Should I buy property through a Sdn Bhd?
Companies can hold property, but the treatment differs from personal ownership in ways that matter: financing margins are typically lower for companies, real property gains tax rates differ, and a company holding mainly property income may be treated as an investment holding company with restricted expense deductions. There's no universally better answer.
Sources: Real Property Gains Tax Act 1976Income Tax Act 1967
Also asked as: buy property under company; RPGT company vs personal; syarikat pegang hartanah; property investment company malaysia.
This is a case where the tax advice should come before the incorporation. We'll set up whatever structure you decide on, and we'll say plainly that the decision itself belongs with a tax advisor who has seen your numbers.
Key facts
- Company financing margins typically lower
- RPGT treatment differs company vs individual
- IHC rules may restrict deductions
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