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The latest issue of the Australian GST Journal (Volume 15 Part 2) contains the following material:
Article
GST treatment of commercial and Islamic banking – Rengasamy Thambu Doraisamy
The introduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST) in Malaysia since 1 April 2014 has attracted the interest of the general community, business community, professionals and academics nationwide. To assist the understanding of GST and its implications on specific business areas, the Royal Malaysian Customs Department has provided over 55 Industry Guides. This article highlights the GST implications on banking services offered by both Commercial banks and Islamic banks in respect of three types of supplies that are either exempt, standard rated or zero-rated. Financial services undertaken by commercial banks such as cash deposits or withdrawals, late payment or finance charges are exempt from GST. Profits derived by Islamic banks as a result of deposit-taking through various types of accounts are not subject to GST. Nevertheless, when Islamic banks and financial institutions provide fee-based services, the income derived from these services is subject to GST.
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CASE NOTE – Gina Lazanas and Robyn Thomas
- Rio Tinto Services Limited: No input tax credit relief – Gina Lazanas and Robyn Thomas
- Be reasonable – Apportion it my way – Chris Sievers
For the pdf version of the table of contents, click here: Westlaw AU – AGSTJ Vol 15 No 2 Contents or here: Checkpoint – AGSTJ Vol 15 No 2 Contents.
