerns appropriately due to their understanding of the subject matter."
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Wong & Partners member firm of Baker McKenzie International
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