Accountant charged over alleged RM2.53m tax under-reporting
A 63-YEAR-OLD accountant has claimed trial at the Magistrates’ Court in George Town to a charge of helping and advising a company to prepare an income statement that resulted in the under-reporting of RM2.53 million in tax to the Inland Revenue Board...
A 63-year-old accountant, Chew Ai Keow, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of aiding and advising a company to under-report its income for tax purposes, according to a report by Malaysian news outlet dated September 2, 2026. Chew, who worked as an accounting service provider for Penshrimp Fishery Sdn Bhd between January and March 2021, is accused of helping the company submit an income statement that omitted RM10,678,133 in sales transactions.
This omission allegedly led to an under-reporting of RM2,526,144.24 in tax, which is a violation of Section 77A(1) of the Income Tax Act 1967. The charge was read before Magistrate Noor Idayu Salim at the Magistrates’ Court in George Town. Chew was represented by lawyer N Dylan, while Azniwati Yahya, a prosecutor from the Inland Revenue Board, appeared for the prosecution.
The court granted Chew bail of RM4,000 with one surety, with the next mention of the case set for October 28.
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