KUALA LUMPUR: The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) is in the midst of reviewing action taken or to be taken on taxpayers based on the merit of each case.
Its chief executive officer Datuk Seri Sabin Samitah said a stricter criteria will be put in place and implemented, especially if it involves the freedom of movement of the taxpayers.
“The travel restriction will be reinforced after a more transparent filtering is done.
“The utmost importance for IRB is to ensure that travel restriction achieves its objective without burdening taxpayers.
“They may wish to continue with their businesses, in order to obtain gains or profits, which in return will assist them in settling their outstanding taxes,” he told New Straits Times.
He said besides travel restriction, other methods that could be used by IRB to collect income tax include collection process and civil suit.
On Saturday, it was reported that IRB had sent a letter to the Immigration Department to withdraw travel restriction that was still in force.
The letter, signed by Sabin, had requested for cooperation from the department to withdraw the ban for cases involving IRB, starting June 1 until further notice.
Yesterday, the department's director-general Datuk Seri Mustafar Ali when contacted confirmed the letter.
Mustafar said he would need to discuss the matter with the department’s security and passport division as well as information and technology division before the suspension of travel restriction takes effect.