- Inland Revenue released draft guidance on GST treatment for payment processing or facilitation services to merchants.
- Applies to entities like payment service providers, BNPL providers, and payment technology suppliers.
- Provides a framework to determine if services to merchants are financial services and thus GST exempt or zero-rated.
- Explains how to identify single or multiple supplies with different GST treatments.
- Submissions on the draft are due by 8 December 2025.
Source: taxathand.com
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