Incorporate a Sdn Bhd and complete first-month set-up

We check your name, file the incorporation on MyCoID, appoint a licensed secretary, set up registers including beneficial owners, and give you a 90-day checklist: bank account, LHDN tax file, employer numbers and first CP204.

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For: Malaysian and foreign founders setting up a private company limited by shares (Sdn Bhd), including foreign-owned companies that will later apply for expatriate passes.

What we need from you

Proposed company names (2 to 3 options)
Name search under s27
Directors' NRIC or passport and residential address
At least one director ordinarily resident in Malaysia (s196)
Shareholders' details and share split
Statement of shares and register of members
Nature of business and MSIC codes
Business description on the application
Registered office address
Needed at incorporation
Beneficial owner details (25% or more, or control)
Register of beneficial owners under s60A
Constitution, if custom rules are wanted
Optional; default rules in the Act apply otherwise
Planned first financial year end
Drives annual return, audit and CP204 dates

What we discuss

Will any shareholder be a foreigner or a foreign company?
Paid-up capital expectations for expatriate passes and sector licences
Who is the resident director?
s196 needs one director ordinarily resident in Malaysia
Which financial year end suits the business?
Sets the first audit or exemption year and the first CP204 deadline
Will you hire staff in the first 3 months?
Employer registrations with LHDN, KWSP and PERKESO
Is turnover likely to cross RM500,000 for taxable services?
Service tax registration may follow
Do you need a custom constitution, for example share transfer limits?
Founders' agreements and investor rights

What we file

Reserve the name and lodge the incorporation application (s14)
RM50 + RM1,000 SSM fees
Pass first board resolutions: secretary, bank, financial year end
Set up statutory registers including beneficial owners
Register the company tax file and submit first CP204
Instalments start in month 6 for new companies

What you get

Certificate (Section 15 notice) and company profile
Board resolutions and registers
90-day compliance checklist

The law

Sec 14, Companies Act 2016: Application to incorporate a company is lodged with the Registrar (SSM) Source
Sec 27, Companies Act 2016: Reservation of a company name before incorporation Source
Sec 196, Companies Act 2016: Minimum one director who ordinarily resides in Malaysia Source
Secs 235 and 236, Companies Act 2016: Every company must appoint at least one secretary within 30 days of incorporation Source
Sec 241, Companies Act 2016: Company secretary must be a member of a prescribed body or licensed by SSM Source
Sec 60A, Companies Act 2016: Register of beneficial owners kept and reported to SSM Source

Questions people ask

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