LHDN targets all tax evaders regardless of wealth, says deputy minister
The finance ministry today said that the Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) takes action against all tax defaulters, regardless of their wealth or social status.
Deputy finance minister Lim Hui Ying said LHDN’s enforcement efforts were conducted in line with the existing tax laws.
“Legal action is taken against tax defaulters through civil suits, the issuance of summons, and the execution of (court) judgments,” she told the Dewan Rakyat when winding up the debate on the 2025 Auditor-General’s Report Series 3.
“Travel bans are also enforced to bar (defaulting) taxpayers from travelling overseas.”
Lim was responding to Abd Ghani Ahmad (PN-Jerlun), who asked whether LHDN had begun acting against “maha kaya” or “ultra wealthy” tax defaulters after the latest auditor-general’s report flagged the…
