What is Tax Invoice? How to issue Tax Invoice?
Tax invoice is standard format invoice required under GST system. All companies who have registered with Royal Customs Malaysia (RMC) must issue Tax Invoices to their customers.
Failure to issue CORRECT Tax Invoice may result in fine & penalty of not more than RM300,000 or imprisonment of not more than 2 years or both.
A GST-registered company must have a valid Tax invoice from the supplier in order to claim back the GST they have paid on the purchase for their business. A tax invoice is the primary evidence to support an Input Tax Credit claim.
The name of Profoma invoice, Temporary invoice or Sale invoice are not allowed to be used by the registered companies.
When to issue Tax Invoice?
Tax invoice must be issued within 21 days from the time of the supply (means date of goods delivered or services rendered).
Tax invoice is not required for Zero-Rated Supply and also cannot be issued for supply of second-hand goods and imported services.
Particulars to be shown in the tax invoice are as follows:
Words of ‘Tax Invoice’ must be clearly stated
Invoice serial number
Date of the invoice
Name, address & GST Registration Number of the Registered Company
Name & address of the customer
Detailed description of the goods and/or services supplied
Quantity of the goods and/or services supplied
Discount, if any
Total sale amount before GST
Rate of tax (6%)
Total GST charged
Total sale amount including GST