This tax is imposed on certain
goods and services provided in certain prescribed establishments.
The goods include
food
drinks and
tobacco
While the main services
are
provision of rooms for
lodging
provision of premises
for meetings, conventions, and cultural and fashion shows
health services, and
professional and consultancy services provided by legal, engineering, surveyor,
architectural, accounting, advertising, consultancy firms, insurance companies,
motor vehicles service and repair centers, telecommunication services, security
and guard services, recreational clubs, estate agents, parking space services,
courier service firms, dentists, veterinary doctors
provision of accommodation
and food by private hospitals and credit cards companies.
The tax base has been widened
to include services
provided by the car rental
agencies licensed under the Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board Act 1987 and
having an annual sales turnover of RM300,000 and above;
employment agencies
having an annual sales turnover of RM150,000 and above; and
companies providing management
services including project management/coordinating services having an annual
sales turnover of RM300,000 and above.
Currently, all large hotels
having more than 25 rooms and restaurants within or outside hotels are subject
to this tax.
Generally, the imposition
of service tax is subject to a specific threshold based on annual turnover ranging
from RM150,000 to RM500,000.