Digital Service Tax Malaysia 2020



Written by michelle brohier.

Digital service tax malaysia 2020. Service tax that shall be charged and levied on any digital service provided by a foreign registered person frp to any consumer in malaysia. The service tax amendment 2019 bill was approved by dewan rakyat on april 8 this year to introduce tax on foreign registered persons providing digital services to consumers in the country. Organization and customs related matters such as sales and service tax.

Effective 1 january 2020 digital services provided by foreign service providers registered are also subject to the 6 service tax. Effective 1st january 2020 service tax shall be charged and levied on any digital service provided by a foreign registered person frp to any consumer in malaysia. With effect from 1 january 2020 service providers outside malaysia who provide digital services to malaysian consumers will be required to register in malaysia and charge service tax.

In general businesses have been required to self account for service tax imposed on imported taxable services at a rate of 6. On 1 august 2020 the royal malaysian customs department issued a revised service tax guide for non resident providers. Digital service means any service that is delivered or subscribed over the internet or other electronic network and which cannot be obtained without the use of information technology and where the delivery of the service is essentially automated.

Starting 1 january 2020 a 6 service tax will be implemented for digital service providers in the country. Service tax on digital services find hs code date and time. Malaysia digital service tax rules at a rate of 6 brought foreign suppliers of digital services into scope from the start of 2020.

Effective 1st january 2020 service tax was levied on any digital service provided by a foreign registered person to any consumer in malaysia. This move was in line with the government s plan to level the playing field in malaysia between local. No more digital service tax for exabytes digital services as stated at the guide on.

Digital service tax in malaysia taxes on the digital economy. Clarification on key aspects of the new law are set out in a royal malaysian customs department customs guide on digital services the guide published on 20 august 2019. Malaysia is the second country in south east asia to introduce such a tax along with singapore.

The rate is 6. Digital services as issued by the royal malaysian customs department. This implementation comes into effect for.

07 10 2020 sales tax person exempted from payment of tax amendment no 2 order 2020 more. Beginning 1 january 2020 the malaysian government will be imposing the digital service tax dst in malaysia applicable on all digital services imported by consumers in malaysia under the business to consumer b2c regime. Malaysia digital service tax extended to supplies from foreign digital service providers on january 1 2020.