NO MORE SERVICE TAX ON CREDIT CARD

No more service tax on credit cards

Published: Monday March 23, 2015 MYT 12:00:00 AM
Updated: Monday March 23, 2015 MYT 11:18:25 AM

PETALING JAYA: Credit card holders will have to pay the 6% Goods and Services Tax (GST) on the card’s annual fee, but the RM50 service tax will be dropped.

“Some banks may however waive the annual fee upon request.

“Then in such cases, there will be no GST payable,” said Association of Banks in Malaysia executive director Chuah Mei Lin.

Banking sources explained that the GST on the annual fee might vary from RM53 to RM500, depending on the type of card.

They said that cardholders could use their loyalty points or rebates to offset the 6% tax.

Chuah said the implementation of GST would also mean that the RM50 Government service tax on the principal cardholder and RM25 on each supplementary card, which has been imposed since Jan 1, 2010, would be abolished.

“Beginning April 1, this service tax will be abolished in accordance with the GST Act,” she said in a statement.

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