Guides for Malaysian SMEs
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Plain-English explainers on the Malaysian tax, payroll and compliance topics small businesses keep running into — e-Invoice, monthly tax deductions and SST. General information, not advice; we link the official source on every guide so you can verify the current rules.
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LHDN e-Invoice (MyInvois) for Malaysian SMEs: a plain-English guide
Malaysia is moving every business onto electronic invoicing through the Inland Revenue Board (LHDN/HASiL) and its MyInvois platform. The change is being introduced in phases…
Read the guide →PCB / MTD (Monthly Tax Deduction) for Malaysian employers
If you employ staff in Malaysia, you are responsible for deducting income tax from their pay each month and sending it to LHDN. This is Potongan Cukai Bulanan (PCB), also…
Read the guide →SST in Malaysia for SMEs: registration, sales tax vs service tax, and SST-02
Malaysia’s Sales and Service Tax (SST) is administered by the Royal Malaysian Customs Department (RMCD). It is not a single tax — it is two separate taxes with different…
Read the guide →EPF, SOCSO & EIS: a Malaysian employer’s statutory contributions explained
On top of withholding income tax from staff pay, a Malaysian employer must also make statutory contributions to three separate funds: EPF, SOCSO and EIS. These are not taxes…
Read the guide →Connect Claude or ChatGPT to your accounting books (Malaysia, 2026)
You can now ask your accounting books questions in plain language — from inside Claude, ChatGPT or another AI assistant you already use — and have it read the answer straight…
Read the guide →Deferred revenue & MFRS 15 for Malaysian SMEs, in plain words
If customers pay you up front for something you deliver over months — an annual software plan, a 12-month retainer, a term of tuition — the cash arrives today but the income is…
Read the guide →Recurring invoices & subscription billing for Malaysian businesses, in plain words
If you bill the same customers again and again — a monthly retainer, an annual plan, a gym membership, a maintenance contract — the invoicing itself becomes the job. Do it by…
Read the guide →Payment gateway fees & reconciliation for Malaysian businesses, in plain words
A customer pays you RM1,000 online. A day or two later, RM975-ish lands in your bank. Where did the rest go, and how should your books show it? This guide explains payment…
Read the guide →Shopify and LHDN e-Invoice in Malaysia: which sales are yours to submit
A Malaysian seller who runs a Shopify store and a Shopee shop is running two different arrangements, and LHDN treats them differently for e-Invoice. On your own store you sell…
Read the guide →PERKESO Lindung 24 Jam (SKBBK): what Malaysian employers deduct, and why the maximum is RM44.65
From 1 June 2026, PERKESO extended cover to accidents that happen outside working hours through Skim Kemalangan Bukan Bencana Kerja (SKBBK), marketed as “Lindung 24 Jam”. It is…
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