Devices

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• Is Service Tax applicable on my devices purchase?

  No, outright purchases of device (Smartphones, Modems, Mesh, Phone accessories) are classified as goods and therefore not subject to Service Tax. 

• Are the payments or instalments I pay under a device contract (e.g. Maxis Device Contract or Maxis Zerolution or Zerolution360) subject to Service Tax?

  No. Your device payment for Maxis device contracts is considered as purchase of goods and therefore not subject to Service Tax.

  Instalments under Maxis Zerolution are also not impacted by the Service Tax on rental effective 1 July 2025 as device ownership is transferred to the customer upon completion of the contract tenure, classifying the transaction as a sale of goods.   
  

• Are the subscriptions I pay for my Maxis Home Solar subject to Service Tax?

  No. Instalments under Maxis Home Solar are not impacted by the Service Tax on rental effective 1 July 2025 as solar panels ownership are transferred to the customer upon completion of the contract tenure, classifying the transaction as a sale of goods.  

• If I terminate my device contract within the contract period, is the Early Termination Charge subject to Service Tax?

  Early Termination Charge is considered as penalty and therefore not subject to Service Tax.