## Malaysia SST Calculator for Restaurants

URL: https://minimalpos.com/tools/malaysia-sst-calculator

Work out the service tax on a Malaysian food and beverage bill. Enter the subtotal, add a service charge if your venue applies one, and see exactly how the bill breaks down. The calculator uses 6%, which is the rate for food and beverage preparation — a point a lot of online sources get wrong.

### Features

- 6% F&B service tax rate (Group B), not the 8% general rate
- Optional service charge, applied before tax
- Line-by-line bill breakdown
- Reverse mode — work back from a tax-inclusive total
- Explains when an outlet is not required to charge service tax at all

### How it relates to MinimalPOS

Calculating tax by hand is fine for one bill and impractical for a service. MinimalPOS applies your service tax and service charge to every order automatically, prints them as separate lines on the receipt, and reports what you collected across a shift.

**Is SST on restaurant food 6% or 8% in Malaysia?** 6%. When Malaysia's general service tax rose to 8% on 1 March 2024, food and beverage preparation was explicitly excluded and stayed at 6% under Group B. A restaurant charging 8% on food and drink is over-collecting.

**Is service charge applied before or after SST?** Service charge is applied to the subtotal first, and service tax is calculated on the total including the service charge. So a RM100 bill with a 10% service charge is RM110, and 6% service tax on that is RM6.60, giving RM116.60.

**Does every Malaysian restaurant have to charge service tax?** No. Service tax only applies once you are registered, which depends on your rolling 12-month taxable turnover against the Group B threshold. Smaller outlets below the threshold do not charge it. Check your own registration status before switching it on in a POS.

**Is service charge a tax?** No. Service charge is a pricing decision by the venue and is not required by law. Service tax is a government tax. They are different things, and they should appear as separate lines on the bill.