Malaysia tax & financial deadlines
LHDN income tax and employer obligations, plus Royal Malaysian Customs SST.
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Upcoming deadlines
Depends on your own dates or a set rule
These follow your financial year, reporting period, payment date or a business-day rule, so no single calendar date is shown.
Company income tax return
Form CFile & payWithin 7 months after the end of the accounting period.
Annual return and balance of tax payable.
Applies to: Resident companies
Authority: Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (LHDN)LHDN — Return form due datesLast checked Sunday 4 October 2026Withholding tax payment
PayWithin one month after paying or crediting the non-resident.
Remit withholding tax deducted.
Applies to: Payers making qualifying payments to non-residents
Authority: Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (LHDN)LHDN — Withholding taxLast checked Sunday 4 October 2026Sales and service tax return
SST-02File & payVerification pendingBy the last day of the month after the end of the taxable period.
Return and payment for each two-month taxable period.
Applies to: Businesses registered for sales tax or service tax
Authority: Royal Malaysian Customs DepartmentRoyal Malaysian Customs — MySSTLast checked Sunday 4 October 2026