A-G's Report: LHDN yet to pay over RM3bil of tax refunds for assessment years of 2017 or earlier


PETALING JAYA: The Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (LHDN) has yet to pay RM3.807bil of tax refunds for the assessment years of 2017 and before, says the 2019 Auditor-General’s Report.

The report said that the commitment to repay the delayed tax refunds has caused LHDN to bear late payment charges of RM38.29mil for 135,960 cases from 2013 to 2019.

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