How to Create an SST-Compliant Invoice in Malaysia (2026)

If you run a business in Malaysia, the invoice is the document that actually gets you paid — and if you are SST-registered, it also has to be correct. A sloppy invoice slows down payment and can cause problems at tax time. The good news: a compliant invoice is not complicated once you know what belongs on it.

This guide covers what a Malaysian tax invoice needs in 2026, how SST is applied, and how Faktur.my produces a correct one for you automatically.

What belongs on a Malaysian tax invoice

Whether you call it an invoice or a bill, a professional Malaysian invoice should clearly show all of the following:

• Your company name, address, and business registration number (SSM / ROB)
• The words "Tax Invoice" if you are SST-registered, plus your SST registration number
• A unique, sequential invoice number (for example INV-2026-0048)
• The issue date and the payment due date
• Your customer’s name and billing address
• A line-by-line breakdown: description, quantity, unit price, and amount
• The subtotal, any discount, the SST amount, and the total due
• Payment instructions — your bank account or a DuitNow QR code

SST at 6% and 8% — which one applies?

Sales and Service Tax is charged at different rates depending on what you sell. Many services fall under the 8% service tax rate, while some categories remain at 6%. The important thing for your invoice is that the tax is calculated on the correct base and shown as a separate line — never quietly baked into the price.

In Faktur.my you set the SST rate per line item or across the whole invoice, and the correct tax amount is calculated and printed automatically. No lookup tables, no manual multiplication.

Do it in seconds, not minutes

Once your company details are saved and your customers are in your CRM, creating an invoice is mostly selecting and confirming. Pick the client, add your line items, apply SST, and the PDF is ready — auto-numbered, branded with your logo, and complete with a DuitNow QR so clients can pay on the spot.

From there you can send the invoice by email directly, or download the PDF. When the money arrives, mark it as paid and your records stay accurate without any extra bookkeeping.

The bottom line

A compliant invoice is just a clear one: correct details, a visible tax line, and a sequential number. Get the template right once and every invoice after that is effortless. That is exactly what Faktur.my is built to do — so you can spend less time formatting documents and more time running your business.