STAMP DUTY SELF-ASSESSMENT: Critical HR & Finance Compliance Actions Before 2026

07 Oct, 2025, CONCORDE HOTEL KUALA LUMPUR

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Ms. YONG MEI SIM has over 35 years in Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (“IRB”) and last held the position as Principal Assistant Director of Penang. She had served with the Payroll Taxes Unit, Field Audit and Desk Audit Unit and actively assisted IRBM’s Federal Councils in handling tax litigation cases.

 

Ms. Yong holds a Master’s Degree in Taxation from the Golden Gate University, U.S.A.

 

Ms. Yong speaks extensively nationwide, sharing her valuable experience and expertise on income tax, service tax and stamp duty updates and other relevant taxation matters.

 

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FOCUSING ON
  • Stamp Duty & Employment Contracts
  • Contracts of Service vs Contracts for Service
  • Rental Agreements & Other Trigger Events
  • Self-Assessment System – Are You Ready?
  • Q&A and Real-World Scenario Analysis
WHY YOU MUST ATTEND

Stamp Duty in Malaysia is undergoing a major transformation. With the implementation of the Stamp Duty Self-Assessment System effective 1 January 2026, the responsibility is shifting from LHDN to taxpayers and professionals like you.

Understanding the rules is no longer optional; it is essential. Gain the knowledge to accurately determine duty, avoid common errors and respond confidently to audits and disputes.

From Employment Letters to Tenancy Agreements, and Contractor Engagements to Compensation Clauses, The Stamp Duty landscape is evolving rapidly.

With self-assessment replacing adjudication next year, the burden of compliance and risk of audit penalties now falls squarely on your company.

This practical and case-driven course will:
  1. Prepare for the challenges and responsibilities of the new self-assessment regime.
  2. Decode the Differences Between Employment & Service Contracts- Critical For HR & Payroll.
  3. Clarify When and How to Stamp Rental & Tenancy Agreements, even within Group Companies.
  4. Walk You Through the Checklists For Instruments, Declarations, and Payment under
    The New Self-Assessment System.
  5. Gain the Knowledge to Accurately Determine Duty.
  6. Share Real-Life Audit Cases and Enforcement
    Actions from the IRB
  7. Avoid Common Errors and Respond Confidently to Audits or Disputes.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Whether you’re from HR, Legal, Payroll, Property, Or Finance, this full-day training will equip you with critical insights—backed by real-life audit cases and practical compliance strategies from the speaker.

This course is also suitable for Accountants, Financial Controllers, Tax & Accounting Practitioners, Business Owners, Company Secretaries and Professionals.

METHODOLOGY
A highly interactive learning session with trainer/speaker-led facilitation, live Q&As, quick polls/surveys, self-assessment quizzes and participant’s feedback on learning outcome achievement.
COURSE CONTENT
9:00

STAMP DUTY & EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS

  • Offer letters, bonuses, promotion letters, secondment of staff, appointment of interns
  • When is duty payable? What are the exemptions?
  • Real IRB case studies & employer mistakes

10.45

CONTRACTS OF SERVICE VS CONTRACTS FOR SERVICE

  • Stamp duty treatment for external
    consultants & freelancers
  • Secondment & independent contractor pitfalls
  • Checklists for classification & documentation
1:00 Lunch
2:00

RENTAL AGREEMENTS & OTHER TRIGGER EVENTS

  • Tenancy agreements between related companies
  • Expired leases & verbal renewals—still liable?
  • Novation, property transfers, and loan contracts
3:45

SELF-ASSESSMENT SYSTEM – ARE YOU READY?

  • What changes on 1 Jan 2026
  • How to calculate duty without adjudication
  • Audit trails, record-keeping & penalty risks
  Q&A AND REAL-WORLD SCENARIO ANALYSIS
5:00 End of Course