Special Voluntary Disclosure Programme
For the period 1 october 2016 until 31 august 2017 a special voluntary disclosure programme svdp gave non compliant taxpayers an opportunity to regularise their unauthorised foreign assets and income by voluntary disclosing this information.
Special voluntary disclosure programme. The special voluntary disclosure programme svdp was for taxpayers who want to disclose their offshore assets and income. 5 2 1 taxpayers who are not registered with the inland revenue board of malaysia irbm. This special program is part of the government s efforts in tax reformation. During the 2019 malaysian budget announcement on 2 november 2018 the minister of finance introduced a new special voluntary disclosure programme svdp for eligible taxpayers.
5 8 voluntary disclosure can be made at any irbm office. 5 9 penalty rates applicable to voluntary disclosure are as follows. Voluntary compliance is the cornerstone of our tax system. Special voluntary disclosure programme in a move to ease the burden of the people the government has announced a special voluntary disclosure programme voluntary disclosure in the 2019 budget speech.
Irs criminal investigation voluntary disclosure practice you have a legal duty to fully comply with u s. Voluntary disclosure can be made at any time commencing from 3 november 2018 until 30 september 2019. 5 7 if estimated assessments have been raised and income reported in the itrf ptrf rpgtrf during the special program period is higher the difference will be considered as voluntary disclosure. While most taxpayers voluntarily comply with their obligations some fail to do so.
Voluntary disclosure programme vdp the sars permanent voluntary disclosure programme vdp is administered under the tax administration act 2011 with effect from 1 october 2012. Malaysia special voluntary disclosure programme. Special voluntary disclosure program svdp to provide an opportunity for taxpayers to voluntarily come forward in declaring any unreported income for tax purposes including offshore accounts. This programme is offered to encourage taxpayers to voluntarily disclose any unreported income and settle the tax arrears if any within the period of 3 november 2018 until 30 september 2019.
In line with the new automatic exchange of information between tax authorities sars started receiving offshore third party financial data from other tax authorities in 2017. By participating in this svdp program the tax penalty rate would be as below refer page 4. It is to encourage taxpayers to make voluntary disclosure in reporting their income to increase tax collection for the country s development. Before embarking on any course of action first differentiate the permanent voluntary disclosure pvd and temporary voluntary disclosure tvd initiatives.
A tvd initiative offers a temporary window of opportunity as compared to a more permanent period allowed under a pvd. 5 2 voluntary disclosure includes.