Deloitte TaxMax the 41st series The Arena of Tax Unveiled The unknown operational intricacies in business tax and tax controversies

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1 Deloitte TaxMax the 41st series The Arena of Tax Unveiled The unknown operational intricacies in business tax and tax controversies Moderator: Chow Kuo Seng Speakers: Sivaram Nagappan, Malaysia Airlines Berhad Manvinder Singh, Felda Global Venture Holdings Berhad Chee Pei Pei

2 Manvinder Singh Felda Global Venture Holdings Berhad 2

3 Sivaram Nagappan Malaysia Airlines Berhad 3

4 Chee Pei Pei Deloitte Tax Services Sdn Bhd 4

5 Like all talk and no action, strategy is useless without implementation. By announcing our KPIs and targets, we are now held responsible to keep to our promises. I have often joked that it is akin to being made pregnant with no other alternative but to deliver! Idris Jala Source: Business News, The Star Online, 26 October

6 My garden has a fence, the earth, the sky, but the thoughts of a taxman has no boundaries. Unknown 6

7 Tax Planning Tax Technology 7

8 Tax Technology Tax Compliance Solutions Corporate Tax Individual Tax Tax Computation Expat Tax Filing E-Filing Provisional Tax & Estimated Tax Payable Deferred Tax Tax Compliance Solutions Tax Equalisation Transfer / Secondment Management Payroll Management Customised Tax Reports Customised Tax Reports 8

9 Tax Technology Withholding Solutions Royalty, Service, etc.? Segregation of value based on payment type Double Taxation Agreement? Treaty Benefits? Criteria & Doc. Required? Permanent Establishment? Type of Payment to Non-Resident? User Prompts Regrossing Required for Payment on Behalf? Withholding Tax 9

10 Tax Planning Realigning / Relooking At Supply Chain Activities 10

Tax Planning Realigning / Relooking at Supply Chain Activities Google Starbucks Amazon Turnover of 395m in the UK in 2011. UK sales of 398m in 2011. UK sales of 3.35b in 2011.

11 Tax Planning Realigning / Relooking at Supply Chain Activities Google Starbucks Amazon Turnover of 395m in the UK in UK sales of 398m in UK sales of 3.35b in Reported a loss after tax of 24.1m Reported losses for 14 out of 15 of the previous years. Stated profit of 74m. Employs 1,500 in the UK. Employs 8,500 staff in UK. Employs 15,000 staff in UK. Paid 6m in corporation tax. Paid no corporation tax. Paid 1.8m in corporation tax. How did they Allegedly do it? Channelled non-us sales via Ireland, an arrangement that has allowed it to pay taxes at a rate of 3.2% on non-us profits. It also diverts some profits through Bermuda. Made royalty payments at 6% of gross revenue to a sister company in the Netherlands for the use of the brand. Overall effective tax rate on royalties to its Dutch subsidiary averaging 16 per cent, well under the 25 per cent official Dutch corporate tax rate. Amazon reported European sales through a Luxembourg-based unit which allowed it to pay a rate of less than 12% on foreign profits, less than half the average corporate income tax rate in its major markets. 11 Source : BBC News; the Guardian

12 Tax Planning Realigning / Relooking at Supply Chain Activities For some companies especially MNCs, a product s supply chain is typically not just in one location, it is located internationally. How much should the various entities be remunerated for the value adding activities along the supply chain? Example: Technology / Idea BEPS issues Transfer pricing Trader (Matching Agent / Full Fledged) Supply Chain R Patent / Trademark Nationalistic concerns Business practicality Manufacturer (Full Fledged / Semi / Toller) 12

13 Tax Planning Realigning / Relooking at Supply Chain Activities Target company (tax haven / operating entity) Holding company structure Profit repatriation Substance vs. Form Common Issues in M&A Business reasons vs. tax driven factors BEPS issues Practicality and sustainability of structure Changing tax environment /landscape (look through provisions / beneficial ownership test / treaty benefits) Withholding tax concerns Double taxation treaty (treaty benefit) Beneficial ownership test (look through provisions) Exit strategy Look through provisions (indirect disposal of shares) Double taxation treaty (taxing principles; taxing right; treaty benefit; tax relief) Supply chain Transfer pricing Controlled Foreign Corporation (CFC) rules Permanent establishment mitigation (proper segregation of functions and risk) 13

14 Question 1 Shallow Not very familiar / no utilisation of tax IT solutions How do you rate yourself in terms of your understanding and your company's utilisation of information technology (IT) solutions for tax purposes? Moderate Enough to understand / moderate utilisation of tax IT solutions High Have good understanding / significant utilisation of tax IT solutions 14

