GST: No fine if registration done by end Feb
KUALA LUMPUR: No legal action will be taken against
companies if they register for the Goods and Services
Tax (GST) by February 28, 2015, Royal Malaysian Customs
Department director-general Khazali Ahmad said.
He said however, action would be taken against those who
failed to do so and a crackdown would be launched
against errant traders from March 1.
“In accordance with the provisions in the GST Act 2014,
companies that failed to register for the tax regime by
February 28 will be forcibly registered and legal action
will be taken against them.
“Hence, we urge
traders to take this opportunity to register for the GST
to avoid legal action from being taken against them,” he
said in a statement.
Khazali said the department
was being flexible in assisting traders as it had
received many appeals for the registration deadline to
be extended in the run-up to the GST implementation on
April 1. |
|
Under Section 184 of the GST Act 2014, companies or
individuals generating taxable income exceeding
RM500,000 annually must register under the Act.
Failing to do, companies may be liable to a fine not
exceeding RM30,000 or imprisonment up to two years or
both. Khazali said until January 29, a total of 308,400
companies had registered for the GST.
Source:
Free Malaysia Today
, dated
02/02/2015 |
|
|
|