{"id":24951,"date":"2016-06-24T17:17:40","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T09:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/?p=24951"},"modified":"2018-08-24T00:31:29","modified_gmt":"2018-08-23T16:31:29","slug":"some-120000-malaysians-barred-from-travelling-due-to-unpaid-income-tax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/some-120000-malaysians-barred-from-travelling-due-to-unpaid-income-tax","title":{"rendered":"Some 120,000 Malaysians Barred From Travelling Due To Unpaid Income Tax"},"content":{"rendered":"

You can run, but you can\u2019t hide from the Inland Revenue Board (IRB), as nearly 120,000 Malaysians would find out.<\/p>\n

A total of 116,836 Malaysians have reportedly been barred from leaving the country following their failure to pay their income tax.<\/p>\n

As of May 31, the total of unpaid income tax in Malaysia has amounted to a staggering RM2.55 billion.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, another 9,665 Malaysians have been stopped from leaving the country for not paying their Real Property Gains Tax (RPGT), which amounted to RM150 million in the same period, according IRB.<\/p>\n

It said that travel restrictions can be imposed on errant taxpayers who had ignored numerous reminders issued with regards to payment.<\/p>\n

“The public are advised to check their travel status with the Immigration Department before planning a holiday abroad, especially during the upcoming festive season.<\/p>\n

“Please check your status and clear any arrears to avoid unnecessary loss of time and money,” the IRB said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Taxpayers can check on their status here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Image source: BBC, UK.<\/em><\/h6>\n

Source<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You can run, but you can\u2019t hide from the Inland Revenue Board (IRB), as nearly 120,000 Malaysians would find out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":24952,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[216,215],"tags":[303],"class_list":["post-24951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-updates","category-tax","tag-income-tax"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMalaysians Are Barred From Travelling Due To Unpaid Income Tax | iMoney<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"You can run, but you can\u2019t hide from the Inland Revenue Board (IRB), as nearly 120,000 Malaysians would find out.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/some-120000-malaysians-barred-from-travelling-due-to-unpaid-income-tax\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Some 120,000 Malaysians Barred From Travelling For Unpaid Income Tax\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"You can run, but you can\u2019t hide from the Inland Revenue Board (IRB), as nearly 120,000 Malaysians would find out.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/some-120000-malaysians-barred-from-travelling-due-to-unpaid-income-tax\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"iMoney Malaysia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-06-24T09:17:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-08-23T16:31:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.imoney.my\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/bye1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"350\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Fiona Ho\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Fiona Ho\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/some-120000-malaysians-barred-from-travelling-due-to-unpaid-income-tax\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/some-120000-malaysians-barred-from-travelling-due-to-unpaid-income-tax\",\"name\":\"Malaysians Are Barred From Travelling Due To Unpaid Income Tax | iMoney\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/some-120000-malaysians-barred-from-travelling-due-to-unpaid-income-tax#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/some-120000-malaysians-barred-from-travelling-due-to-unpaid-income-tax#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/bye1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-06-24T09:17:40+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-08-23T16:31:29+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/#\/schema\/person\/1592c99f7b5bcf3b63b35be6d4f94645\"},\"description\":\"You can run, but you can\u2019t hide from the Inland Revenue Board (IRB), as nearly 120,000 Malaysians would find out.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/some-120000-malaysians-barred-from-travelling-due-to-unpaid-income-tax#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/some-120000-malaysians-barred-from-travelling-due-to-unpaid-income-tax\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/some-120000-malaysians-barred-from-travelling-due-to-unpaid-income-tax#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/bye1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/bye1.jpg\",\"width\":800,\"height\":350},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/some-120000-malaysians-barred-from-travelling-due-to-unpaid-income-tax#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"News Updates\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/category\/news-updates\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Some 120,000 Malaysians Barred From Travelling Due To Unpaid Income Tax\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/\",\"name\":\"iMoney Malaysia\",\"description\":\"Everything you need to know about improving your personal finances.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/#\/schema\/person\/1592c99f7b5bcf3b63b35be6d4f94645\",\"name\":\"Fiona Ho\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e375136efe8d7056f17fb99c8f4a9f7?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e375136efe8d7056f17fb99c8f4a9f7?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Fiona Ho\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/author\/fionaho\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Malaysians Are Barred From Travelling Due To Unpaid Income Tax | iMoney","description":"You can run, but you can\u2019t hide from the Inland Revenue Board (IRB), as nearly 120,000 Malaysians would find out.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/some-120000-malaysians-barred-from-travelling-due-to-unpaid-income-tax","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Some 120,000 Malaysians Barred From Travelling For Unpaid Income Tax","og_description":"You can run, but you can\u2019t hide from the Inland Revenue Board (IRB), as nearly 120,000 Malaysians would find out.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/some-120000-malaysians-barred-from-travelling-due-to-unpaid-income-tax","og_site_name":"iMoney Malaysia","article_published_time":"2016-06-24T09:17:40+00:00","article_modified_time":"2018-08-23T16:31:29+00:00","og_image":[{"width":800,"height":350,"url":"https:\/\/static.imoney.my\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/bye1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Fiona Ho","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Fiona Ho","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/some-120000-malaysians-barred-from-travelling-due-to-unpaid-income-tax","url":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/some-120000-malaysians-barred-from-travelling-due-to-unpaid-income-tax","name":"Malaysians Are Barred From Travelling Due To Unpaid Income Tax | iMoney","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/some-120000-malaysians-barred-from-travelling-due-to-unpaid-income-tax#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/some-120000-malaysians-barred-from-travelling-due-to-unpaid-income-tax#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/bye1.jpg","datePublished":"2016-06-24T09:17:40+00:00","dateModified":"2018-08-23T16:31:29+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/#\/schema\/person\/1592c99f7b5bcf3b63b35be6d4f94645"},"description":"You can run, but you can\u2019t hide from the Inland Revenue Board (IRB), as nearly 120,000 Malaysians would find out.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/some-120000-malaysians-barred-from-travelling-due-to-unpaid-income-tax#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/some-120000-malaysians-barred-from-travelling-due-to-unpaid-income-tax"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/some-120000-malaysians-barred-from-travelling-due-to-unpaid-income-tax#primaryimage","url":"\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/bye1.jpg","contentUrl":"\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/bye1.jpg","width":800,"height":350},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/some-120000-malaysians-barred-from-travelling-due-to-unpaid-income-tax#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"News Updates","item":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/category\/news-updates"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Some 120,000 Malaysians Barred From Travelling Due To Unpaid Income Tax"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/","name":"iMoney Malaysia","description":"Everything you need to know about improving your personal finances.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/#\/schema\/person\/1592c99f7b5bcf3b63b35be6d4f94645","name":"Fiona Ho","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e375136efe8d7056f17fb99c8f4a9f7?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e375136efe8d7056f17fb99c8f4a9f7?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Fiona Ho"},"url":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/author\/fionaho"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24951"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24951"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24951\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24958,"href":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24951\/revisions\/24958"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}