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      Stamp Duty Exemption for Employment Contracts Executed Before 1 January 2025

      Employment contracts are instruments chargeable with stamp duty at RM10 per instrument pursuant to Item 4, First Schedule of the Stamp Act 1949.  Recent stamp duty audit and compliance operations by the Malaysian Inland Revenue Board revealed that one of the major non-compliance revolves around unstamped employment contracts.

      In view of the above, the Ministry of Finance has made the following decision to alleviate the compliance burden on employers:

      Petaling Jaya Office

      Soh Lian Seng
      Partner - Head of Tax and Tax Dispute Resolution
      lsoh@kpmg.com.my
      + 603 7721 7019

      Ng Sue Lynn
      Partner - Head of Indirect Tax
      suelynnng@kpmg.com.my
      + 603 7721 7271

      Tai Lai Kok
      Partner - Head of Corporate Tax
      ltai1@kpmg.com.my
      + 603 7721 7020

      Bob Kee
      Partner - Head of Transfer Pricing
      bkee@kpmg.com.my
      + 603 7721 7029

      Long Yen Ping
      Partner - Head of Global Mobility Services  
      yenpinglong@kpmg.com.my
      + 603 7721 7018

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      Penang
      Evelyn Lee
      Partner
      evewflee@kpmg.com.my
      +603 7721 2399

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      Crystal Chuah Yoke Chin
      Associate Director
      ycchuah@kpmg.com.my
      +603 7721 2714

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      Regina Lau
      Partner
      reglau@kpmg.com.my
      +603 7721 2188

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      Titus Tseu
      Executive Director 
      titustseu@kpmg.com.my
      +603 7721 2822

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      Ng Fie Lih
      Partner 
      flng@kpmg.com.my
      +603 7721 2514