The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) denied it revoked the tax-exempt status of Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (Utar) and the Utar Education Foundation (Utaref), which was reported by local media today.

Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying said the tax-exempt status of Utaref, granted under Section 44(6) of the Income Tax Act 1967 on July 1, 2003, remains unchanged and has never been revoked.

As for Utar, the IRB clarified that...