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马来西亚中小企业公会总会长陈棋雄博士表示,近期经核实的多起案例显示,部分仅有受雇收入、且已依法每月扣缴PCB的纳税人,竟仍被错误发出CP500预缴所得税分期通知。所有收入已通过EA表格与BE报税表完整申报、不存在任何商业或自雇收入,却因系统自动评估问题,被列出高达数千令吉的分期税额,造成不必要的困扰、混淆与财务压力。这已不只是个别事件,而是真实发生在守法纳税人身上的制度性问题。 问题的核心并不在罚款是否豁免,而在于错误评税与低效行政流程。当制度产生错误,却要求纳税人请假、排队、亲自到税务局办理手动修正,等同把内部系统失误的成本转嫁给守法者,严重损害公众对税务管理体系的信任。CP500的原意是针对未被预扣税机制涵盖的非受雇收入,相关机制有必要尽速检讨与修正,在系统层面设立明确的排除与防错措施,让错误在内部被纠正,而不是由纳税人承担额外的合规负担。 Dr. Chin Chee Seong, National President of the SME Association of Malaysia, said verified cases have emerged where taxpayers with only employment income,

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2 weeks 3 days ago

很多人都在问:令吉升值了,为什么物价没跌?关键在于汇率只是影响物价的其中一个因素,而不是决定因素。在营运成本持续走高、汇率走势仍具不确定性的情况下,企业更倾向“稳住不动”,把汇率回升的空间用于修复现金流、平衡利润结构,而不是贸然降价,避免未来成本反弹带来更大风险。 马来西亚中小企业公会总会长陈棋雄博士接受《南洋商报》访问时指出,只有竞争激烈、周转快的商品,如部分进口水果、牛羊肉,才会较快反映在价格上;其他进口食品、电子产品、医疗用品、汽车等,往往需要至少3至6个月,甚至更久。令吉走强正在缓解通胀压力,让物价不再持续恶化。这本身,就是对整体经济与民生的重要支撑。 Many people are asking: if the ringgit has strengthened, why haven’t prices come down? The key reason is that exchange rates are only

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2 weeks 3 days ago

CP500不是问题的核心,政策是否公平、是否合比例才是关键。原本用于非受雇主要收入者的预缴税机制,若扩大套用在已受PCB约束的受薪人士,甚至仅偶尔接顾问工作的退休人士,只会制造重复预缴、加重现金流压力,也让合规变得更复杂。在高生活成本与通胀压力下,这样的设计无助于提升税务信任,反而削弱自愿申报意愿。 税制改革应更精准、有温度。CP500应回归原意,只针对主要收入来自非受雇所得的纳税人;对非持续、偶发性顾问收入的退休人士,应有清楚豁免与界定。在影响个人现金流与财务规划之前,政府更应进行实质、具包容性的利益相关方咨询。行政效率不该以牺牲公平为代价,清晰、可预测、合比例,才是良好税制的基础。 CP500 is not the real issue, policy design, fairness and proportionality are. A mechanism originally meant for taxpayers whose main income is non-employment

SME Association of Malaysia

2 weeks 3 days ago

[SME NEWS] Kerajaan digesa tidak meluaskan CP500 kepada pesara dan individu bergaji Persatuan Pengusaha Kecil dan Sederhana Malaysia (SME Malaysia) menegaskan bahawa pelanjutan mekanisme ansuran

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2 weeks 3 days ago

[SME NEWS] The SME Association of Malaysia has urged the government to adopt fair and proportionate tax policies, particularly opposing the extension of the CP500

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[SME NEWS] Short-term relief measures are not enough, says experts. The SME Association of Malaysia highlights that temporary solutions may ease immediate pressures, but long-term,

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