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Malaysian Parliament Passes Legislation for New Sales and Service Tax Regime

22 August 2018

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Malaysia

On 20 August 2018, the Malaysian Senate passed the required legislation for the formal repeal of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and the reintroduction of the Sales and Services Tax (SST). The legislation was passed by the House of Representatives earlier in the month and includes: The Goods and Services Tax (Repeal) Bill 2018 (D.R. 9/2018); The Sales Tax Bill 2018 (D.R.10/2018); The Service Tax Bill 2018 (D.R.11/2018); The Customs (Amendment) Bill 2018 (D.R.12/2018); and The Free Zones (Amendment) Bill 2018 (D.R.13/2018). The SST regime is to be reintroduced from 1 September 2018. The planned rates for Sales Tax...