The team at Raja, Darryl & Loh is praised for its 'top notch' understanding of complex tax issues, and is led by Vijey Mohana Krishnan, who advises clients from the banking and infrastructure industries on various tax concerns. With demonstrable experience in representing clients before the Court of Appeal and Customs Appeal Tribunal, the practice’s scope of work includes income tax, real property gains, sales and service tax, in addition to customs duties and stamp duty. William Wong primarily focuses on corporate and individual income tax planning and tax investigations, while tax specialist Chang Ee Leen is involved in tax litigation work.

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Testimonials

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  • 'The tax team is the best in the country, their understanding of the complex issues are top notch, and their ability to simplify them to the client is fantastic. They have successfully represented us in multiple complex tax cases.'
  • 'Vijey Mohana Krishnan and William Wong are extremely knowledgeable and are very user friendly. The provide practical and realistic advice and have come up with winnable solutions.'
  • 'They are thorough and experienced in understanding our cases and able to deliver the most effective results.'
  • 'Able to apply and elaborate the application of the law and assess the potential impact to the business efficiently and effectively.'

Work highlights

  • Successfully represented CIMB-Principal Asset Management Berhad before the Court of Appeal, obtaining confirmation that capital expenditure incurred on the provision of software, including consultancy fees and related incidental charges, qualifies for capital allowance claims.
  • Acted for Metrogold Commercial Sdn Bhd in the High Court and successfully challenged the Royal Malaysia Customs Department's reduction of the client's GST input tax credit.
  • Successfully represented Ehsan Armada Sdn Bhd in appeal proceedings before the High Court on the tax deductibility of payments made by the client to the Selangor State Government, to exempt the client from building lower cost units.

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Vijey Mohana Krishnan

Other key lawyers

William Wong, Chang Ee Leen