Tax Planning for Small Business and Individual Owners by Cecilia Choo

RM260.00

Date	20 November 2025, Thursday (Full-Day Online CE Workshop)
Time	9.00am – 5.00pm
CE/CPE/CPD	10 FPAM CE Points / 10 SIDC CPE Points (TBC) / 8 FiMM CPD Points (TBC)
Facilitator	Cecilia Choo

SKU: N/A Category: Workshops

For business owners, tax planning shouldn’t be a once-per-year exercise when filing your taxes. Many tax planning moves can help lower your total taxes owed that may need to be made before the end of the current year. Movement like understanding the corporate structure of your business, and proactive tax planning for potential tax changes, will definitely help you to plan your finances and business!

Learning Outcome

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Explain the concept and fundamental principles of tax planning.
Identify the various types of allowable tax deductions and exemptions under relevant tax laws.
Apply appropriate tax planning strategies to maximise allowable tax rate reductions and exemptions in compliance with legal requirements.

Learning Outline

Time	Details
8:45 – 9:00 am	Registration / Pre-Assessment
9.00 – 10.00 am	INTRODUCTION TO TAX PLANNING Why tax planning is important to individual and small business owners? Types of taxes in Malaysia
10.00 – 10.15 am	Tea Break
10.15 am – 12.30 pm	BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF IMPORTANT TAX CONCEPTS · Private Limited Company (Sdn. Bhd.) · Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) · Partnership Business · Individual Business
12:30 – 2:00 pm	Lunch
2.00 – 3.00 pm	BUDGET UPDATES
3.00 – 3.30 pm	REAL PROPERTY GAIN TAX Introduction Exemption of RPGT · RGPT tax rate
3:30 – 3:45 pm	Tea Break
3.45 – 4.45 pm	Continued REAL PROPERTY GAIN TAX Introduction Exemption of RPGT · RGPT tax rate
4.45 – 5.00 pm	Q & A session, Post-Assessment, Closing

Facilitator

Cecilia Choo,

Cecilia has 4 years of audit-related experience with a Big Four accounting firm, and 13 years of experience with multinational electronic companies specialising in designing and setting up financial and management accounting, internal control, including SOX, and operational systems, as well as software implementation. She also performs operational audits and acts as a consultant for a number of companies on financial issues. She spent her last 10 years involved in training and teaching covering accounting, finance, and taxation areas. Currently, she works as a freelance advisor and consultant to a group of companies.

She is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA). She holds a professional qualification of Chartered Accountant (CA) and Certified Financial Planner (CFP) in Malaysia, a Master of Administration (MBA) with distinction from Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom, and a Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours) from Universiti Utara Malaysia.

Terms & Conditions

Registration is on a first-come-first-served basis, only 30 seats are available.
Participants need to sit in for the workshop throughout the day to receive the certificate and to fulfill the endorsement of points.
Confirmation is subject to receipt of payment before the workshop.
FPAM reserves the right to amend the program, speaker, date, venue, etc, without prior notice.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. How long will each physical program take?

Each physical program is the equivalent of a day’s CE Workshop training for approximately 8 hours with the morning & afternoon coffee break and lunch in between. The duration of the program excluding the break is 6 hours.

2. Can I attend only half the sessions of the training?

You will need to sit in for the session throughout the day unless you have a valid reason or a copy of proof.

3. Mode of payment?

We accept payment by credit / debit card (VISA / MasterCard / AMERICAN EXPRESS / Discover), by FPX (Affin Bank, Alliance Bank, AmBank, Bank Islam, Bank Muamalat, Bank Rakyat, BSN, CIMB Clicks, Hong Leong Bank, HSBC Bank, KFH, Maybank2E, Maybank2U, OCBC Bank, Public Bank, RHB Bank, Standard Chartered, UOB Bank).

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