Rajah & Tann Regional Round-Up
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Issue 1 - Jan/Feb/Mar 2022
 

Enactment of Union Taxation Law 2022

On 30 March 2022, the SAC enacted the Union Taxation Law 2022 ("UTL") for the forthcoming financial year 2022-2023. The UTL introduces a one-time commercial tax of MMK20,000 for selling and activating a new SIM card and a 15% commercial tax on the income earned from internet connection services. The UTL also puts in place revised personal income tax rate ranges for undisclosed sources of income that are still subject to income tax as shown in the table below.


Under Union Taxation Law 2021

Under Union Taxation Law 2022

Income (MMK)

Income Tax Rate

Income (MMK)

Income Tax Rate

From

To

From

To

1

100,000,000

3%

1

300,000,000

3%

100,000,001

300,000,000

5%

300,000,001

600,000,000

5%

300,000,001

1,000,000,000

10%

600,000,001

1,000,000,000

10%

1,000,000,001

3,000,000,000

15%

1,000,000,001

3,000,000,000

15%

3,000,000,001 and above

30%

3,000,000,001 and above

30%





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