Taxation of Digital Nomads, Expatriates’ Employees in Malaysia, Employees Seconded Overseas and Share Scheme Benefits Received by Employees

INTRODUCTION

In this webinar you will learn the tax implications for the digital nomads and their employees. Will the companies encounter Transfer Prising Risks if they seconded their employees overseas? Understand the different types of employee share incentive plans; and learn more about the taxation of ESOS and other share scheme benefits, the documents to be kept, the operational procedures to comply with LHDN’s requirement.

COURSE OUTLINE

PROFILE(s)

Yong Mei Sim has served over 35 years in the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (“IRB”) and held the last position as the Principal Assistant Director of the Penang branch, before retiring in 2016. She obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree majoring in Economics with a Second Class Upper from the University Science of Malaysia in Penang. She was later awarded the prestigious JPA scholarship to pursue and successfully completed her Master’s of Science in Taxation from the Golden Gate University in San Francisco, USA. During her tenure in office, she has been, inter alia, an audit manager in charge of the Payroll Taxes Unit, Field Audit and Desk Audit Unit. She had actively assisted the Federal Councils of the IRB in handling tax litigation cases. Among the landmark tax litigation cases which she was directly involved are ICTSB vs DGIR, PSSB vs DGIR and Marigold (M) Sdn Bhd vs DGIR. With her vast knowledge and experience in the field of Malaysian taxation, she has been invited by the IRB and other professional bodies to speak extensively around the country and to share her valuable experience and expertise on income tax updates and all other relevant taxation matters.