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Federal Court Rules on Sales Tax Exemption Interpretation for Export Packaging Materials in Malaysia

  • The Malaysian Federal Court ruled in favor of the Director General of Customs, denying Wintercorn Malaysia Sdn Bhd a sales tax exemption for packaging materials used in exporting edible oil.
  • The Court upheld the Court of Appeal’s decision, which had reversed a previous High Court ruling in favor of Wintercorn.
  • The case centered on the interpretation of item 57 of schedule A of the Sales Tax (Persons Exempted from Payment of Tax) Order 2018.
  • The decision highlights the need for taxpayers to carefully review and select the correct exemption items when applying for indirect tax exemptions.
  • Deloitte Malaysia expressed concern about the reasoning and potential impact of the decision on the interpretation of key indirect tax exemption orders.

Source: taxathand.com

Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.



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