Charging GST even before it is official
Published on: Friday, March 27, 2015
Kota Kinabalu: The Consumer Affairs and Protection Society of Sabah has discovered that a premises in Sipitang had been charging its customers with the Goods and Services Tax (GST) which is only due to be implemented on April 1. Its President James Bagah called on the authorities to take legal action against the premises for including the GST in its bills. "It is against the law under Section 96 of the GST Act for any businesses to charge the GST ahead of its implementation and they could be fined up to RM30,000 or two years' jail," he said in a statement here.
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He alleged the business owner has been greedy, unethical and should be charged to show the Government's seriousness on implementing the new tax regime. CAPS had recently received a complaint on the business operator charging the GST and promptly notified the Customs Department for further action. There had been instances of companies being accused of including GST in the past such as the DBKK Holdings that had the abbreviation GST imprinted on its parking coupons, but it was clarified to mean Government Service Tax, coincidentally also charged at 6 per cent. However, CAPS believed the operator, believed to be sundry shop in Sipitang, had already used the GST accounting software in its operation.
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