Exemption of RPGT, Service Tax from Jan 1, 2019


  • Nation
  • Sunday, 30 Dec 2018

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The government has agreed to exempt the real property gains tax (RPGT) to individual Malaysian citizens who dispose of their properties at a consideration price of RM200,000 and below.

According to a statement by Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng, the RPGT exemption, effective from Jan 1, 2019, were for the disposal of properties including low-cost houses, low-medium cost houses and affordable houses from the sixth year onwards.

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