{
  "id": 212627,
  "title": "Naimah berjaya batal tuntutan cukai LHDN RM313.8 juta",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/naimah-berjaya-batal-tuntutan-cukai-lhdn-rm313-8-juta",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-06T08:50:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/08/06/naimah-berjaya-batal-tuntutan-cukai-lhdn-rm313-8-juta"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Naimah Khalid successfully overturned a RM313.8 million additional tax claim by the Malaysian Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) against her. The High Court judge, Evawani Farisyta Mohammad, ruled that the LHDN acted beyond its jurisdiction under the Income Tax Act when issuing a notice demanding that Naimah, a former finance minister, pay the amount as tax, which is estimated for the 2018 fiscal year. The court stated that the relevant act only applies to income received within the country and income remitted from abroad. However, some assets in the United States, which formed the basis of the LHDN's estimate, had been sold, and no evidence was presented at the court to prove that the proceeds were remitted to the country. \"The petitioner (Naimah) cannot be taxed unless she receives income from the sale (of those assets) here. \"Even if there is income from the sale of those assets, it should have been taxed in the fiscal year in question, which was about 30 years ago,\" said Evawani. The court also found that the issues related to Naimah's increased ownership stake in Ilham Baru Sdn Bhd and the alleged undisclosed income used to fund loan repayments involving Ilham Baru, Ilham Tower Sdn Bhd, and Welberton Private Equity Corp were resolved in 2018. Evawani said that Daim had explained the tax that arose from those transactions for the relevant fiscal year. \"The court finds that the notice of the additional tax assessment for 2018 issued to her is legally incorrect because it amounts to double taxation,\" she said. Naimah was represented by lawyers S Saravana Kumar, Amira Azhar, and Dharshini Sharma, while the Attorney-General for the LHDN, Marina Ibrahim and Fatimah Roslan, acted on its behalf. In a media statement, Naimah stressed that she has always been a responsible taxpayer. \"The decision proves that the judiciary is an institution that the general public can rely on when the government abuses its powers,\" she said.",
  "summary": "Mahkamah Tinggi memutuskan LHDN bertindak melampaui bidang kuasa.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}