Malaysia GST - New Requirement - Mandatory POS System to Issue Tax Invoice with effective from 1 October 2015

#GST25  New Requirement - POS System to Issue Tax Invoice 

If you are running any of the businesses below, you need to be aware that starting 1 October 2015 all Tax Invoices must be generated from a Point of Sales System or Cash Register Machine.

The announcement came from RMCD - GST (Royal Malaysia Custom Department) website.

The use of Point of Sale System or Cash Register machine for issuing tax invoice is mandatory for the following categories of business (Retailers).

1. Hardware Store
2. Restaurant including coffee house
3. Mini market and grocery store
4. Book Store
5. Pharmacy
6. Entertainment Center

Other than the categories mentioned above, such businesses may issue computer generated or pre-printed tax invoices.

Malaysia GST: How to File Your GST 03 Form?

How to File Your GST 03 Form?

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All GST registered Companies have to file their GST03 form to the Custom based on the time frame below.

source from: http://gst.customs.gov.my/en/ib/Pages/ib_ftr.aspx

Basically there are 2 ways to file the forms:

1) Online: Go to TAP (https://gst.customs.gov.my/TAP/_/) and login using the Company ID

2) Offline: Manually submit the GST 03 Form to the Custom before the deadline

Malaysia GST - How do you know if a Company is GST Registered?

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How to check whether the Companies you are dealing are GST registered?

Here are the steps to check:
1) Login to http://gst.customs.gov.my/front.html

2) Click on TAP

3) Under Search - Lookup GST Status

4) Type in the Company Name you are finding at the Business Name field.


5) Then the result will display the GST ID of the Company, Commencement Date and the Status

Malaysia GST - Blocked Input Tax

There are goods and service or importation of goods may be denied to claim their credit.(S38(12) GST Act).

It is further guided based on Regulation to prescribe on the items that are excluded:

1) The supply to or importation by him of a passenger motor car;

2) The supply of goods or services relating to repair, maintenance and

3) Refurbishment of a passenger motor car;Passenger Motor Car

4) Club Subscription Fee

5) The hiring of passenger motor car

6) Any Payment or contribution towards any insurance contracts or takaful certificates

7) Any medical expenses incurred in connection with the provision of all forms
of medical treatment to any person employed by a taxable person

8) Any Family Benefits

9) Entertainment Expenses

- for further guidance on the insurance, please refer to the regulation