LHDN-approved payroll software in Malaysia: what the list actually means

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Almost every payroll vendor in Malaysia says it is “LHDN approved”. There is a real scheme behind that phrase, and it is narrower than the badge suggests. This guide explains exactly what LHDN verifies, where the public list lives, and how to check a vendor yourself instead of taking a logo at face value.

The short version

LHDN verifies one thing: that a payroll system’s Monthly Tax Deduction (PCB) calculation meets IRBM’s published specification. It is not an endorsement of the rest of the product.
The proof is public. LHDN maintains a list of software providers that comply, on hasil.gov.my, updated roughly fortnightly. Check the list, not the badge on a vendor’s website.
The list says so in its own words: an employer using a listed provider’s computerised payroll system need not obtain further verification from IRBM.
KWSP and PERKESO run no equivalent scheme. “EPF-approved” or “SOCSO-approved” payroll software does not exist; those agencies publish contribution schedules and file formats only.
Being on the list does not mean the vendor files for you. PCB has no public submission API — the employer still submits through e-PCB Plus and pays by the 15th.
Taokeh (Enya Venture) is entry 256 on that list, effective 13 August 2026.

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What LHDN actually verifies

The scheme has a precise name: verification of the Monthly Tax Deduction computerised calculation method — in Malay, Kaedah Pengiraan Berkomputer PCB. It checks arithmetic, not features.

LHDN publishes a calculation specification for each year. A vendor implements it, then answers LHDN’s official “MTD Testing Questions” for that year using its own engine.
An officer marks those answers against a withheld key. Wrong figures come back marked, and the vendor revises and resubmits until they agree.
When they agree, IRBM issues a written confirmation that the vendor’s MTD calculation meets its standard and required specification.
The vendor is then published on LHDN’s list of software providers that comply with the MTD calculation specification.
Because the specification is reissued annually with the Budget, staying accurate is a yearly obligation, not a one-off certificate. IRBM can also withdraw a listing.
As at August 2026, this is the only vendor-verification scheme any Malaysian statutory agency runs for payroll software (source: LHDN).

Where the list is, and how to read it

The list is a PDF published on hasil.gov.my under the employer section, titled “Senarai Pembekal Perisian Sistem Penggajian Berkomputer/Majikan Yang Menepati Spesifikasi Pengiraan PCB”.

Go to the [official list page on hasil.gov.my](https://www.hasil.gov.my/majikan/senarai-pembekal-perisian-atau-majikan/) rather than bookmarking the PDF. The PDF’s filename carries its date and changes roughly fortnightly, so a saved link goes stale.
Search the PDF by COMPANY name, not brand name. Vendors are listed as the legal entity that applied, which is often not the product you know — the trading name may appear only in the URL column beside it.
Each row carries an effective date. That is the date the vendor’s calculation was confirmed, and it is what tells you whether a listing is recent or a decade old.
If a vendor is not on the list, that is a question to ask them, not proof of anything: they may be mid-application, or listed under a parent company’s name.
The figures and process above are as at August 2026 and come from LHDN’s own list page. Confirm the current position there before relying on it.

What being on the list does not mean

The marketing badge and the actual credential part company here, so it is worth naming the gap plainly.

It says nothing about leave, claims, attendance, reporting, security or support. Those were never examined.
It is not an e-invoice credential. LHDN runs no approval scheme for e-Invoice or MyInvois software at all, so any “LHDN-approved e-invoicing” claim is describing something that does not exist.
It does not mean the software submits or pays on your behalf. PCB has no public submission API — the employer files through e-PCB Plus on MyTax and pays by the 15th of the following month (as at August 2026, source: LHDN).
It says nothing about EPF, SOCSO or EIS. KWSP and PERKESO publish contribution schedules and file layouts, and run no vendor approval, so the honest claim there is that a system transcribes the published Jadual — which you can check against the agency’s own table on any payslip.
It does not make the employer’s liability go away. You remain responsible for deducting and remitting the correct PCB, whatever software produced the number.

How to check a payroll vendor in three minutes

A short routine that beats reading anyone’s homepage, including this one:

Open the list page on hasil.gov.my and search the current PDF for the vendor’s company name and, failing that, its website address.
Note the effective date on the row you find, and check the year of the specification the vendor says it implements.
Ask the vendor for the confirmation letter itself, not a badge. A verified vendor has one and can show you its reference number and date.
Run one real salary through the vendor’s output and compare it against LHDN’s own calculator at calcpcbplus.hasil.gov.my. Same inputs, same answer, or ask why.
Separately check any EPF, SOCSO and EIS figures against the published Jadual — those are read off banded tables, not computed as a flat percentage, and rounding a percentage gives the wrong sen.

Where Taokeh sits on that list

Taokeh, the Malaysian SME accounting software by Enya Venture, went through the process described above and states the outcome with its exact scope.

In August 2026 LHDN confirmed in writing that Taokeh’s PCB/MTD 2026 calculation meets IRBM standard and required specification — letter reference 2026-256, dated 13 August 2026.
Taokeh appears on the public list as entry 256, under the operating entity Enya Venture, effective 13 August 2026. You can verify that yourself at the link above; please do.
The confirmation covers the calculation. It is not a blanket endorsement of the product, and we would rather say so than let a badge imply otherwise.
Taokeh builds the CP39, EPF and SOCSO+EIS files from your approved run; you upload and pay through each agency’s own channel. Nothing is submitted on your behalf.
The full picture — payslips, leave, claims, the staff portal and payroll posting straight into your double-entry books — is on the payroll software page.

Frequently asked questions

Does LHDN approve payroll software?

It verifies one part of it. LHDN checks that a payroll system’s Monthly Tax Deduction (PCB) calculation meets IRBM’s published specification, issues a written confirmation, and publishes the vendor on a public list on hasil.gov.my. Nothing else about the product is examined, so treat “LHDN approved” as a statement about the tax arithmetic.

Where can I see the official list?

On hasil.gov.my, under the employer section, as “Senarai Pembekal Perisian Sistem Penggajian Berkomputer/Majikan Yang Menepati Spesifikasi Pengiraan PCB”. Use the list page rather than a saved PDF link — the PDF is reissued roughly fortnightly and its filename carries the date (as at August 2026, source: LHDN).

Is there LHDN-approved e-invoice software too?

No. LHDN runs no approval or certification scheme for e-Invoice or MyInvois software, so a vendor claiming one is describing something that does not exist. What does exist is LHDN’s published technical specification and its own validation of each submitted document (as at August 2026, source: LHDN).

Is any payroll software approved by KWSP or PERKESO?

No, because no such scheme exists for anyone. KWSP and PERKESO publish contribution schedules and the file layouts their systems accept. The meaningful test is whether a system transcribes those published tables faithfully — check any payslip against the agency’s own Jadual.

Do I still have to submit PCB myself if my software is listed?

Yes. PCB has no public submission API, so employers file through e-PCB Plus on MyTax and pay by the 15th of the following month. Listed software prepares the CP39 file and the figures; the submission and the payment remain yours (as at August 2026, source: LHDN).

Updated August 2026

This guide is general information for Malaysian SMEs, not tax, legal or accounting advice. Always confirm current rules and figures with the relevant authority or your own adviser.

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