4,200 more businesses liable for sales tax

To more revenue: Wan Saadah (holding the flag) during the flag-off ceremony of the Johor Customs Department’s New Registrants Operations at the department’s headquarters in Johor Baru.

JOHOR BARU: Over 4,000 new registrants are expected to be listed for the sales tax by the Customs Department, involving companies that have reached an annual sales turnover of RM500,000 within 12 months.

Customs deputy director-general (internal tax division) Wan Saadah Mohamed Muhibuddin said the registrations would be conducted by its ground operation until Aug 31.

“Companies that have reached the annual sales threshold of RM500,000 are eligible to register for the sales and services tax (SST), which is in line with the Sales Tax Act 2018.

“We are targeting to get 4,248 new registrants consisting of various premises from restaurants, private companies, tourism and hotel services,” she said when met by reporters after the launching ceremony of the state Customs New Registrants Operations yesterday.

The programme is part of the department’s initiative to increase the country’s revenue through the registration of new businesses.

“We will be looking at the collection of sales, service and tourism taxes by new companies that have started their business or reached the RM500,000 threshold. We hope to receive cooperation from business owners in registering their businesses so that they can pay their taxes accordingly,” Wan Saadah said.

She also said all ground personnel have been tasked with helping premise owners and ensuring that only those who have met the requirements are registered.

“We welcome any feedback on how we can improve our registration and collection methods so that we can ease these processes,” she added.

State Customs director Misbahudin Parmin said a total of 546 new registrants are targeted in the state out of the total of 4,248 new registrants nationwide.

“We have deployed 40 officers and personnel to conduct ground registrations to hit this target.

“The focus will not only be in Johor Baru but statewide, especially active business districts such as Kluang, Batu Pahat, Muar and Kota Tinggi,” he said.