existing staff cannot cope...

Does the government knows the issue in practical terms? In the motor trade, parts as required to repair any vehicle are likely outsourced as the needs arise. So when the items are acquired and listed in the invoice as GST inclusive, the lazy clerk too busy may just take the inclusive price and add a margin for handling charges and bill the consumer twice for GST. It would be time consuming to charge the items minus GST as it is computed for each items. Each calculation may take a few minutes and if there are 1,000 such items, a day work is not enough when the bill has to go out to the consumers. The same company cannot afford a few more staff when an 8 hours work per day is only 480 minutes. So such companies would face penalties.

very hard to get capable workers on GST

Kastam ‘dukacita’ cuma 26 pendaftar cukai GST hantar penyata 22 Mei 2015 12:22 AM 0 0 Google +0 Hamzah SUNDANG (kiri) mengadakan sidang akhbar mengenai perkembangan HAMZAH SUNDANG (kiri) mengadakan sidang akhbar mengenai perkembangan pelaksanaan GST di Kuala Terengganu, kelmarin. TERENGGANU 21 Mei – Jabatan Kastam Diraja Malaysia (JKDM) Terengganu ‘dukacita’ dengan sambutan dingin pendaftar cukai barang dan perkhidmatan (GST) di negeri ini yang masih gagal menyerahkan borang penyata GST 03 masing-masing sebelum tamat tempoh pada 31 Mei ini. Pengarahnya, Datuk Hamzah Sundang menegaskan, sehubu­ngan itu, pihaknya memberi amaran kepada 786 pendaftar terbabit agar segera berbuat demikian dalam tempoh 10 hari ini dan jika gagal mereka bakal berdepan tindakan tegas. Beliau menjelaskan, mereka boleh dikenakan tindakan di bawah Seksyen 41 Akta GST 2014 yang memperuntukkan hukuman denda tidak melebihi RM50,000 atau penjara tidak melebihi tiga tahun atau kedua-duanya sekali. Menurutnya, setakat ini, hanya 26 pendaftar yang menyerahkan borang penyata tersebut kepada pihak Kastam melibatkan nilai bayaran cukai berjumlah RM140,042.42 sen. Daripada 26 pendaftar itu, kata beliau, sebanyak 19 pendaftar yang terdiri daripada syarikat atau individu adalah dari daerah ini manakala tujuh lagi di sekitar Kemaman. “Sepatutnya, mengikut yang ditetapkan dengan penyerahan borang penyata GST 03 itu sehingga 31 Mei ini, unjuran hasil GST tempatan bagi bulan Mei ini adalah RM949,571.11 sen manakala unjuran bagi tahun 2015 adalah RM46.4 juta. “Sebab itulah soal hantar pe­nyata (borang 03) sangat penting, kalau tak hantar bermakna bayaran tak ada. Kita amat beri penekanan soal menghantar borang penyata ini dan sebab itu juga kesalahannya sangat berat,” katanya. Beliau berkata demikian dalam sidang akhbar bersama Pejabat Perdagangan Dalam Nege­ri, Koperasi dan Kepenggunaan Terengganu (PPDNKK) mengenai GST di Wisma Darul Iman di sini semalam. Yang turut hadir ialah Penolong Pengarah Kanan yang juga Ketua Unit Anti Pencatutan PPDNKK Terengganu, Saidi Ismail. Menurut Hamzah, sehingga 15 Mei lalu, sebanyak 6,367 syarikat dan individu di Terengganu telah selesai mendaftar GST dengan jabatan kastam. Beliau turut menarik perhatian, pihaknya menerima sedikit aduan berkaitan GST di Terengganu apabila setakat 30 April lalu, hanya 71 aduan diterima kerana pelbagai kesalahan termasuk invois tidak ditulis tangan, maklumat tidak lengkap, tiada nombor pendaftaran GST dan sebagainya. - See more at: http://www.utusan.com.my/berita/wilayah/kastam-8216-dukacita-8217-cuma-26-pendaftar-cukai-gst-hantar-penyata-1.94289#sthash.gRKdAhw7.dpuf

1,000 risky GST statements to face legal action

1,000 risky GST statements to face legal action Legal action will be taken against nearly 1,000 risky Goods and Services Tax (GST) statements sent from May 1, said Customs Department GST director T Subromaniam. He said the agency's review through the MyGST system revealed there was a possibility of inaccurate declaration, underpayment of GDT, overclaims on tax input, tax evasion or tax fraud. "The sophisticated computerised MyGST will conduct analysis and mark risky statements. Statements identified as risky will be audited and investigated further," he told a media conference on GST in Putrajaya today. He said the department had received 5,000 statements up to date and many of the companies with risky statements were from small and medium enterprises (SMEs). "The department will not compromise on any fraud and we will conduct audit soon on accounts and statements that are doubtful," he said. He said traders making mistakes while filling up the statements were allowed to correct them but who deliberately wanted to cheat would be firmly dealt with, including court action. The MyGST system could detect any discrepancy by emitting 'red alert while the GST Audit Compliance Division had been mobilised to audit and visit companies that had been identified, he said. 'GST We Bear' slogan prohibited On another development, Subromaniam said the use of slogans such as 'GST Kami Tanggung' (GST We Bear) by traders were not permitted as it confused consumers as if GST was not imposed on the purchase of the goods. "This practice will give an inccurate picture to local and foreign investors that GST must be absorbed amd will be a cost to their ventures when they invest in Malaysia," he said. - Bernama

businesses dying?

http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/298123 “GST has caused financial hardship, forcing many traditional businesses like sundry shops, hardware shops and traditional Chinese medicine shop to close down. “There was even a businessman in Telok Intan who attempted suicide because of GST,” Lim added. “Can Teng answer why he supports instead of opposing the GST and what has he done to oppose lessen the burden of the people caused the GST?” Lim asked