The Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRBM) is one of the main revenue collecting agencies of the Ministry of Finance. The Department of Inland Revenue Malaysia became a board on March 1, 1996, and is now formally known as IRBM (commonly known as Income Tax Office).

IRBM was established in accordance with the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia Act 1995 to give it more autonomy especially in financial and personnel management as well as to improve the quality and effectiveness of tax administration.

The agency is responsible for the overall administration of direct taxes under the following Acts :

    Income Tax Act 1967
    Petroleum (Income Tax) Act 1967
    Real Property Gains Tax Act 1976
    Promotion of Investments Act 1986
    Stamp Act 1949
    Labuan Offshore Business Activity Tax Act 1990

Functions of the Board

a. To act as agent of the Government and to provide services in administering, assessing, collecting and enforcing payment of income tax, petroleum income tax, real property gains tax, estate duty, stamp duties and such other taxes as may be agreed between the Government and the Board;

b. To advise the Government on matters relating to taxation and to liaise with the appropriate Ministries and statutory bodies on such matters;

c. To participate in or outside Malaysia in respect of matters relating to taxation;

d. To perform such other functions as are conferred on the Board by any other written law; and

e. May act as a collection agent for and on behalf of any body for the recovery of loans due for repayment to that body under any written law.