Stamp Duty Goes Digital : What It Means for You

Kellie Allison Yap, Partner, Tax & Duties, Dispute & Advisory, Zaid Ibrahim & Co

30-Dec-25 07:45

Stamp Duty Goes Digital : What It Means for You

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Starting January 2026, Malaysia will implement a Self-Assessment Stamp Duty System, moving the process fully online via MyTax, intended to simplify payments, improve transparency and broaden compliance. Kellie Allison Yap, Partner in the Tax & Customs Practice Group at Zaid Ibrahim & Co discusses what this all means to taxpayers.

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