KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 — An individual has been declared bankrupt after failing to settle income tax arrears of RM15 million for the assessment years from 2011 to 2017.
The order was issued after the High Court here yesterday rejected an application by Sayyid Shah Abdullah, 51, to stay the bankruptcy proceedings filed by the Malaysian government.
Inland Revenue Board (IRB) counsel Qhistina Mohd Apandi, representing the government, said the bankruptcy proceedings were filed after the High Court on April 20, 2022, granted the government’s application for a direct judgment against Sayyid Shah over RM14,463,166.14 in income tax arrears for the assessment years 2011 to 2017.
“This includes the tax…