HRD Corp claimable tax, SST & e-Invoice training

Malaysian tax compliance has moved faster in the last two years than in the decade before it: the e-Invoice mandate has reached most employers, the service tax scope was widened in 2025, and LHDN audit activity continues to bite. That pace is exactly why finance and accounts staff need structured, current training — and why employers are putting their HRD Corp levy to work on it. This page sets out what Carriera Academy's tax theme covers, why it is claimable, who should attend, and how to register. For the broader programme overview, see our corporate training page.

The tax theme covers the compliance topics Malaysian finance teams are losing sleep over right now: SST and the 2025 service tax scope expansion, the Investment Tax Allowance under the Income Tax Act 1967, e-Invoice and MyInvois readiness, LHDN tax audits and investigations, Capital Statements, and company tax. Programmes are led by experienced external trainers and run as practical, employer-focused sessions rather than abstract law lectures.

To make the theme concrete, here are real course titles from our live catalogue — the kind of programmes Carriera Academy runs under this theme. The bookable schedule, with current dates and fees, lives on the training page, which loads directly from our system so it never goes stale.

Titles above are illustrative of programmes in Carriera Academy's live catalogue; exact run dates, fees and the current line-up are shown on the training page. SST scope expansion is published by Royal Malaysian Customs (mysst.customs.gov.my); always confirm your own SST position against the latest Customs guidance.

The e-Invoice strand deserves a word of its own. Under LHDN's MyInvois system, invoices are submitted for "near real-time validation and storage of transactions" rather than issued as free-form PDFs — a workflow change, not just a software change. The mandate now applies to every business with annual turnover above RM1 million, while those below RM1 million are exempt, per the official HASiL e-Invoice timeline. Our standalone e-Invoice employer guide walks through the phases and what changes for accounts staff in detail.

Tax, SST and e-Invoice training is HRD Corp claimable because it is job-relevant training delivered by an approved provider — the two conditions that put it inside the SBL-Khas (HRD Corp Claimable Courses) scheme. Carriera Academy Sdn Bhd holds HRD Corp Approved Training Provider status, so a registered employer can fund our programmes from its levy account instead of fresh cash.

Here is the mechanism, from the authority itself. Under the Pembangunan Sumber Manusia Berhad (PSMB) Act 2001, employers with 10 or more Malaysian employees must register and contribute a levy of 1% of monthly wages, while those with 5 to 9 employees may register optionally at 0.5%, per HRD Corp's registered-employers page. Under the SBL-Khas scheme, HRD Corp states that "employers are not required to make an upfront payment for the course fee to the Registered Training Provider," because the fee is debited from the employer's levy account — though a provider "may request for a maximum upfront payment of 30%" of the approved fee (supportcentre.hrdcorp.gov.my). The same source notes that employers with outstanding levy and interest are not eligible, so keep your levy account in good standing before you book.

Levy rates and the SBL-Khas mechanics above are quoted from HRD Corp's official pages (linked inline) as at June 2026; verify your own eligibility on hrdcorp.gov.my. For the rate maths, see how much the HRD Corp levy is; for the full claim flow, our HRD Corp claim guide.

The practical point: the 1% levy is a statutory cost you are already paying every month. Spending it on tax training your finance team genuinely needs turns a sunk cost into a real capability — whereas leaving the levy idle is effectively forfeiting a training budget you have already funded.

This theme is built for the people who actually carry tax compliance: finance and accounts teams, plus the owners and directors who sign off on filings. If someone in your business prepares SST returns, issues e-Invoices through MyInvois, or would be in the room for an LHDN audit, they are the intended audience.

If you are hiring for these roles as well as training them, our recruitment arm places accounting and finance talent screened for exactly this LHDN, SST and e-Invoice literacy — two practice areas, one mission for your people.

Programmes are delivered live online via Zoom, typically running 9am to 5pm, so your finance team can attend from anywhere in Malaysia without travel or venue cost. Registering is a short, human process — there is no automated checkout, because most employers want to confirm dates and the SBL-Khas claim details first.

Across recruitment and training, Carriera has worked with 50+ companies. Want the claim mechanics before you commit? Read the HRD Corp claim guide or our explainer on SBL-Khas, the levy and e-Invoice terms. Ready to talk dates or a tailored in-house session for your finance team? Contact us or message the team on WhatsApp.

Sources, all checked June 2026: HRD Corp — HRD Corp Claimable Courses (SBL-Khas) Scheme and Registered Employers (levy rates, PSMB Act 2001); LHDN / HASiL e-Invoice timeline and e-Invoice portal; Royal Malaysian Customs SST portal (SST scope expansion 2025). This page is general information, not tax advice — always confirm your specific obligations with LHDN, Customs or your tax agent.