Security Company and Directors Charged with Service Tax Fraud

  • 📰 theSundaily
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 61 sec. here
  • 8 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 45%
  • Publisher: 51%

Business News

Security Company and Directors Charged with Service Tax Fraud
TAX FRAUD,SECURITY COMPANY,MALAYSIA

A Malaysian security company and its directors face charges for allegedly failing to pay service tax amounting to RM186,909.08 from 2021 to 2024.

A security company and its four directors were charged in the Sessions Court with seven counts of failing to pay service tax, amounting to RM186,909.08, including penalties, over a period from 2021 to 2024. Syarikat Perisai Sepadu Security Sdn Bhd and its directors - Mohd Yusoff Yunus, his daughter Mira Nabihah, and Ahmad Afwan Mazlan - pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Lawyer Azrul Alias, representing all accused, informed the court that another accused, Marini Najihah, Mohd Yusoff's daughter, was unable to attend today’s proceedings as she was sitting for an examination. According to the charges, the defendants allegedly failed to pay service tax to the director-general of Customs for various taxable periods. These included RM22,603.30 for the period from July 1, 2021, to Aug 31, 2021; RM14,656.21 from Nov 1, 2021, to Dec 31, 2021; and RM20,576.47 from March 1, 2022, to April 30, 2022. The accused are also registered taxable persons under the Service Tax Act 2018, who failed to remit tax amounts of RM16,213.48, RM16,611.70, RM21,561.30, and RM21,284.03 for subsequent taxable periods. The offences were allegedly committed at the Royal Malaysian Customs Department Terengganu branch office, between Oct 1, 2021, and April 2, 2024. The charges are framed under Section 26(8) of the Service Tax Act 2018, which carries a penalty of a fine up to RM50,000, imprisonment for up to three years, or both, upon conviction. Additionally, under Section 26(10) and Section 69(1) of the same law, the accused are required to pay a penalty amounting to RM53,402.5

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

theSundaily /  🏆 25. in UK
 

United Kingdom United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom United Kingdom Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Petrol Station Company and Directors Charged for Exceeding Diesel Sale LimitPetrol Station Company and Directors Charged for Exceeding Diesel Sale LimitA petrol station company and two directors face charges for exceeding the permitted limit for diesel sales to a lorry.
Source: UMonline - 🏆 27. / 51 Read more »

Petrol Station Company and Directors Charged Over Diesel Excess SalePetrol Station Company and Directors Charged Over Diesel Excess SaleA petrol station company, Lestari Kasturi Sdn Bhd, and its two directors, Lim Kok Ban and Othman Mohamad Supian, have been charged in court for allegedly selling over 6,500 liters of diesel, exceeding the permitted limit, to a lorry driver in August 2023. The company and directors face hefty fines under the Control of Supplies Regulations 1974.
Source: staronline - 🏆 4. / 75 Read more »

Petroleum Station Company and Directors Charged for Exceeding Diesel Sale LimitPetroleum Station Company and Directors Charged for Exceeding Diesel Sale LimitA petroleum company and its two directors were charged in court for exceeding the allowed limit of diesel sales to a lorry.
Source: theSundaily - 🏆 25. / 51 Read more »

Former Company Directors Fined for Misusing Company FundsFormer Company Directors Fined for Misusing Company FundsTwo former directors of a Malaysian company were fined RM100,000 each for illegally using company funds as bonuses for themselves.
Source: UMonline - 🏆 27. / 51 Read more »