Start with the business decision
We first understand what the company is trying to achieve, whether through a transaction, restructuring, investment, expansion or ownership change, before analysing the relevant tax consequences.
Tax Advisory
Tax advisory for Malaysian business decisions
Advice for transactions, restructuring, investment decisions, incentives, cross-border matters and related-party arrangements where the tax implications should be understood before action is taken.
What this covers
- Group and holding-structure review
- Transaction and restructuring tax analysis
- Assessment of potential eligibility under applicable incentive programmes and conditions
- Transfer-pricing documentation support based on applicable requirements
- Cross-border and withholding-tax advice
- Written opinions and second reviews
How we advise
Advice built around the decision
Assess the position and alternatives
Within the agreed scope, we consider the relevant tax treatment, assumptions, material uncertainties and practical alternatives that may affect the proposed decision.
Document the advice clearly
We set out the relevant position, assumptions, practical implications and material areas of uncertainty so decision-makers understand the recommendation and its limits.
Related-party transactions need a documented basis
Where transfer-pricing rules apply, related-party arrangements should be supported by appropriate analysis and documentation based on the company's circumstances and current Malaysian requirements.
Read the transfer-pricing guideRelated support
Advice before a decision, or recurring compliance?
Tax Advisory
Transactions, restructuring, incentives and business decisions where tax implications should be considered before action.
Taxation
Recurring computations, estimates, filings and tax-authority correspondence.
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Tax Advisory — frequently asked
What is the difference between your tax advisory and tax compliance work?
Taxation and compliance cover recurring computations, estimates, filings and tax-authority correspondence. Tax Advisory is project- and decision-oriented, normally relating to a transaction, restructuring, investment, incentive or another decision requiring tax analysis. The two services can be coordinated where relevant.
Can you give a second opinion on advice we already have?
Yes. A second review can be scoped around the existing advice, its assumptions and supporting information, and the specific questions the client wants reconsidered. It does not assume that the original conclusion will change or that a different tax outcome will follow.
Do you advise on tax incentives and grants?
Where within scope, FSV can assess the potential relevance or eligibility of an incentive. Availability and approval depend on current programmes, business activity, applicable conditions, application timing and the requirements of the relevant authority.
When should we involve a tax advisor in a transaction or restructuring?
Where possible, involve tax advice before the commercial decision becomes difficult or expensive to change. This may be before signing a transaction, restructuring ownership, entering a new arrangement, making a material related-party change or applying for an incentive; advice is not necessarily required for every decision.
Do we need transfer-pricing documentation for related-party transactions?
Documentation requirements depend on the nature and scale of controlled transactions and the current Malaysian transfer-pricing rules. There is no single threshold answer for every arrangement, so the current transfer-pricing guide or a scoped review is the better starting point.
Read the current transfer-pricing guide
Start a conversation
Planning a decision with tax implications?
A short scoping call is usually enough for us to explain what is required and what it will cost.