News & Reviews:   digital tax

If you're not convinced about how big online transactions can be, you just need to see the figures for 2020. Our government announced a new Digital Services Tax last year that targeted online platforms like Google Play, Sony PlayStation Store, and more. Today, the amount collected was announced.

When our government declared that platforms or services offering digital content are to be taxed in 2020, many of us were right to be concerned for our pockets. More and more companies are starting to implement this digital tax for services in Malaysia and the list is increasing. Following Google and Facebook, Sony has announced that the 6% tax will be added to the PlayStation Store for Malaysia.

ATTENTION! For those who are currently subscribed to any streaming service or cloud storage service, bear in mind that you will have to pay 6% more of the price starting from next year. We have actually noticed that the tax imposement would be coming to us from the budget report that was announced earlier this year. However, a recent G Suite email was sent to users to remind them that the 6% will be coming to haunt you sooner than you’ll ever realize.