Malaysia will raise its e-Invoice exemption threshold from RM1 million to RM3 million on 1 September, according to the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia, known as HASiL. The change was announced on 30 August as part of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s National Day measures for households and businesses.

The policy changes the scope of mandatory participation in digital invoicing. HASiL said more than 1.1 million businesses would benefit from exemption, describing the measure as a way to reduce the compliance burden and costs faced by micro, small and medium-sized enterprises.

That figure is the authority’s stated total benefiting from exemption. It should not be read as 1.1 million businesses becoming newly exempt solely because of the increase from RM1 million to RM3 million.

Voluntary adoption remains part of the programme

The higher threshold does not end HASiL’s effort to encourage digital invoicing among smaller firms. The authority continues to encourage voluntary participation and says it will provide education, guidance and engagement to help businesses understand the system.

Its support includes tutorials for the MyInvois portal, the MyInvois application and MyInvois e-POS. These are the practical tools around which the authority’s guidance is organised, alongside assistance for businesses that need help understanding implementation.

HASiL presented the exemption as giving smaller businesses more room to focus on continuity and growth. Its stated digitalisation objective remains the systematic recording and storage of business transactions.

Rollout already operating at scale

Implementation began on 1 August 2024. By the 30 August statement, 265,379 taxpayers had submitted more than 1.84 billion e-Invoices, according to HASiL.

Those figures describe participation and invoice submissions across the rollout, separately from the number of businesses receiving exemption.

HASiL also identified its offices and MyInvois Live Chat as channels for businesses seeking assistance. The announcement sets out the higher threshold and effective date; individual businesses still need to establish how the applicable requirements relate to their own circumstances.

Sources: Prime Minister’s Office of Malaysia; HASiL statement published by Dewan Ekonomi on 30 August 2026.