Q&A: [UPDATED] GENERAL QUESTIONS ABOUT GST FROM 6% TO 0%

[Updated 25/5/18: Amendment of FAQ about GST reduction 6% to 0%]

Following the Gazette Order issued by the government, GST will be reduced from 6% to 0% with effective from 1/6/18.

During this transition period, you might have many “How to Do” questions to ask.

The major changes (as compared with FAQ which published on 16/5/18) are as follow:

  • Sales zero rated tax code is named SR- 0%
  • Purchase/ expenses zero rated code is named ZP
  • 0% sales is mapping to column 5a 5b instead of column 10 in GST 03 report
  • It is compulsory to issue tax invoice (using existing format)
  • Shall you accidentally added 6% in invoice after 601, you may issue CN for correction
  • Invoice issued before 601, but delivery & payment after 601, it is subject to 0%
  • Price tag must be changed to 0% before end of June

Please find below link to download the official Q&A prepared by Bahagian GST, Ibu Pejabat. Download the updated copy from here:

FAQ (BM) – UPDATED 22.5.18 – 5PM

FAQ (BI) – UPDATED 25.5.18 – 10.30AM

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