Company, board of directors fined for failing to make service tax payment

TAWAU: A company and its board of directors were fined a total of RM45,000 after pleading guilty to 15 counts of failing to furnish service tax payments involving more than RM150,000 between 2019 and 2021.

The Agensi Pekerjaan Sri Balung Sdn Bhd, Loo See Chiang, 46, Choi Kiong, 48, and Lim Ten Kiong, 42, pleaded guilty before Sessions Court judge Rosli Ahmad.

Choi became a board member after Lim left. Loo also appeared on behalf of the company.

For the first charge, the company, Loo and Lim, failed to make a service tax payment (including penalty) amounting to RM17,564.71 between March 1 and April 30, 2019.