Following the Finance Minister II, Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan’s announcement on 20 February 2025 in Dewan Rakyat, the Malaysian Government has agreed to postpone the e-Invoicing mandatory implementation timeline for Small and Medium Enterprises (“SMEs”) with annual sales turnover of between RM150,000 to RM500,000 to 1 January 2026 (from 1 July 2025).

More details are expected to be announced by the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (“IRBM”) in near future.

To recap, the mandatory e-Invoice implementation timeline will commence in phases (see below): -

Targeted Taxpayers

Implementation Dates

Interim Relaxation Period (or Grace Period) (^)

Taxpayers with an annual turnover or revenue of more than RM100 million

1 August 2024

1 August 2024 to 
31 January 2025

Taxpayers with an annual turnover or revenue of more than RM25 million and up to RM100 million

1 January 2025

1 January 2025 to 
30 June 2025

All other taxpayers (including new businesses commencing operations from year 2023 onwards)

1 July 2025
(less than 5 months from now)

1 July 2025 to 
31 December 2025

SMEs with annual sales turnover of between RM150,000 to RM500,000

More details are expected to be announced by the IRBM in near future.

1 January 2026

1 January 2026 to
30 June 2026

(^) With conditions. Non-compliance penalty [i.e. on conviction, be subject to a fine of not less than RM200 and not more than RM20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six (6) months or both, for EACH non-compliance] will still be applicable if taxpayers do not comply with the IRBM’s requirements during the Grace Period. 

Author

Anston Cheah
Executive Director, Tax
Lee Pei Fern
Senior Manager, Tax

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