Ramli said that 44,692 businesses in Johor had
registered for GST before the deadline expired while
4,741 businesses have not registered for the new tax
regime.
"We have already notified the businesses which have not
registered and will visit them until the middle of the
month to make sure they are registered," added Ramli.
There are 2,724 companies in the Johor Baru district
which include Kulaijaya, Pontian and Kota Tinggi yet to
register followed by 1,118 in Muar and Segments.
Batu Pahat has 548 businesses while 351 companies in
Kluang and Mersing have still not registered after the
deadline expired.
He said about 90 officials
were involved in the operation statewide to track down
business owners who had yet to register for GST.
"Our operation started on March 1 and on March 3, 219
companies have registered either on the spot, online or
at our GST kiosks," said Ramli.
Source: Daily Express , Malaysia, dated 15/03/2015.