Businessman fined RM22,000 for multiple counts of failing to submit SST returns

By DURIE RAINER FONG

KOTA KINABALU: A businessman has pleaded guilty at the Sessions Court here to 22 charges of failing to submit sales and service tax (SST) returns for some three years from 2019.

Awang Zainal Awang admitted to the charges before Sessions judge Egusra Ali on Thursday (Feb 16).

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