15 Taxation of Malaysian Employees 15

16 Taxation of Malaysian Employees Taxation of employment income Income accrued in or derived from Malaysia, or received in Malaysia from outside Malaysia would be taxed Deemed derived from Malaysia (territorial scope) the employee performs outside Malaysia duties incidental to the exercise of the employment in Malaysia Exemption on foreign sourced income (Paragraph 28(1) of Schedule 6 of the Income Tax Act, 1967) 16

17 Taxation of Malaysian Employees Types of Malaysian employees exercising employment overseas and its challenges faced Frequent Business Travellers Travelers Short-term assignees Long-term assignees 17

18 Taxation of Malaysian Employees Determination of incidental duties PR1/2011 Exercise of the employment in Malaysia Exercise of the employment in Malaysia An employer-employee relationship exits. The employee exercised his employment (performed services) with the employer in Malaysia prior to being seconded overseas. Nature of overseas duties Nature of overseas duties Duties performed outside Malaysia are connected with or are part of the employee s regular duties in Malaysia. 18

19 Taxation of Malaysian Employees Determination of incidental duties PR1/2011 Purpose of Overseas Duties Duties carried out within the same employer-employee relationship and to further the purpose of the employer in Malaysia despite the duties in Malaysia and outside Malaysia may not be the same. Temporary Nature of Overseas Duties Where the employee resumes work in Malaysia after completion of the overseas duties, the overseas duties are considered temporary in nature and incidental to main employment. 19

20 Taxation of Malaysian Employees Determination of incidental duties PR1/2011 Place from where the duties are directed and controlled Incidental if control and direction lies with the employer in Malaysia. Control means setting standards, measuring actual performance and taking corrective action based on the reports received. Payment for Services Performed Employer in Malaysia enjoys the benefits from the overseas duties and bears the cost of the employee s remuneration during the overseas secondment. 20

21 Taxation of Malaysian Employees Determination of incidental duties PR1/2011 Commercial Reality Employer in Malaysia bears the risk and directly enjoys the economic benefits from the performance of the overseas duties by the employee 21

22 Taxation of Malaysian Employees MAS Challenges Documentation T e x t MAS Challenges Policy and Work Process Education and Awareness 22

23 Question 2 Shallow Not familiar with its implications How do you rate yourself in terms of your understanding on the tax implications for international bound Malaysian employees? Moderate Enough to understand what are the impacts High Have good understanding of the subject matter 23

24 Foreign Account Tax Compliant Act FATCA 24

25 FATCA Overview Requires foreign financial institutions (FFIs) to report to the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) information about financial accounts held by specified US persons or by non-financial foreign entities (NFFEs) with substantial US owners. A 30% withholding tax on US-source payments made to: FFIs that do not enter into an agreement with the IRS NFFEs that do not disclose substantial US owners Recalcitrant account holders If an FFI Agreement is entered into, the FFI agrees to: Identify US account holders and report information to the IRS Apply the 30% withholding tax on certain payments of US source income and sales proceeds paid on/after 1 January 2014 Verify initial and on-going compliance Subject to applicable IGA 25

26 FATCA Implementation Signed Model 1 IGA Australia Denmark Italy Poland Bahamas Estonia Jamaica Portugal Barbados Finland Jersey Qatar Belarus France Kosovo Romania Belgium Georgia Kuwait Singapore Brazil Germany Latvia Slovak Republic British Virgin Islands Gibraltar Liechtenstein Slovenia Bulgaria Guernsey Lithuania Spain Canada Holy See Luxembourg South Africa Cayman Islands Honduras Malta South Korea Colombia Hungary Mauritius Sweden Costa Rica Iceland Mexico Turkey Croatia India Netherlands Turks and Caicos Islands Curacao Ireland New Zealand United Arab Emirates Cyprus Isle of Man Norway United Kingdom Czech Republic Israel Philippines Uzbekistan Signed Model 2 IGA Austria Japan Bermuda Moldova Chile Switzerland Hong Kong Reached Agreement Model 1 IGA Algeria Dominican Republic Montserrat Trinidad and Tobago Angola Greece Panama Tunisia Anguilla Greenland Peru Turkmenistan Antigua and Barbuda Grenada St. Kitts and Nevis Ukraine Azerbaijan Guyana St. Lucia Bahrain Haiti St. Vincent & the Grenadines Cabo Verde Indonesia Saudi Arabia Cambodia Kazakhstan Serbia China Malaysia Seychelles Dominica Montenegro Thailand Reached Agreement Model 2 IGA Armenia Iraq Nicaragua Paraguay San Marino Taiwan Macau 3

