A logistics company director and a construction company director were separately charged with tax evasion at the Johor Baru Magistrate's Court on Wednesday (Oct 25).
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00:00 A logistics company director was charged at the Johor Bahru magistrate's court on Wednesday
00:05 with tax evasion amounting to more than 550,000 ringgit.
00:10 Lua Wen Shin claimed trial after the charge against him was read out in English before
00:15 magistrate Nur Fatin Mohamed Farid.
00:18 The 41-year-old, who is the director of Narita Shipping and Transport Sendirian Berhad, was
00:24 accused of failing to submit the company's income statement to the Inland Revenue Board
00:28 director-general without a reasonable excuse between 2020 and 2021.
00:34 Nur Fatin set December 3 for next mention and handing over of documents.
00:39 At the same court, a construction company director was slapped with two charges of failing
00:43 to submit a personal income statement to LHDN for a period of five years, namely 2016, 2018,
00:50 2019, 2020 and 2021 amounting to 129,843 ringgit.
00:58 Fifty-one-year-old Shahid Azhar, Shahid Sahat, who was not represented, claimed trial after
01:03 the charges were read out to him.
01:05 Nur Fatin set November 28 for next mention and also advised Shahid Azhar to appoint a
01:11 lawyer.
01:12 Both Lua and Shahid Azhar were charged under Section 112, subsection 1A of the Income Tax
01:18 Act 1967.
01:20 They face a fine of not more than 20,000 ringgit or six months jail or both as well as a special
01:26 penalty of three times the tax amount upon conviction.
01:30 For more information, please visit www.fema.gov.au/counseling.
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