SHAH ALAM: Puspakom clarifies that its deployment process for e-invoicing and the implementation of Tax Identification Number (TIN) is inline with the government's move to streamline tax compliance processes across the country.
Effective Aug 1, e-invoicing is set to become a national requirement mandated by the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRBM).
Contrary to recent confusion, Puspakom said e-invoicing is not a policy implemented solely by the company but rather a nationwide initiative mandated by the IRBM.
As part of its commitment to assisting customers with this transition, Puspakom is proactively implementing the requirement of TIN starting July 25.
This early implementation is intended to facilitate a smooth transition for Puspakom customers and ensure compliance ahead of the official deadline.
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Puspakom CEO Mahmood Razak Bahman said the company understood the importance of compliance with national regulations.
"We are committed to supporting our customers throughout this process. The early rollout at Puspakom will enable us to iron out any glitches that may occur," he said.
Mahmood also gave an assurance that the implementation of e-invoicing and TIN would not cause customers delays or longer queues at Puspakom inspection centres.
"The process of collecting the TIN is seamlessly integrated into the on-line booking stage through MyPUSPAKOM website, rather than during the inspection itself.
"Customers only need to update their TIN details on MyPUSPAKOM once, and future bookings will already be as it is right now," he said.
Mahmood said individuals or private customers need not have TIN to make inspection bookings with Puspakom as the identity card (IC) number is sufficient for booking purposes.
"To further clarify, for individuals, their TIN is actually the same as their individual tax file numbers. Likewise, for companies, their TIN is equivalent of their company tax file number typically used for tax filing purposes,” he added.
Individuals who are not taxpayers however may still use their IC number to make bookings.
The process of obtaining a TIN for those who require it can be completed online at www.mytax.hasil.gov.my.
This includes foreigners as well as individuals who are not registered taxpayers.
