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 No inheritence and gift tax in Malaysia?, Tax free for assets transfer to child?

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post Jul 5 2010, 07:26 AM, updated 16y ago

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I just realized that Malaysia has no such law, Inheritance and gift tax, compare to S'pore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, etc.

So whatever transfer from parents to children, from few hundred to few millions, will be tax free?!? hmm.gif
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post Jul 5 2010, 10:17 AM

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QUOTE(wankongyew @ Jul 5 2010, 09:56 AM)
Yep, it is tax free although I believe you still need to pay legal fees and stamp duties when you transfer property from one name to another. In my opinion, it's one of the greatest forms of injustice in Malaysia and allows the rich to get richer, but that's probably a minority opinion, especially in this forum full of rich people.
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Thank you for the confirmation...so there is no need to do the tax planning for the rich ppl

No wonder those rich politician continue to 'eat money' as they have no such worries

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post Jul 7 2010, 12:42 AM

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QUOTE(lexiqa @ Jul 6 2010, 02:04 AM)
how does the "rich get richer" following this logic, wankongyew?

if they have a lot of properties to transfer, won't they need to pay a lot of legal fees to transfer those properties to their kids/wives/relatives?
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They indeed need to pay legal fee...so? How much is the legal fee? will it cost 50% of your property value?

Inherent tax will tax u almost 50% of the inherent value...government take the money in form of taxes and use the money to develop our country or help those poor...

So now, rich ppl not subject to taxes, thus government earn lesser...government earn lesser mean spend lesser on us, or cut other subsidies...poor man suffer in the end...
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post Jul 8 2010, 04:35 PM

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QUOTE(newbie99 @ Jul 7 2010, 11:27 AM)
I paid tax and i used the money to buy properties, and to give them to my children when i pass on. The money has been taxed before, and i see injustice if i have to pay inheritance tax. I became rich for a reason - because i worked very hard, and there's no reason to penalise me just because i have become rich. All this money's not corrupted money.
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Well say, i agree that one become rich for reasons, hardworking, smart, etc etc....

But there are ppl are poor for no reasons...mostly because the environment and systems...

And it's no to penalize those rich ppl...it's to balance the society by re-distribute the wealth over poor family so that the poor got chances to get good education and thus our country become more stabilize and improve...

Just my 2 cents
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post Jul 9 2010, 10:10 AM

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QUOTE(newbie99 @ Jul 8 2010, 05:11 PM)
Most of money from inheritance tax, if enforced in Malaysia, will not be re-distributed to the poor family but instead will go into the politicians-in-power pockets.
It's up to one conscience to allocate certain amount of their asset to help those in need, but it shoudnt be made compulsory.
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That's why i stated the political issue at 1st plc...

Such system will be only work if we have a clean gov / system



QUOTE(wodenus @ Jul 8 2010, 05:22 PM)
If that's the way you feel, why don't you redistrubute your weath to poor people, "so that the poor got chances to get good education and thus our country become more stabilize and improve..." ? smile.gif
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Erm...I'm not a rich person so i have no right to say "redistribute my wealth to the poor"

But I have promise myself to donate to those needy, if i have excessive income.

Of coz, Warrent Buffet and Bill Gates do inspire me to has this kind of thinking tongue.gif


 

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