Question 7

Mr. Kawasaki was assigned by his employer in Japan to work for an associated company in Malaysia for the following periods, remuneration is paid by the company in Japan. He was remunerated as follows:

Dates working and present in Malaysia	RM	No. of days
1.10.2019 15.11.2019	90,000	46
5.12.2019 28.12.2019	60,000	24
22.01.2020 20.03.2020	160,000	59

Required:

State with reasons, whether the above amounts are assessable to tax in Malaysia. If any amount is taxable, discuss how Mr. Kawasaki should be taxed.

[6 marks]