KUALA LUMPUR: The number of companies registering for the Goods and Services Tax (GST) was at 102,979 as of October 23, an increase of 2,192 from the previous day, said the Royal Malaysian Customs Department.
In a statement today, it said the latest data showed that more companies were registering for the GST to meet the December 31 deadline.
The government's target is to get 140,000 companies to register under the new tax structure to be implemented on April 1, 2015.-- Bernama