- The Royal Malaysian Customs Department issued new and amended service tax policies effective retroactively from 1 July 2025, impacting private healthcare and rental/leasing services.
- Private healthcare services receive service tax exemptions for consultations, traditional and complementary medicine, allied health services, certain accommodation and F&B services (from 1 September 2018 to 30 June 2025), health screening for non-citizen workers, and services to diplomats/international organizations.
- Exemptions are subject to specific conditions, including no refunds if service tax was already collected.
- Malaysian citizens are exempt from service tax on healthcare, traditional and complementary medicine, and allied health services; the new exemptions mainly apply to non-citizens.
- Rental or leasing services are also addressed in the new policies (details not included in the provided text).
Source: taxathand.com
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