Since Budget 2014 was announced on Friday, There's been a slew of new articles being printed/posted/shared/circulated, explaining how GST works. As a financial planning blog, I too feel the obligation to post an article about GST based on my understanding and research so far.
What is GST?
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Stands for Goods and Service Tax
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Also known as Value Added Tax (VAT) in other countries
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Levied on the supply of goods and services at each stage of the supply chain from the supplier up to the retail stage of the distribution
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Is a broad based consumption tax covering all sectors of the economy i.e all goods and services made in Malaysia including imports.
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Will effectively replace two existing taxes (Sales Tax and Service Tax) by 1st April 2015
How GST replaces Existing Sales Tax?
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