The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) has raised RM4.4 billion in additional tax assessments as of June 30, 2026 [1, 2, 3].
At the 26th National Tax Conference in Kuala Lumpur on August 4, Datuk Dr Abu Tariq Jamaluddin said the IRB focuses on strategic risk-based audits to detect major cases of non-compliance, including tax evasion and aggressive tax planning [1]. He stated, "The IRB focuses on implementing strategic risk-based audit and compliance activities to detect and address significant cases of non-compliance, including tax evasion and aggressive tax planning."
The IRB has strengthened its data analytics capabilities through artificial intelligence (AI), which processes, scrutinizes, and analyzes more than 1.6 billion e-Invoices received to date [1, 2, 3]. Datuk Dr Abu Tariq Jamaluddin added, "AI has empowered the IRB's data analytics capabilities by enabling the processing, scrutiny and analysis of more than 1.6 billion e-Invoices received to date. This capability allows transaction patterns to be identified quickly and accurately, thus increasing the effectiveness of compliance risk detection, strengthening the integrity of tax data and supporting a more data-based decision-making process" [3].
The use of AI allows the IRB to identify transaction patterns rapidly and accurately, increasing the effectiveness of compliance risk detection and strengthening tax data integrity [1, 2, 3]. These capabilities support more data-driven decisions for audits and enforcement.
Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan officiated the National Tax Conference where these statements were made [1, 2, 3]. The event highlighted the IRB's ongoing efforts to improve compliance through technology and targeted audits.
The RM4.4 billion in additional tax assessments reflects the IRB’s focus on using AI-enabled risk management and enhanced data analysis to address tax non-compliance and improve collection as of the end of June 2026 [1, 2, 3].
