- The Royal Malaysian Customs Department issued amended and new service tax policies in October 2025, expanding the scope of service tax effective from 1 July 2025.
- Key updates include targeted reliefs and exemptions for financial services, rental or leasing services, construction work, education, and private healthcare.
- Financial services: Exemption for management services of fixed price funds now applies to Amanah Saham Nasional Berhad; insurance/takaful companies may get exemptions on reinsurance/re-takaful services under specific conditions.
- Rental or leasing services: Updated exemption conditions for non-reviewable contracts (must be signed and stamped by 9 June 2025); group relief clarified and expanded to include overseas group companies.
- Additional clarifications and compliance requirements introduced for certain exemptions.
Source: taxathand.com
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