IRB: Politicians among 80,000 yet to pay tax


  • Nation
  • Friday, 21 Dec 2018

KOTA KINABALU (Bernama): The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) has identified a number of politicians among the approximately 80,000 individual taxpayers and business owners who have failed to pay or declare their taxes and return their tax forms.

IRB chief executive officer Datuk Seri Sabin Samitah said it had issued notices under Section 79 of the Income Tax Act 1967 to the individuals involved asking them to declare their earnings or stern action would be taken against them, including banning them from travelling overseas under Section 104 of the same Act.

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