27 FATCA timelines Progress in Malaysia 1 Jul 2014 New individual customer onboarding started 31 Dec 2014 Reporting MYFIs should have registered and obtained GIINs 30 Jun 2015 Original reporting deadline for submission of the reporting year 2014 FATCA return has been delayed to 30 Jun Jun 2016 Due diligence procedures to be completed for all other pre-existing accounts 30 Jun 2017 Reporting deadline for submission of the reporting year 2016 FATCA return to IRBM Jun 2014 Model 1 IGA agreed insubstance between Malaysia and US 1 Jan 2015 New entity customer onboarding started 15 Mar Jun 2015 Release of Draft FATCA Guidance for public consultation Due diligence procedures to be completed for pre-existing high value individual accounts 11 Sep 2015 Release of Revised Draft FATCA Guidance Notes 30 Jun 2016 Reporting deadline for submission of the reporting year 2015 FATCA return to IRBM 1 Jan 2017 Withholding begins on gross proceeds and possibly on foreign passthru payments 23 Oct 2015 Budget 2016 Proposal Amendment of S154 - The Government is empowered to make rules implementing or facilitating mutual administrative assistance arrangements under S132B. Draft FATCA Guidance Notes will be finalised anytime soon? 27

Introduction to CRS The way towards AEOI 9 April 2013 G5 2 announced pilot project for worldwide FATCA 13 February 2014 Release of Model CAA 3 and CRS 4 21 July 2014 Release of OECD Commentaries and

exchange information Determination of mostly administrative issues relevant for governments Due diligence and reporting standard relevant for Financial Institutions Must be translated into local

28 Introduction to CRS The way towards AEOI 9 April 2013 G5 2 announced pilot project for worldwide FATCA 13 February 2014 Release of Model CAA 3 and CRS 4 21 July 2014 Release of OECD Commentaries and reporting schema 4 June 2015 Multilateral agreement signed by 7 additional jurisdictions at the Global Forum Meeting in Berlin Bilateral or multilateral agreement between jurisdictions consenting to exchange information Determination of mostly administrative issues relevant for governments Due diligence and reporting standard relevant for Financial Institutions Must be translated into local regulations and guidance July 2013 G20 mandated OECD to develop a worldwide standard for AEOI 6 May October 2014 Multilateral agreement signed by 51 jurisdictions at the Global Forum Meeting in Berlin OECD members endorsed a declaration committing to the AEOI (including 13 non-members) 1 AEOI: Automatic exchange of information 2 G5: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom 3 CAA: Competent Authority Agreement 4 CRS: Common Reporting Standard Interpretation of CAA and CRS Specification of rules and provisions Should ensure consistency in the local application Technical solution XML schema used for data exchange between governments (and probably for domestic reporting) 28

29 AEOI How it works Overview The Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) Requirement Aims to identify resident persons trying to avoid tax obligations in their countries of residence by holding assets in structures and products located in other countries 1 Identification & documentation Account Holders Domestic tax authorities 2 Reporting 3 Exchange of information Controlling Persons Reporting Financial Institutions Foreign tax authorities in countries of Account Holders and Controlling Persons AEOI implementation in Malaysia All obligations of a Malaysia Financial Institution will be created and governed by Malaysia law and guidance. Practically financial institutions will need to identify the tax residency of all of their customers. 29

30 More than 90 countries to implement the Standard Signed (50) Anguilla Gibraltar Montserrat Argentina Greece Netherlands Belgium Guernsey Norway Bermuda Hungary Poland British Virgin Islands Iceland Portugal Cayman Islands Ireland Romania Colombia Isle OF Man San Marino Croatia Italy Seychelles Curacao India Slovak Republic Cyprus Jersey Slovenia Czech Republic Latvia South Africa Denmark Liechtenstein South Korea Estonia Lithuania Spain Faroe Islands Luxembourg Sweden Finland Malta Turks & Caicos Islands France Mauritius United Kingdom Germany Mexico 2017 Committed (7) Barbados Niue Bulgaria Trinidad and Tobago Dominica Uruguay Greenland Signed (12) Albania Costa Rica Aruba El Salvador * Australia Ghana Austria Indonesia Canada New Zealand Chile Switzerland *announcement of signing made date not released Committed (26) Andorra Macau (China) Samoa Antigua and Barbuda Malaysia Saudi Arabia Bahamas Marshall Islands Singapore Belize Monaco Turkey Brazil Qatar United Arab Emirates Brunei Darussalam Russia China Saint Kitts and Nevis Grenada Saint Lucia Hong Kong (China) Saint Maarten Israel Japan Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2

31 Question 3 The Malaysian government will negotiate FATCA and CRS away from Malaysia. Since Malaysia is half way through in implementing FATCA, FATCA will be implemented. However, Malaysia will not implement CRS. In your opinion, what would be the direction of FATCA and CRS development in Malaysia? FATCA and CRS will not be fully implemented in Malaysia. It will be somehow embedded in the current Malaysian legal landscape. FATCA and CRS will definitely be implemented in Malaysia, it is just a matter of time.

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When will CbC reports need to be filled?

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